WOW !   

Well it seems the leg is finally over the hill and finally healing properly, and at a pace too, so hopefully not too much longer visiting Hospital, Doctors and District Nurses ! 

You know that during this problem with my leg I've realised just how many people care, and certain special friends have been very very supportive, despite all that's been happening in thier own lives,

Friends from MobileRead forums and from LRS have especially been fantastic, with the most wonderful people from Australia, Ireland and Hinckley here in the East Midlands and several in the USA,

One from Hinckley lost her Mum this week, All our prayers and thoughts and especially our Love are with with her at this time, We will be there if ever you need us dear friend !

My Irish friend always understands, always has a way to make me smile and never forgets, I hope only that I'm half the friend she is to me !

And finally a friend in Australia, I call her my Sister because she has been more supportive, more of a friend and more everything than any genetic Sister ever has !   

I hope these and many others will know just what they mean to me   ....   Always ! 

GB0APS    


                A great success on day 1, Russia, Germany (Many Times), Belguim, Holland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Eire, Northen Ireland, and a lot of southern England worked in very difficult conditions, Many people visited,

Lets hope tomorrow is another Big Success   !  

Leg is exuding rather a lot, Not progressing very quickly, but at least it's not dropped off   ...   Yet ! 

Just had a bad Hypo, my fault, had my insulin, then was busy on computer, talking to freind John, forgot to have my Dinner, suddenly realised I was dropping rapidly,

I'm OK now   ...   LOL !   

GB0APS the special event station running from tomorrow, I'm looking forward too it,  Keep me out of mischief at least !

Apathy Rules, that and lots on my mind has meant that I haven't posted for several days, nothing really wrong, just nothing I really wanted to share or talk about, Hey sometimes I just want to be alone OK ?

Special Event Station  part of International Museums Weekend 

http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/page4.htm


at Leicester's Abbey Pumping Station  

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/museums/abbey-pumping-station/

running this weekend, I'll be one of the operators from Leicester Radio Society

 http://g3lrs.co.uk/home 

lets hope for really good weather and lots of members of the public to visit and take a look at what we are doing, 

We will be found on 80, 40, 20m SSB and possibly also SSTV, PSK, RTTY, If you have facilities listen out for us on Saturday and Sunday!

Hospital today, It went ok, I was seen very quickly which is always a blessing, I hate sitting around those places for hours on end,

The leg IS healing, but they are concerned that it's taking so long, we knew it would be a long while, with the Diabetes and this being a Tertiary Closure, but it is still taking longer than they expected, the last few inches just don't want to knit together, On the positive, they are now using much smaller simpler dressings, more comfortable, no bulky over-tight bandages etc.

I'm feeling quite low,  

Tomorrow is another day, District Nurses in the afternoon,

Had a good evening at club, I was very glad to see an old member has come back to the club,

I had a small hypo, I'm ok, had glucose with me, ate when I got home, not really a lot to say this evening,

Hospital first thing, I'll be glad when all this is finished,  

I'm so tired !  

Didn't go to District Nurse, I'm at the Hospital in the morning anyway, so no real bother, I just didn't feel well and the trek to the Doctors and back was too much for me!

Looking Forward to club tonight, I need some companionship, and I might get to operate Digimodes, I wish I had a working HF Radio of my own, not likely in the near future that's for sure! 

My legs hurting, It's not severe, but annoying,

Took a week off from posting, dashing from appointment to appointment left me really tired and mentally drained, but I'm back,

Club tonight, and before that it's the District Nurses to change my dressing etc.

I'm a liuttle concerned the leg is not quite right, Hospital tomorrow, so i'll soon find out if it's ok !

I haven't heard any news broadcasts, not sure how things are in Germany, I hope there are no new cases of E-Coli, thoughts and prayers are with the victims and thier families,   

I'm so very tired,

Just me and the dog home today, loneliness swept through my every feeling,

The leg appears reddened above and below my dressing, I'm keeping an eye on the situation, due to see the District Nurse tomorrow to have it re-dressed, so should be ok,

Missing Wendie lots, she won't be home for another 7 hours,

About lunchtime have to test my blood sugars, 6.7 mmol per litre, a good reading, wish they were always so good, my diabetic control is very poor !   

I seem to have quite a few viewers from Germany recently, So Hello and Thank You Germany !   

The recent E-Coli outbreak there is a real tragedy, I feel for the families of those who died or became very very ill due to the outbreak, 

I know every effort is being made to find the source and to stop it spreading further, good luck I hope you solve the problem real soon, 

My leg is sore this morning, the pain is minimal, but uncomfortable, I'm worrying about my Haemaglobin, Potassium and Iron levels, all of which are abnormal, I'm kind of scared, but hey, the care I'm getting is fantastic,

Andy Murray lost in the Semi Final of the French Open, Shame, Lets hope he has all cylinders firing for the fast approaching Wimbledon ! 

Coffee with John later, a little something to look forwartd too, I finished producing the club leaflet for the International Museums Weekend yesterday, It will hopefully explain to visitors why we are there at Leicesters Abbey Pumping Station, We will be running GB0APS and we will I think be found on 80, 40 and 20m bands using SSB and SSTV and maybe also PSK31,

I'm off to watch my cooking program on TV post later all being well !

3 Seperate appointments today, for different things at the GP's, I'm worn out already,

The bad news is my Haemaglobin count is still very low, and they dont know why, same with my Iron levels, and unfortunately my Potassium levels are very high again, Looks like blood test every other day, and might have to be daily   ...   yet more appointments at the Dr's Surgery    ....    As if I don't see enough of the ploace already LOL !   

District Nurse this afternoon, Hopefully the leg HASN'T fell off yet !

I'll post later,

Well, I am definitely getting back to normal, I even feeling good, and looking forward to the new day !

It's two years to the day since I lost a very dear friend, I forgot what date it was today, her husband also a dear friend reminded me, not a great start, lets hope I don't make anymore Faux Par's today, besides today's not about me, but two of the most wonderful people ever to have walked this earth,

I love them both, even if I forget today's date !