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I’m pleased to report that I seem to be making a remarkably swift recovery

At 6am, when I finally got my bed, I was really struggling. I couldn’t breathe in for more than a second without a horrible stabbing pain in my left side. I was having to take breaks just walking very slowly across the room

At about 10am the first of plenty of antibiotics had started to kick in and I was feeling a little more comfortable. I then saw the A&E consultant who actually listened to what I told him about my ailments, and reviewed my file and the scans. He noticed what appeared to be an abscess between my lung and my ribcage and said that infected spot was almost certainly causing the pain

Since then the rest of the antibiotics seem to have worked and my chest pain has almost entirely gone. Even though the hospital tried to stress me out by making me move beds twice in the next two hours, I’ve been laughing about it (which doesn’t hurt). I’ve ended up in a ward with three geriatrics; two of them use commodes, the third shits accidentally and swears about it. They’re all rude to the nurses. It shouldn’t be a happy place, but I’m so relieved I can’t stop smiling

I might be able to go home tomorrow. This morning I thought I’d be in here for at least a week. Thanks very much for the supportive messages

Extremely glad to hear it. Warmest best wishes for a swift and complete recovery.

I’m pleased to report that I seem to be making a remarkably swift recovery

At 6am, when I finally got my bed, I was really struggling. I couldn’t breathe in for more than a second without a horrible stabbing pain in my left side. I was having to take breaks just walking very slowly across the room

At about 10am the first of plenty of antibiotics had started to kick in and I was feeling a little more comfortable. I then saw the A&E consultant who actually listened to what I told him about my ailments, and reviewed my file and the scans. He noticed what appeared to be an abscess between my lung and my ribcage and said that infected spot was almost certainly causing the pain

Since then the rest of the antibiotics seem to have worked and my chest pain has almost entirely gone. Even though the hospital tried to stress me out by making me move beds twice in the next two hours, I’ve been laughing about it (which doesn’t hurt). I’ve ended up in a ward with three geriatrics; two of them use commodes, the third shits accidentally and swears about it. They’re all rude to the nurses. It shouldn’t be a happy place, but I’m so relieved I can’t stop smiling

I might be able to go home tomorrow. This morning I thought I’d be in here for at least a week. Thanks very much for the supportive messages

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Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust-up with leader

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Normal politics. You'd probably find the same sort of thing happening in other councils and other parties over the years.

Frequently, any reader of Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs over the years will see that. however this forum is obsessed with Reform councillors for some obscure reason. Holding them to a far higher standard than others. 🤷‍♂️

To me they aren’t ’none of the above’ they’re just the same as the above.

I once suggested to OGH that about one third of local councillors were capable of purely animal functions.

He said I was being generous.

We have both been local councillors.

Presumably, of the others, one third function as vegetables and the last third as minerals?