The sea chest story reminds me of an apocryphal family story about my great grandfather. He was very young in merchant navy. Got a job on a new steam liner. When the time came got pissed, turned up f… (View Post)

Oh my. That’s tough. These events are hard at the best of times, Christmas adds a an added layer of complexity and emotional tension. Best wishes for the days to come. (View Post)

Gosh, that was a tricky Xmas. Xmas Eve Dad (80) admitted to A&E with a chest infection By 10pm situation deteriorated , heart failure, we have hours. End of life discussion. Machines turned off. … (View Post)

Greetings from A&E. Dad in for sepsis. Seems stable. Not quite the ideal start to Xmas, but par for the course. Realised that only one Xmas since 2017 without a family death (3 in total) or serio… (View Post)

In defence of Truss, she did save us from Boris at HM funeral. For that at least we must be grateful. (View Post)