Claire and I watched a very powerful first episode of Casualty last night (first episode) since filming was allowed after the various lockdowns. I sensed that they were having a dig about some of the decisions made regarding the NHS by the government.
Category: Health
Health
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Week 43 – December 21st 2020 – Week 1 of Tier 4 restrictions
Always nice to get a thank you, this is for the Covid19 testing that we do.
A big thank you for your support in helping us to understand and respond to COVID-19
Season’s Greetings
from all of us at the COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS)
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Week 40 – November 30th 2020 – Week 1 of Tier 2 restrictions
I was finally able to have a flu vaccine jab, my first one for a few years, but I thought with Covid19, to have some more protection was better.
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Week 40 – November 30th 2020 – Week 1 of Tier 2 restrictions
So on this day December 2nd, the first vaccine was approved to fight back against this killer virus Covid19.
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech corona virus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination.
Britain’s medicines regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid19 illness, is safe to be rolled out.
The first doses are already on their way to the UK, with 800,000 due in the coming days, Pfizer said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the NHS will contact people about jabs.
Elderly people in care homes and care home staff have been placed top of the priority list, followed by over-80s and health and care staff.
But because hospitals already have the facilities to store the vaccine at -70C, as required, the very first vaccinations are likely to take place there – for care home staff, NHS staff and patients – so none of the vaccine is wasted.
A further 648 deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid19 test were recorded in the UK on Wednesday, with another 16,170 cases reported.
Diagram of how the Covid19 was created so quickly, compared to the normal speed. 
Vaccine timeline road map 
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Week 38 – November 16th 2020 – Week 3 of lockdown 2
I’m usually bah humbug at Christmas time, but whether it’s Covid19 or something else, for some reason tonight, I went mad in putting up some Christmas decorations ??
Father Christmas sledge. 
Father Christmas, how many will there be? 
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November 19th RIP my friend John William George Harley
Six years ago today, my good friend John Harley passed away.
I met him in the 80’s when he joined Chelsfield Exiles cricket club. He was our Monty (Panesar), couldn’t field or bat, but would bowl and bowl and bowl. Ask him how many wickets he took, he could real that off with ease.
He was diagnosed with cancer in April 2014 and his innings was to end 19th November 2014 (53 years old)
He managed to play virtually the whole summer and John Harley, being John Harley, with his very last ball took a wicket!!!!
In his last few years he became a TV and film extra and was well liked in that too.
John in action v Tonbridge Angels 
Radio interview regarding film/TV extra work 
The legend with me, Alan and Danny at Ash Village -
Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 3
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 2
Around 1pm Claire called and said she was being kept in, could I take some stuff up. So I packed a bag and got to the hospital again.
Put a face mask on and walked in with my hospital crutch. At reception I was told to wait and someone would come down to collect the bag from me.
20 minutes later I was still standing there, I asked the receptionist to call up again, I could see she was getting no answer. I thought sod this. Now this is Covid19 and shouldn’t be able to go anywhere in the hospital.
About 10 minutes later, Claire was shocked to see me standing in front of her, not once was I stopped or questioned. I said to her, don’t ask, here is your bag.
On Friday, mid-morning I get a call can you bring up my insulin, I said pardon, you’re in a hospital, yes but they don’t have the insulin. Unbelievable.
This time, I just put on my mask and took my hospital crutch again and just walked straight in and all the way to Claire’s bed, again not asked who I was and Claire bed was at the far end of the ward too.
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Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown
After being hit by the cricket ball yesterday when batting, I didn’t think much of it as I was hit on the pads.
I was up early and just chilling, laying on the sofa, when Claire finally got up and was coming down the stairs, she went why have you got an elephant leg and foot?
I was hit when batting, you could actually see the ball mark on my left leg, right where going up to the hospital. Due to Covid19, I went in on myself and was allowed in after my temperature had been checked.
I was seen by the triage nurse and then waited to see a consultant.
Soon I was seeing the consultant, I have to say he was great guy to chat with, he wanted me to have an x-ray as he wanted to make sure no breaks or fracture as the leg was warm, I tried to use crutches, but I was a complete failure, so was put in a wheelchair, now this is one of the few times when you can have someone with you, so Claire took me around to the x-ray area. She was actually allowed in and watched the x-rays being taken.
Back we went and saw the consultant again, he was concerned as there was a white mass on my left leg and had been in discussion with another consultant, when I stood up and showed the leg, he was relief, it because I have bad varicose veins which was causing the mass and was the hopefully the main reason for the swelling, as my blood circulation is poor. (So after all these years I finally realised why I bruised so badly ?). Thankfully no breaks or fractures.
I was put on antibiotics and given crutches to you (they have become an interesting part of my life ?) – watch this space.
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Week 27 – August 31st 2020 – Week 24 of lockdown
Claire went into hospital this week as her Endometriosis had flared up again. Of course because of Covid19, I wasn’t allowed to be with her, it felt a bloody long day, as I know she takes a while to come around from the operation. Thankfully she was back in the day, even though they had messed up on several front, which isn’t great when you’re a diabetic.
Little did we know, a more major hospital visit was just around the corner? ?
