I came back from Greece yesterday, after a short break with relatives there. Certainly happy that there is no snow here; but, it's cold AND dark! Can't win ...
Nice to see you back, Phaidra. Sorry about the cold and the louring skies!
I could do with a nice little break myself. It's been rather stressful for all of us recently as my SIL fell suddenly, late in the evening of the 23 of December, very seriously sick.
The paramedics thought she was having a heart attack and blue-lighted her to hospital.
There she had all sorts of tests, scans, and an angiogramme and discovered she was suffering from Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, not a heart attack. And if that wasn't enough, they also found she had pneumonia!
She was utterly shocked. She had no symptom of any kind, had done her Christmas shopping early that morning, got home, cooked and prepared things for the big day and suddenly she experienced excruciating chest pains that she thought she was dying.
As for the pneumonia without any symptom at all, it even puzzled the clinicians.
She was on a drip up to the day they decided to discharge her; so in the evening of the 3rd of January, she was allowed to go home.
The clinicians surmised that she had COVID without symptoms, after all the jabs she got against it!
We're all greatful she's been saved but she's far from really well. Mercifully, her GP is very caring.
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day..
will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character
Your poor SIL, Zoe. COVID is so dangerous. Vaccines help, of course, but people still catch it. The "silent" pneumonia was perhaps connected to the state of her immune system. I'm truly glad that she has a caring GP. Having gone through so much, I imagine her recovery will take time.
I'm sorry to hear your SIL has been so ill, Zoe. It's good that she's home now, at least she won't catch any hospital bugs, if nothing else. Really good to know her GP is caring. It must help you too as I know how fond you're of your SIL.
Yesterday, we had brilliant sunshine too, so we decided to go on a long walk. After a while, I could no longer feel my chin(!), so we dashed into a small Chinese "cafe" for some HOT tea and spring rolls.
After we'd regained the use of our body parts, we decided to return home; but, all that shall remain a memorable experience, not least for the Chinese warmth; so appreciated!
On his
way home, yesterday, my dad bought us our favourite Chinese meal. He told us that he put the bag with the food on the
passenger seat and continued to drive home.
Suddenly, he heard rustling noises from the bag. He stopped the car and carefully took a look
to see what was making the noise; and there it was, a Peeking Duck!
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I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
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Martin Luther KingOn his way home, yesterday, my dad bought us our favourite Chinese meal. He told us that he put the bag with the food on the passenger seat and continued to drive home. Suddenly, he heard rustling noises from the bag. He stopped the car and carefully took a look to see what was making the noise; and there it was, a Peeking Duck!