Gloster Gal's Blog (5)

Last night after leaving the Accident and Emergency department of the hospital (I had broken my foot) I saw the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. Needless to say, I didn't have my camera with me as it was the last thing I needed while at the hospital! LOL.

Tomorrow my grandson Charlie (almost 5 years old--November 30th) starts school and is coming over after school to show me his uniform. If you know about schools in the U.K., you will know that uniforms as mandatory in order not…

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Not only is it Friday today and Easter coming up, but I am off to see my two grandsons today as soon as their Dad picks me up after he gets off work. Charlie will have spent the afternoon in pre-kindergarten (he's 3) and Lucas got up to his usual antics and hit the TV cabinet so hard that David's VERY expensive camera and lens fell off to hit the floor!

He is only 13 months old so we can't be too upset with him--that's Lucas, not David!

The sun is shining and I think this is part…

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Good news/bad news! Surgeon wants to insert three metal screws in my spine at the L4/5 spot because it is narrowed beyond other kind of repair. This would mean three days in hospital, three months recuperation and six to seven months of "taking it easy"; then if this doesn't work he will insert a rod along my spine because of the scoliosis.

I thought long and hard and decided NOT to go ahead with it at this time and have left it open because I am not getting any younger and I have plans…

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Thank you to everyone for all the birthday wishes and for being positive for me.

The good news is that I have had surgery (at the Day Surgical Unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital) and have had injections into my spine and surrounding area either side of the spine so that I am now PAIN FREE! There is no guarantee how long this will last but it has now been two weeks and I am feeling great. I just have to remember I am not a spring chicken any more and have to watch what I can do--for…

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I have just returned from a wonderful rest and relaxing tour of Snowdonia (in North Wales) and went to the top of Mount Snowdon via train (cog train) and it was breathtakingly beautiful. Stayed at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Llanberis and each day went to a different location and took hundreds of photographs. Visited castles and gardens and the weather was sunny and warm (very unusual for this time of year in Wales as it usually rains there) Continue