Friday 15th September 2023

A very misty morning early when Ellie and I walked over the fields.

Another very disturbed night with Mal, made even worse by someone hammering at our door at 10.30pm when we had gone to bed. I have no idea why but the hairdresser who is renting a room at the Jubilee Centre was knocking for keys to the centre. Nor do I know how she got our address.

So, first thing this morning I contacted all the other trustees and told them Mal is handing his keys in until he is better.  The final straw being last night. I then went and posted the keys into the centre. He doesn’t need this stress, time someone else made an effort.

Next, he had to ring our GP surgery, 15 minutes hanging on the phone and after another load of questions “a doctor will ring you.”  True to their word, a doc phoned and told Mal to get there within the next hour, so I drove him round to the medical centre.

If this had not happened, I was going to take him to Deal hospital.

He was in with the doc for 15 minutes. He has a lot of tests booked now and also his blood pressure was sky high so has a prescription for BP tablets. He was also told to buy some Dioralyte. He came home and went to bed, exhausted but what a relief that at last a doctor has seen him. The doctor then told him NEVER to use 111 again! Great! It really gives you faith in the present day NHS.

Thought for the Day – “One day or day one. You decide.” ~ Paulo Coelho