The 'Fun in the Sun' Festival held in Porthcawl, in south Wales was not the roaring success that it promised to be. Whilst it didn't rain for two hours on Thursday (notice I don't mention the sun) for the rest of the day we spent dodging the heavy and frequent...
Juvenile Pernicious Anaemia
It's always the Grandmothers. The three cases where I have been involved in cases of Juvenile Pernicious Anaemia have all been instigated by the grandmother of the child who is having problems. It happened again on Saturday at the 'Fun in the Sun' show in Porthcawl,...
The Telephone Call
I took a telephone call on Thursday. I was in the office on my own when the call came through. Nothing unusual in that other than it was quite early - 8 am and that the caller was an elderly Australian gentleman calling from his home country. The gentleman was seeking...
Swine Flu
I admit confusion! I received a reply from the Department of Health regarding Swine Flu and patients of Pernicious Anaemia. I had sought clarification as to whether or not patients with Pernicious Anaemia should be regarded as an 'At Risk' group. I had thought that,...
Juvenile Pernicious Anaemia
The child is then labelled as having ‘behavioural problems’ – a label that will haunt the child during his or her education







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