I had a nice email last week; but only after a quite traumatic meeting I had had a few days earlier. The meeting was with a new Gold Member who lives in south Wales. She had telephoned after becoming a member and I invited her to the office. I’m getting quite used to...
So, here I am on the last day of February with forecasts of heavy snowfall for Wales and I have to go to London which has already seen major disruption to transport due to snow. Yet, even though travellers are being warned to make only necessary journeys I cannot...
I recently received an email from a GP who wanted to know if we knew of anyone who required weekly injections to live a more or less normal life. I replied that I had and that many of our members need much more frequent injections than the...
I am despondent! After the flu jab incident (and an aching arm) and the meeting with the GPs I have a right to be. And then, here come to emails addressed to me that have reminded me that I need to keep going. Email #1 Dear Mr Hooper, Words cannot describe...
So, here I am, presenting myself at my surgery to receive my flu jab (I know that there are people who are completely against this practice but I have consulted widely with healthcare professionals including pharmacists and nurses and have been...
Yesterday I travelled 75 miles to represent one of our members of the society at a Tribunal. The member, one of our earliest members, suffers from the worst effects of Pernicious Anaemia, had been receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and,...
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