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Glorious Glasgow
Last weekend Mr C and I went to the Somerville Foundation‘s annual conference. This year, it was in Glasgow, a city I hadn’t been to since I went there for a cousin’s wedding in about 2000 (?). The conference was … Continue reading
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Tagged ACHD, CHD, conference, congenital heart defect, Glasgow, Glasgow Central Station, Heart, Somerville Foundation
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Waiting
Yesterday, it occurred to me, not for the first time, that I have probably spent an inordinate amount of time in hospital waiting rooms. This thought occurred to me while I was in a hospital waiting room, waiting for the … Continue reading
The bad patient
This post was prompted by Liza’s post, which you may wish to read if you haven’t done so already. After 34 years I’m still not a ‘good patient’. Even now, when faced with an invasive medical procedure, it’s quite likely … Continue reading
Posted in Feelings, Heart, Medical, Ramblings
Tagged ACHD, congenital heart defect, GUCH, medical professionals, patients, people, The Somerville Foundation
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M.O.T.
I had my M.O.T. (AKA my check up with the cardiologist, including various tests) on Monday. It went well, and I don’t have to go and see her again for 18 months.
PhotoHunt: Heart
Hope you can see the heart amongst the leaves. This week’s theme is very appropriate – it’s National Heart Month here in the UK, and Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (7-14 February), although this seems to be a bigger thing … Continue reading
Posted in Heart, Photo Hunt, Photos
Tagged Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, Heart, leaves, National Heart Month, Photo Hunt
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The luckiest thing
Today’s NaBloPoMo prompt is “What is the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to you, and why?” I think the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to me is that I was born in a country that has a national health service. … Continue reading
1000 miles to work
In my list of things I’m planning to do this week, I forgot to add that I was going to do some proof reading for GUCH News (the magazine of the Grown Up Congenital Hearts Patients Association). Fortunately, I remembered it … Continue reading
Posted in Heart, NaBloPoMo
Tagged GUCH, Heart, Heartbeat Vietnam, NaBloPoMo, postaday2011
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Cardiff conference
We’ve just got back from a weekend in Cardiff, at the GUCH (Grown Up Congenital Hearts) Patients’ Association Annual Conference. Cardiff is a very cool place, and we had lots of fun and learned many things. There were talks about … Continue reading
MOT Part 2
I saw the cardiologist this morning, after first having an ECG. In summary, all is well. The pacemaker is pacing, the valve is…doing whatever it’s supposed to do, there are no leaks, the chambers are pumping. The cardiologist said that … Continue reading