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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

How not to arrange a funeral

How not to arrange a funeral! I have heard this so many times, but took no notice. Sort the funeral arrangements out before the person dies. George died leaving no will or written instructions as to what to do next. True enough, he was the sort of person who did not give a damn anyway. That was to be your problem! That I could put up with. What I wasn’t prepared for was the absolute lack of support from the state. At first I thought maybe it was just me and I had not got through to the right... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Strange Days

Strange Days Funerals to arrange and bank accounts to close. Since the death of my friend George, life has still rolled on, but in a strange dream. He has been in hospital for so long, I’ve almost got used to thinking of him somewhere else. But you can’t stop thinking he’s just about to walk through the door and talk about something. Another thing is, I will read something in the TV listings and think: "Oh George would like that, I must tape it." Then realise he will never watch it. One thing... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 13, 2006

Geroge is dead.

My friend George Bell died today at 9.15 am GMT He suffered with a long illness of lung cancer brought about by a serious infection. As I’ve watched him over the last few weeks, he got steadily worse to the point of being barely recognisable as the person everyone knew. It was only morphine that kept him going, for the pain, and I think he knew this towards the end. As to the effects on me? I’m so busy running around with death certificates and worries about the funeral, that I don’t know what... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

With the news today that my friend George has but a few weeks to live, life has taken a decisive down turn. We all knew he had little time left with lung cancer, but the last few weeks, and especially the last few days, he is looking worse and worse. On top of that I have a host of problems. Work, money, houses, the future? At present there isn’t much of one. I can solve some of the problems by sharing the house with my mother, once again. She went through all this with the death of my... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Life?

Funny old day. Visited my friend George in hospital. He’s going down badly. Had a talk with Mum tonight, in which we laid our cards on the table and said what we would have to do if he died. I’m quiet willing to let her move back in, but the for the problem of my cats and her dog. People reading this (and knowing the price of property in the area) would say that I needed my head examining if I lost the house for the sake of a few cats. So we would simply have to fit things together. Going back... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 8, 2006

Wheelbarrow hell!

Some good news balanced by some bad. My friend George is stable in hospital. They moved him to the near by Stamford hospital, in the Van Gueest wing. He seems to be bearing up, but I fear for the his future. When you smoke a packet a day for 60 years, you can’t expect to shrug it off! We have got to do some hard thinking over the next few weeks. If it was up to me I would throw the whole house over to my Mother and let her worry about the bills. But I’m lumbered with 2 cats and she now has a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Life goes on

Funny old day. My friend George is stable in hospital, but this attack has nocked him back a bit. Hope to come out soon, but we have to find out what’s really wrong with him first. Sorry to hear about those poor miners. They are few pits left in this country, and none that are deep or dangerous. Open casting is the only coal industry here, and what with the cleaner coal burning machine, they might even make a come back. If Mr Putin switches off the gas, and nuclear is our only alternative, they... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 2, 2006

My friend George is as well as can be expected. Stable in hospital. Parking has doubled in the hospital car park. That’s when you can find one! After having packed the huge pile of book we have sold on ebay over Christmas, I now have to think of a way of paying for them. Sure the postage was covered in the price, but once we had the money we spent it on other things. Some big decisions coming up over the next few months. Steve UK Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

a new start???

A new year and new problems. My friend George has been admitted to Peterborough District Hospital. If it isn’t enough he has lung cancer, he never really recovered from an operation before Christmas, and on top of catching a sever cold, this morning he was in a poor state. So after the pantomime that now goes for ringing for an ambulance, we got a full paramedic Team out here. I now have the task of trying to find visiting hours, and actually getting there. I might sound ungrateful and selfish,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Happy new year!

Hi, this is a just a note to make sure this blogg doesn’t run dry. I hope to fill thing sup a lot more in the new year. Lots of plans. Part 2 of the novel is underway, so I hope for comments on that. The bad news that my friend George has got lung cancer, means I will have to register as hid full time career, but on the good side, if I get the benefits I can carry on living in my house! This means changes to ebay, as I don’t want to get caught out. If you are looking for any sort of writing job,... Sign in to see full entry.

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