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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Where next?

The Funeral was today. Good turn out, although we often talked about not wanting a lot of fuss at the event. That was as far as the discussion got mind. I’m some way to sorting out the finance side of things, but we have yet to face that hurdle. But I think things will turn out Ok. A bigger problem is what to do now? Ebay is coming along. What few books I have on my site will pay for themselves, but the big issue, is the sell off. 2,000 books at a time is a lot to get rid of. But I might be able... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Life goes on.

I don’t want to be one of these people who folds as soon as the going gets tough. Sadly I am now suffering with a stinking cold which is sapping my strength, so I don’t even feel like sitting at the PC. I can’t help thinking that this virus is the one which killed my friend George in hospital? He was suffering from a bad cold, before going in. The GP gave him anti-biotics which seemed to do nothing. Being 74 he has no resistance to it, sure. But did the virus bring on his illness so much so,... Sign in to see full entry.

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.

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