Blogs from Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Headspace. Body space. Dialogued decision making. Do we cancel the remainder of the planned holiday and go home or see if there is improvement and continue on? The above dominated our days. Assessment and Treatment by a leading BPPV physio. Carrying out of advice/treatment. Plenty of rest. Patience. BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) is definitely an illness you do not want to experience. We have been told that it is caused by the movement of minute calcium carbonate crystals into the semi-circular canals which disrupts normal eye movements causing repetitive jerky eye movements called nystagmus in certain head positions (such as turning over in bed). Sensations of room spinning, vertigo and nausea accompany this. For Jane, being able to stand or walk without support has been impossible due to the spinning, vertigo sensations. Vomiting accompanies each ... read more

Day 37 began well but quickly turned. On the motorway about 20 kms out of Wilmslow, heading to Caldy, Jane suffered an immediate illness. Her world began spinning, profuse sweating was immediate, severe tingling in both arms, hands and legs and nausea. Stopped on the side of the motorway with vehicles whizzing past at speed is scary in itself without worrying about a sick person. It was a matter of not panicking. Could it have been a ‘minor’ heart attack? Many thoughts rush through one’s mind. Merged onto motorway to find an exit and head back to Wilmslow, phoning Hilary to tell her the situation. Hilary phoned the ambulance to be at her place. We arrived about 5-10 minutes before the ambulance. By this stage Jane could not move her head as vomiting would occur. My ... read more

So 15 weeks to go untill we begin our trip. A world of emotions are filling me every minute of everyday! Already on the wind down from works, so making every excuse under the sun not to be in the office! Haven't told them yet and its getting closer and harder to do! So much to do but yet i still feel that this is such a long way away! I remember reading in the paper 90 days till the world cup and thinking that this was ages away! Then felt like it came and went in a heartbeat. Everything seems to be coming together now though; Ticket? - check! even managed to book our seats on the plane Backpack? - check! Rabies Jab? - check! First aid kit? - check! Malaria tablets - What to ... read more

The BA strikes were announced illegal in court, so they can't go ahead, yey! But we've now got a freak snowstorm in the UK and lots of flights have been cancelled in the last few days. To make matters worse I've just read on Facebook that Ellie's snowed in (she's living in Yorkshire at the moment) so I'm just praying we don't get any more snow from now until the 27th! PS: I'm not a scrooge really - a White Xmas would be fabulous, just as long as our flight can take off with both of us in it!... read more

When I got in to work this morning a colleague mentioned that BA are planning strikes between Xmas and the 4th of January. I wasn't too worried, but sent Ellie a message to keep an ear out for more news. Ellie rang me this afternoon, the strikes have been confirmed. And it turns out we might be on a BA flight all the way to Bangkok. Well that's just wonderful (!)... read more