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3 weeks ago I did something silly with a BBQ in my garden and ended up with serious burns to the whole of my right arm, hand and chest.
2 visits to the hospital theatre,
a week in hospital, skin grafts and 5 out patient visits later I am very slowly getting better but won't be able to go anywhere for some time.
I must take this opportunity to praise the emergency services, 2 ambulances and air ambulance within 20 mins, transferred to Stoke Mandeville Burns unit within an hour and excellent care from the staff there, which now continues as an outstanding patient. I have a new appricriation of how good they are and how much money it all must cost!
Sadly the motorhome hasn't moved for over 6 weeks now and all future plans are on hold including our planned 2 month trip down to Morocco in October. I'm hoping we will be getting away for some shorter trips in the UK in a month or 2 but need to be available for regular visits back to Stoke Mandeville for some months to come.
I also had to miss my long booked trip to France in my track car doing some french trackdays with my Lotus/VX friends.
Celebrated my 40th wedding anniversary last night with a takeaway Chinese - not quite what was planned.
Anyway, onwards and upwards, going a bit stir crazy at home and already fed up with my 4 hours trip to Stoke Mandeville every 5 days for dressing changes and physio but it could have turned out so much worse.
Moral of story - don't play with fire!
2 visits to the hospital theatre,
a week in hospital, skin grafts and 5 out patient visits later I am very slowly getting better but won't be able to go anywhere for some time.
I must take this opportunity to praise the emergency services, 2 ambulances and air ambulance within 20 mins, transferred to Stoke Mandeville Burns unit within an hour and excellent care from the staff there, which now continues as an outstanding patient. I have a new appricriation of how good they are and how much money it all must cost!
Sadly the motorhome hasn't moved for over 6 weeks now and all future plans are on hold including our planned 2 month trip down to Morocco in October. I'm hoping we will be getting away for some shorter trips in the UK in a month or 2 but need to be available for regular visits back to Stoke Mandeville for some months to come.
I also had to miss my long booked trip to France in my track car doing some french trackdays with my Lotus/VX friends.
Celebrated my 40th wedding anniversary last night with a takeaway Chinese - not quite what was planned.
Anyway, onwards and upwards, going a bit stir crazy at home and already fed up with my 4 hours trip to Stoke Mandeville every 5 days for dressing changes and physio but it could have turned out so much worse.
Moral of story - don't play with fire!