Thursday, March 05, 2009
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
Today we have good news and bad news - so, where shall I begin?
I will choose the good news - although that will leave the end of tonight's ramblings with a slightly nasty taste.
The good news is that the ECG test showed no dramatic changes in Bill's heart rate from last year. His blood tests also showed nothing bad.
He will see Dr Oliver next Thursday to discuss the situation and to ask questions about the swollen ankles which flair up. Maybe he should get some of those awful white stockings to wear on the plane when we go to Thailand.
I am sure Bill thinks that the results are very good news because now I must stop nagging about his diet and some of the extra weight he is carrying.
Bill saw the nurse over at the Ifield surgery rather than our local one - just because he would be seen sooner. The two are completely linked and are manned by the same doctors.
On the wall there were the plans for the new health centre that they will take over in 2010. One day the surgery in Brighton Road may close and everybody will have to travel to Ifield - which, lets face it is not too far.
Which leads me to the bad news - a new health centre. Not the one for our own practice, but another.
We heard of the one that might be built for Southgate some time ago - last year.
We knew where it was planned to go - but still hoped that things would not be too bad for us.
Today we heard differently.
Preliminary plans have been proposed to build a health centre in front of our house.
We don't yet know the size of the place - but can imagine. The parking for users and staff would be mostly at the far end of our block of houses - so vehicle access would have to be put in on the other side of our pavement.
We are going to lose our extended garden - the field in front of the house.
I guess we have known for years that this moment would come.
Maybe we should not have been lazy and actually sorted out living where we wanted years ago. But life gets in the way and we are too ready to "Let things Be"
In fact we have always liked living here - the advantages on the town and having things close at hand along with open space in front of the house with views of grass, trees and sky.
We have certainly got to the point where we no longer think it wise to uproot ourselves. And with all the ill health this has been the case for many years.
That is why we have been prepared to spend some money on the house in the last couple of years.
Tonight I feel like I have been punched in the stomach and levels of anxiety are rising.
Its that awful feeling that something horrid is happening and you can't turn the clock back to change things.
I am a sensible sort of person really and know that there are many worse things happening in the world.
And the development could be of something worse - it could have been a several storey building of flats.
But we will talk with all the neighbours and obviously put in some objections - loss of green areas for children to play on, lowering of house values and so on.
But I know in my heart that the few voices of objection will have no power and that we will have to learn to make the best of it in the end.
I suppose I just kept hoping that development of our field would not happen for many more years - after we had gone maybe!
And that is that really.
We have not done a great deal today. A towel rail and a corner shelf unit have gone up in the bathroom.
I put a few items onto EBay for a second try. I can describe things during the next week, but not list anything until at least the 14th. This is because we are going to Ashley's on the 18th and I can't have things finishing very soon before we go or whilst we are away.
More lovely pictures of Jamie's family on the jjjj blog - including another filmlet of the children both riding 2 wheeled bikes.
He told us today that he has bought a website - amongst the many he has bought to use at some point in the future to make more money.
This one is called www.monk-family.com There is nothing on it right now, but he is thinking of transferring the jjjjblog to it some time.
Well, I am weary and need a drink. So Goodnight.
I will choose the good news - although that will leave the end of tonight's ramblings with a slightly nasty taste.
The good news is that the ECG test showed no dramatic changes in Bill's heart rate from last year. His blood tests also showed nothing bad.
He will see Dr Oliver next Thursday to discuss the situation and to ask questions about the swollen ankles which flair up. Maybe he should get some of those awful white stockings to wear on the plane when we go to Thailand.
I am sure Bill thinks that the results are very good news because now I must stop nagging about his diet and some of the extra weight he is carrying.
Bill saw the nurse over at the Ifield surgery rather than our local one - just because he would be seen sooner. The two are completely linked and are manned by the same doctors.
On the wall there were the plans for the new health centre that they will take over in 2010. One day the surgery in Brighton Road may close and everybody will have to travel to Ifield - which, lets face it is not too far.
Which leads me to the bad news - a new health centre. Not the one for our own practice, but another.
We heard of the one that might be built for Southgate some time ago - last year.
We knew where it was planned to go - but still hoped that things would not be too bad for us.
Today we heard differently.
Preliminary plans have been proposed to build a health centre in front of our house.
We don't yet know the size of the place - but can imagine. The parking for users and staff would be mostly at the far end of our block of houses - so vehicle access would have to be put in on the other side of our pavement.
We are going to lose our extended garden - the field in front of the house.
I guess we have known for years that this moment would come.
Maybe we should not have been lazy and actually sorted out living where we wanted years ago. But life gets in the way and we are too ready to "Let things Be"
In fact we have always liked living here - the advantages on the town and having things close at hand along with open space in front of the house with views of grass, trees and sky.
We have certainly got to the point where we no longer think it wise to uproot ourselves. And with all the ill health this has been the case for many years.
That is why we have been prepared to spend some money on the house in the last couple of years.
Tonight I feel like I have been punched in the stomach and levels of anxiety are rising.
Its that awful feeling that something horrid is happening and you can't turn the clock back to change things.
I am a sensible sort of person really and know that there are many worse things happening in the world.
And the development could be of something worse - it could have been a several storey building of flats.
But we will talk with all the neighbours and obviously put in some objections - loss of green areas for children to play on, lowering of house values and so on.
But I know in my heart that the few voices of objection will have no power and that we will have to learn to make the best of it in the end.
I suppose I just kept hoping that development of our field would not happen for many more years - after we had gone maybe!
And that is that really.
We have not done a great deal today. A towel rail and a corner shelf unit have gone up in the bathroom.
I put a few items onto EBay for a second try. I can describe things during the next week, but not list anything until at least the 14th. This is because we are going to Ashley's on the 18th and I can't have things finishing very soon before we go or whilst we are away.
More lovely pictures of Jamie's family on the jjjj blog - including another filmlet of the children both riding 2 wheeled bikes.
He told us today that he has bought a website - amongst the many he has bought to use at some point in the future to make more money.
This one is called www.monk-family.com There is nothing on it right now, but he is thinking of transferring the jjjjblog to it some time.
Well, I am weary and need a drink. So Goodnight.
