by Verite Reily Collins | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Knittingale hospital One lovely thing to come out of this crisis is that 91-year-old knitting queen Margaret Seaman of Caister, Norfolk, is busy with her knitting needles raising money for the NHS, by making a woolen replica of the UK’s Nightingale hospitals, as a...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 15, 2020 | Lymphoedema
Nobody warned me about Lymphoedema When my legs swelled to the size of a rugby player’s, I became worried. No-one told me that my cancer op might bring this on, but vague comments made me realise I had Lymphoedema. Later I found out that 40% of breast cancer...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Queen sends a subtle message via her brooch. The Queen often uses a favourite ‘trick’ to send a subtle message; Her Majesty has an incredible collection of jewellery, and she will pick a certain piece to underline her message when she delivers a...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 7, 2020 | NHS
It was scary at first, but …. During lockdown, there have been changes in the NHS – many for the better. “There are fewer meetings…. more focussed and shorter… less red tape and bureaucracy” says Dr. Max Pemberton (left), in the...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 4, 2020 | Diary Archive, Humour
Here is a selection of cartoons and comments on current times_ A Canadian friend says “got myself a seniors GPS–not only gets me where I want to go- but it also reminds me of why I wanted to go there in the first place. ________________________ If...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 2, 2020 | News
Clapping comes cheap, and it’s easy to do . What is going to take more effort, and a lot of planning post lockdown is to ensure those on the front line in the current crisis get a well-deserved pay increase. And I don’t mean the Administrators, or hospital...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 26, 2020 | Diary Archive
Silly me – it’s taken me weeks to realise self-isolation means others protecting me. And I thought it was to keep me away from infecting them! One always thinks one is invincible, but I have to realise at 81 with umpteen conditions, I must protect...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 14, 2020 | Diary Archive, News
NHS calls on Military – Again Plans are in place to call in the Army again. This time to provide cover for staff shortages during strikes in the NHS. Remembering what happened to me when I was transferred from a Military hospital to an NHS one, I do hope...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hints and Tips from fellow ‘social isolators’ Warning! Many of these have been sent in good faith by readers, but please ensure you have anti-virus software installed, in case any of the websites have problems. Wonder if this is one of the growing band of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Mar 27, 2020 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
It makes sense to eat these foods now I am not medically qualified, but just now Livestrong, the US charity, sends me some sensible and useful info re eating and immunity, so I am repeating what they and others more qualified than me are advising If you have gone...
