by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 13, 2018 | Diary Archive
13.2.18 Set off for my very first medical appointments in Oxford, and had a wonderful welcome at both. First stop was to check in with the Maggie Centre and a meeting to discuss benefits. In London I qualified for enough of these to cover the cost of a carer; I...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 11, 2018 | Diary Archive
11.1.18 First, one of the Queen’s bridesmaids was apparently left on a hospital trolley for 20 hours, before being found a bed in an NHS hospital ward. What on earth were the family doing? Her mother was one of richest women in Britain, so why on earth...
by Verite Reily Collins | Nov 6, 2017 | Diary Archive
28.11.17 Am I alone, or are others fed up with TV ads and speakers harping on about how cancer makes them feel, and how they bravely got through it. We all know what it’s like – what we need is a strong charity behind us who will act as advocates, going...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 3, 2017 | Diary Archive
The NHS doesn’t understand good housekeeping; it wastes our money in so many ways, one wonders what the next daffy ‘initiative’ will cost. Our local Kensington and Chelsea Healthwatch has decided that cancer care and prevention is no longer a priority, so it closed...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 1, 2017 | Diary Archive
My favourite acronym is KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid). So often during medical treatment I think of this, whilst doctors pull long faces discussing treatment option when you know Granny’s remedy is best. Now, the Grenfell Tower enquiry looks like suffering, as – quite...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 14, 2017 | Diary Archive
Oh boy! Next door’s MP for Kensington was ousted by Labour – and this in a previously staunch Tory area. Sadly Victoria Borwick (previous Conservative MP) suffered from Tory arrogance, and voters turned to a hard-working local, Emma Dent Coad (Labour), overturning a...
