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NEWS FROM THE HOLBECK BARROW TALBOTS

HELLO ALL,

PETER WRITING THIS TODAY BECAUSE BARBARA HAD A BAD FALL YESTERDAY AND IS STILL NOT RIGHT. SHE HAS VERY BAD BALANCE, ARTHRITIC HIPS AND SPINE AND FREQUENT PAIN FROM HER LIVER CONDITION. A FALL TO HER CAN BE VERY DAMAGING IN SEVERAL WAYS. SHE HAD TO CANCEL EVERYTHING AND WAS UNABLE TO VISIT MUM ON MY BEHALF. (SEE BELOW)

BARBARA’S MOTHER HAD CHEST PAIN TOO DURING THE NIGHT AND IN VIEW OF HER PAST HISTORY OF HEART ATTACKS THIS HAS GIVEN RISE FOR CONCERN.SHE IS VERY UNSTABLE ON HER FEET AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY FRAIL. SHE IS 90 THIS YEAR. AS YOU ALL KNOW SHE LIVES WITH US AND RELIES ON US FOR ALL HER CARE NEEDS.

 I HAD EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT TODAY BECAUSE OF A BROKEN TOOTH AND I WAS IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN. MY FACE IS JUST ABOUT RECOVERING AND I TOOK A SOFT DIET THIS EVENING.

WILLIAM JOHN (OUR LOVELY GRANDSON) IS HAVING EAR SURGERY TOMORROW IN MANCHESTER. PLEASE REMEMBER HIM IN PRAYER.

OTHERWISE ALL IS QUIET IN OUR LITTLE DISABLED GERIATRIC HOUSEHOLD (EVEN THE DOG IS ON MEDICATION FOR AN ARTHRITIC DISLOCATED HIP), AND I HOPE TO TEND TO LITTLE MUMS NEEDS ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY, SATURDAY IF BARBARA IS STILL NOT RECOVERED FROM HER INJURIES.

LOVE TO ALL

PETER AND BARBARA

Hi Peter and Barbara,

Please don’t even think of coming to Millom while you have your troubles. Mum, who seems better than any of you, would be very distressed if you did. I am here on Fridays anyway and can cover for Saturday too. You will see from today’s post that there are no needs to attend to now mum has improved.

Keep us posted as to how things are going.

Love to you all,

Ted

 

 

UPDATE ON MUM

EVENING OF 21ST MARCH 2007 AFTER HAVING HAD A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP,  AT 9AM THIS MORNING MUM LOOKED AND FELT AS WELL AS SHE HAS DONE AT THE START OF THE PAST FEW DAYS.  UNFORTUNATELY HER SCHEDULED VISITORS WERE UNABLE TO CALL TODAY, BUT, HAVING UNPLUGGED THE TELEPHONE,  SHE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A QUIET DAY UNDER THE CARE OF THE ST. GEORGE’S WONDERFUL STAFF.

MORE TOMORROW,

LOVE TO EVERYONE,

TED.

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