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George managed another night with sleep, this time additional-oxygen-free! However, throughout the day he was back alternating between the facemask and the CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure...who said Harriet and Fred would struggle with the medical lingo?!). The reason for this was that his Sats had dropped a little overnight and need to recuperate before … Continue reading 4.0?! You’re having a laugh like…

Hey, I returned from 24 hours away (the rest of us Nortons were on watch) to find George in the bed that had previously been occupied by a very tired and poorly imitation! The really good news is that George managed 7.5 hours MUCH NEEDED sleep last night and even greeted a number of us … Continue reading George is back

George did manage to regain his rationality by this evening and said that he does remember what had happened in the morning, but that it had all seemed unreal at the time! This afternoon he was able to watch the Cup Final in his room with the family. Quite understandably, he is feeling uncomfortable from … Continue reading Tonight’s report..

This morning poor George was SO tired that he had started to become delirious - I still not sure whether I convinced him that I was real and not just in his dream! We had 3 doctors try to convince him! He was under the delusion that the Intensive Care Unit had become a Tennis … Continue reading What, where, who?

As you might imagine, George is quite tired at the end of the day and the smiles were less prolific, but the battle is going his way. His white cell (part of his immune system) count is rising and has reached 0.3 for the technically minded. That does indicate that he is not only fighting … Continue reading At the end of the day….

George was looking and feeling much better this morning, and his breathing rate was more normal, so all those prayers and storming heaven did some good! We had a comprehensive brief from the (outgoing) consultant and have a high confidence that George will pull through, though there is still a hill to climb before we … Continue reading This morning brought a smile..

I promised to keep you updated, so here goes... TomandAlice, Harriet and Freddie all arrived today to be with George during his struggle. Thank all of you for your messages of support too! The staff today were less accommodating about visitors and we had to be quite forceful to get the new arrivals in to … Continue reading It’s been a long day..

This morning George suffered a bit of a setback. His immune system is non-existent at the moment and he appears to have contracted an infection. His blood pressure reduced considerably and the increase in fluids needed to combat this led to fluid on the lungs and breathing problems. As a precaution, George was admitted to … Continue reading Another Bridge to Cross

Boo! Don't worry, I haven't disappeared: I've just not got my internet connection back yet and haven't managed to summon the energy to type something up to give to someone else... I have, however, snuck on to another computer (with permission of course!) to give you a bit of an update, so here I am.The … Continue reading Aha, a computer and an internet at last

George was summoned today to return to St George's Hospital. They were unable to arrange the cranial radiotherapy at the Sutton Marsden, and so he will start chemotherapy again tomorrow (I am assuming!). He is in Room 7 and so his phone number is 2566 (hence the title)! The wireless internet connection is definitely wireless, … Continue reading Clickety-Click