Hi all.
It's a long time since I last visited here. So I'm sorry to say, life hasn't been too good for us for a while.
Firstly, Jan had bowel cancer, which laid waste to nearly 18 months of our lives, and poor Jan is still recovering from.
Then we went to Wales for a weekend, and she fell over and broke her left hip, & left elbow. so she was out of action for another 12 weeks or so, being kept in Wales for 3 weeks, before being transferred to Worcester Royal Hospital.
After that, I went through the bereavement of my mother, which was particularly long and painful, ending with a falling out between me and my step-sister, to whom I haven't spoken to since, and consequently, I didn't even attend my own mothers funeral.
As some of you know, I have a degenerative Spinal Condition which means I cannot ride any more, which really gets me down. The downside to the condition, is that it has reduced the blood flow to my right leg, and consequently, my right Pelvis, hip joint, and femur have collapsed, making my right leg is now nearly 5" shorter than my left, and I am now awaiting a pelvis strengthening, a new hip, and reconstruction of my right femur back to its former length. That operation is scheduled on 12th March, after which I will be off my feet for some 4 weeks while my body gets used to its re-enforcment. Then physio takes over. So 2024 hasn't started that well, so we hope it improves somewhat. Especially as I have tickets for Crowded House, Foo Fighters, and Nickelbak all booked and paid for.
Hope you lot are keeping better than we are ?
Kindest wishes to you all, and safe riding,
Rolfy and Jan
It's a long time since I last visited here. So I'm sorry to say, life hasn't been too good for us for a while.
Firstly, Jan had bowel cancer, which laid waste to nearly 18 months of our lives, and poor Jan is still recovering from.
Then we went to Wales for a weekend, and she fell over and broke her left hip, & left elbow. so she was out of action for another 12 weeks or so, being kept in Wales for 3 weeks, before being transferred to Worcester Royal Hospital.
After that, I went through the bereavement of my mother, which was particularly long and painful, ending with a falling out between me and my step-sister, to whom I haven't spoken to since, and consequently, I didn't even attend my own mothers funeral.
As some of you know, I have a degenerative Spinal Condition which means I cannot ride any more, which really gets me down. The downside to the condition, is that it has reduced the blood flow to my right leg, and consequently, my right Pelvis, hip joint, and femur have collapsed, making my right leg is now nearly 5" shorter than my left, and I am now awaiting a pelvis strengthening, a new hip, and reconstruction of my right femur back to its former length. That operation is scheduled on 12th March, after which I will be off my feet for some 4 weeks while my body gets used to its re-enforcment. Then physio takes over. So 2024 hasn't started that well, so we hope it improves somewhat. Especially as I have tickets for Crowded House, Foo Fighters, and Nickelbak all booked and paid for.
Hope you lot are keeping better than we are ?
Kindest wishes to you all, and safe riding,
Rolfy and Jan
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