Good idea, that will keep him busy, although he is a man of few words. Yes is trying to keep active (despite nerve damage which is stopping his diaphragm and one lung working properly). I think he's planning on continuing his 20 year long project of finishing our house when he's well, so I'll make sure he's got lots of catalogues and blueprints to…[Read more]

Thank you Chris, very informative! I really appreciate some first hand advice, it is very comforting. Will definitely check for wi-fi & get him up to speed on the techy stuff he needs.
Hope you are doing well, and continue to do so 🙂

Thank you Chris and Vicki 😀
He is fairly sociable, but not so much with people he doesn't know too well, although since diagnosis he has been much more open.
Very pleased I joined this group everyone is so warm & helpful.
Good luck all, whatever part of our journey you are on 😀

**(forgot to mention he is also 45)

Hello Stewart (& all!), hope you're having a good day.
My father is going down a very similar road to you, despite me being 21 & having a 19 yr old bother. He was diagnosed in April after recovering from double pneumonia & having severe back pain for months, at this point he was in kidney failure and it was big shock. Things were not looking good…[Read more]

Hello Chris, I hope your recovery is going well 😀
My father will be going for his SCT in Jan (hopefully) despite his pps being reluctant to drop much since 20! (although they did start at 66!). You seem like a man who likes to work with his hands (much like my father who is always playing with motorbikes and following other mechanical…[Read more]