| Summer 1999 - Page 1 IN CIRCULATI  NNewsletter for and by Clinical Haematology Patients & Carers, Manchester Royal Infirmary |
Santa Arrives on Ward 27 Last
Christmas Eve staff and patients on Ward 27 were in for a surprise when
Bob Adams arrived on the ward laiden with Christmas gifts, food and drink.
Bob and his family had approached several stores and businesses in the
Winsford area for contributions. Their generosity was overwhelming and
certainly very much appreciated by all and Father Christmas - alias Bob's
son-in-law Paul, was able to issue each patient with a special present. For
Bob Christmas 1997 was a different matter. He had been admitted to the
ward shortly before, and was very ill. Bob's family have never forgotten
the kindness shown to them by hospital staff at this time, and wanted
to repay them in some way. In their turn, staff and patients on Ward 27
would like to thank Bob and his family for all their hard work, and for
sacrificing precious time on Christmas Eve to travel to the Hospital.
They would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who so
generously contributed to the gifts.
News from Yvonne Ridgeway
I was four months pregnant, happy and content, with a wonderful loving
husband and two beautiful children aged five and eight. I had spent the
morning walking around Stockport looking for wallpaper for our soon to
be nursery. I had left Simon at home as he had been feeling unwell for
a week or so - we thought he had some kind of virus. It was 12th July
1998, the day our world fell apart around us, the day we will remember
for the rest of our lives. It turns out that Simon has leukaemia and the
doctor told us he will be admitted to hospital tomorrow. We were numb,
devastated and confused - this happens to other people and is not supposed
to happen to us. What would we tell the children?Simon has spent the last six months coping with the chemotherapy, infections, the tiredness, floods of phone calls and visits, whilst I have been coping with the complete roller coaster ride of emotional ups and downs and the daily visits to M.R.I Simon CML and ALL and I am so very proud of him. We are so very grateful to all the doctors and nurses on Ward 27 for their dedication, their smiles and listening ears when it all gets a little too much to cope with. The phone in the isolation room has been Simon’s lifeline for without it he would not have been able to say good morning and goodnight to his children. The children are so young they cannot possibly understand the reason why overnight their daddy was whisked away and put in an isolation room for weeks on end, and then return home so unbelievably tired, with no hair - when you haven’t seen him for quite a while that is a shock in itself. What’s leukaemia, they would ask, and why will it not go away? When can we see daddy? My heart aches as I try to explain the best I can. So now we pray that a suitable donor can be found and that Simon can once again chase the children around the garden and play football in the park. We keep praying that people will keep on joining the bone marrow registers, and that people will keep giving blood and platelets. Until something like this happens to the person you love, you do not realise how important it is and how selfish we can be. Half an hour of you time really can save lives, and one day it could be your. PS On 17 November 1998 Simon became a dad again to Natasha Emily, weighing 8lb 4oz Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 |
A-Z Ulcer: A lesion on the skin or a mucous surface caused by superficial loss of tissue, usually with necrosis or inflammation. Urticaria (Nettle rash): Hives, an eruption of itching weals usually of systemic origin. May be due to a state of hypersensitivity to foods or drugs. Urine: The fluid secreted by the kidneys and excreted through the bladder and uretha. Urinalysis: Examination of the urine for normal and abnormal contents. Venipuncture: Puncture a vein, usually to withdraw blood or inject a solution. Viscid: Sticky, adhesive Venesection: Introducing a wide bore needle to obtain about 100mls - 200mls blood Virus: A minute living organism smaller than bacteria |
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