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Originally Posted by PatriciaB
Dear Mark,
I am flying to Dublin at 7.30 on the morning of Oct 7th. My trial is scheduled at 11.30. I hope to get the flight back at 6.30. Two friends are coming with me. Luckily I have 6 first cousins in the Dublin area and they wll do the necessary transportation around Dublin. I could not face a train journey up and down as I could not sit for 2.5 hours each way. I hope I will manage the trip home o.k. Mark, do you have any advice for me in this regard? Unfortunately the flight service between Cork and Dublin ends on Oct 31st. The last time I travelled in June there were so few passangers on the flight that we had to be seated so as to have balanced weight at the front, middle and back of the plane.
I was a golf addict before chronic pain forced me to give it up. That was nearly 2.5 years ago. I still miss it dearly. It is my golf friends who have disappointed me the most. One day in January 2010 I needed a lift home from the hospital following radiofrequency lesioning. Most of my friends work and so could not help but when I asked my best golf buddy if she could collect me, she said that she could not obilige as she was playing golf. I knew then where her priorities lay. I could not and would not leave a friend in the lurch like that. I had to hire a taxi to get me home. Illness is a true test of friendship. True friends are there for you through thick and thin.
Through my pain I have met some wonderful friends. They are always there for me and help me out in many practical ways.
My uncle. Mam's brother, is gravely ill. At this stage we hope that the Lord will take him home soon. He has cancer of the Lymph Glands.
Best wishes,
Patricia
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Patricia-
Even as I ponder the health difficulties with which your family deals pertinent to your Mam's brother, I know a great deal of comfort personally through just talking to God. This faith perspective has helped me through thick and thin and folks such as Rrae and PoohAC know I have had some good deal of thin times. Prayin that peace flow over your family in those final days with your uncle. This sort of thing I take very personally, a reason why Cleo and I drove quite a ways this past weekend so I could sing for the double funeral of a dear work associate and friend from years gone by and her husband who met their departure on an unfamiliar road in another state. It felt so good to give to her and her family.
Regarding what would I recommend for your flight..... well, I do remember being in Hawaii once when my flight was far less than comfortable, so before departure, we bought rubber foam donuts on which to sit for the long flight home. Not the best in comfort, but it got me from point A to point B.
Prayin your Trial, that all goes well, and that during the Trial, you remember BLAST- no bending, lifting, stretching, or twisting until they remove the leads. Now, regarding that penchant for golf, well...... you might want to take a look at KZLRogue and her posts, for after her permanent implant healed, she was in such good shape as to be allowed to golf again!! How about that?!?
Caring,
Mark56
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