Chuckles Update

This morning we received a phone call from the hospital-it was the doctor looking after my uncle. He has deteriorated badly overnight. Basically the heart and lung conditions he has, along with his general health have left him very weak indeed, and he may not have survived those issues in normal times. Add in a severe chest infection and a mild dose of Covid 19 and it has been too much for his body to cope with. It has been decided by the medical staff that there is nothing else they can do for him as he is just too weak to fight it all, and they intend to make him comfortable now. It'll just be a matter of time before they call us with the news of his passing and all we can do now is wait, and be grateful that he is unconscious and not suffering. The medical staff attending my uncle on the ward have been amazing and I thank them for everything they have done and the risks they take daily to look after our loved ones.

As you can imagine, I need to look after my dad in the coming days and we will then have some arrangements to make for the funeral and dealing with legal stuff surrounding my uncle's house, so I might be absent for a bit, or my posts might be a bit scattered for a while, or I may be able to give updates here and on Twitter-it'll depend how things are going day to day. Blog visits may be sporadic and it might take longer to answer your comments, but I will do so. Trying to deal with all of this in lockdown while self isolating is going to be pretty challenging but we'll get through it, as others have had to do in these trying times.

Let me take this time to thank all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers for my uncle over the last few weeks as you have been a great support to us. You are all amazing. My thoughts are always with you all, hoping that you all remain in good health and that your loved ones are ok. For those dealing with serious medical issues of their own, or the health issues of family members and friends, I send you my best wishes.

Thanks guys
Chuckles