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Hospital
Starting my 80th day in hospital today well not today as I have been moved to a so called rehabilitation unit mega depression has set in now suffering with AMP-C and Strep B infections can life kick me any more
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Good news stories
January can be a really tough month to get through, so I thought it might be nice for us to share some lighthearted news stories from across the world. Did you see this one about the man who found out a mouse was tidying his shed? He set up a camera after noticing things were moving about overnight. Turns out a little…
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Superfoods etc.
Hopefully this topic is allowed, as it's not intended to be about medicines/medical advice. Does anyone have any views or experience r.e. all these different edible products that are meant to be good for you? There seems to be a lot of them that have come out in the last 5-10 years. i.e. "Super foods" "Shot" drinks - often…
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Legal issues for my wife
My wife is the member ..she had a catastrophic brain injury..family are trying to cheat her out of an Inheritance.. any ideas on getting free legal advice?
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Poem called hope
Poem called hope I hope everyone is well here on online community today. Your are all so supportive and kind and sublime in your own individual ways. You are beautiful rays of sunshine bringing warmth and brightness into the online community is so glorious and inspiring us to keep our spirits high rising every day find our…
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Stormy Weather poem
Stormy Weather poem The winds gusting with unbelievable force. The grey skies open which allows the rain to come down with so much volatility which makes the seas tremendously difficult for the fishing ships to catch their fish to allow them to make a living to allow them to feed their children and families even in stormy…
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Bringing a dog up as a vegan
I was going to post this on the vegan thread but I thought it was better off as a separate topic. What do you think about doing this? Cruel as dogs are naturally meat eaters, or good for the planet/other animals?
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Well Poppy...
...you are now in your new home, your next chapter has begun. Good luck, I do hope it is a very happy & a more comfortable one. :)
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What are your favourite vegan meals?
It's once again Veganuary, January is a month where people are urged to try and limit their intake of meat and animal products and to try and switch to more vegan-based meals. Vegan meals tend to be more environmentally friendly, cheaper and of course are animal-friendly in that they use no animal or animal-derived…
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Morning, how's your day going so far?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? Mine so far, I've received a Morrison's food delivery, which was half hour early, so had bed head to open door. I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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Most expensive thing you own
I know some people might not want to say what the most expensive thing they own but for anyone that does... I recently paid £1300 (on monthly payments) on an electric bike and realised its my most expensive purchase ever. Anyone else?
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POEM - Simply 2024.
I was thinking about this year and came up with this. POEM - Simply 2024. Well Christmas has been and gone And 23 is now only
in song Oh what did I want
to achieve I never meant to
deceive. I made some
promises in good faith To be nice and
keep others safe To give up
smoking, and a little less drink Does that sound
right…
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Hello, I'm a 46 year old man with cp and I'd like to spend a month in England this Year
Hello, I have CP, and I have always had a fascination with the UK. I have a UK passport as my parents are English. I have somewhere to Stay in Abbingdon and somewhere near Windsor. I love London and British comedy. Does anyone have any ideas on where I should Visit or what I should see in the UK?
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Income related ESA
Hi, my 29 year old son lives at home with me and his dad. He still gets (the old) income related ESA and I seem to recall when I filled out the forms (ten years ago) that our income was not part of the calculation. I just got a letter with the latest uplift and leaflet of changes I need to let DWP know about. This included…
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Gladiators TV show
Hi everyone,I hope all is well? I am not sure if this is a discussion which has already been started, but …Does anyone remember, back in the 90s, the original gladiators TV Show? They re- launched it this weekend and there has been a lot of coverage about it. I saw some of it yesterday and I’m just about to watch it from…
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Are you prepared for the start of the weather change?
Now I know there are lots of things going on and the most important to me is my health and that of my family. We have already seen the skies open up and try to surround us all with floods everywhere. Then there are the ECO people stating that July last year was the HOTTEST in the last 200 years with September and October…
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The sun (not newspaper)
I think that the sun is amazing When you think that Florence Nightingale saw the same sun as she chased Zebedee around the magical garden As did Queen Victoria as she married David Bentham Presumably not the same sun as Napoleon saw as he got lost at Waterloo Station And definitely NOT the same sun as King Arthur saw as he…
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Electric blanket
I need a electric blanket or throw for me on the sofa, would it be labelled as electric blanket or something else. Not for the bed. I have copd and joint hypermobility so want to keep warm without having the heating on
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NHS website - locked out
Has anyone else been locked out of their accounts on NHS website ?I have been this morning - after three years of access - I was asked to prove my ID by sending in a scan/photo of my driving licence AND a photo of myself - it claimed to restore my access after 48 hours !!I have received confirmation that these have been…
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Silliest New Years Resolutions.
So it's 2024 and people are getting into the flow of the year and have probably already broken their boring new years resolutions. In fact today is "Quitters day" the day when most people will have quit their new years resolution. So for a bit of fun, I thought it'd be nice for us all to share the silliest resolutions…
