Category Archives: Life

Free at last, free at last!

This wage slave has made a succesful bid for freedom. Hurrah! I had been working at the City of Sydney on a three-month contract editing content for a complete new website – a huge task. The work was interesting – I was … Continue reading

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Update on the patients

Patient Number 1, Jan, went to see her broken arm doctor today at the hospital and he’s pleased with her progress. Now she’s allowed to lift one kilogram with her left arm (instead of the previous instruction of nothing heavier … Continue reading

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A night at the Opera

Our friend Pam Christie rang up and suggested a night at the Opera – Turandot, and arranged some tickets for Monday 19th. We got good seats (ie bloody expensive ones) fairly near the front but on the side a bit. We … Continue reading

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A well-oiled joint

Patient bulletin. The arm is healing quickly. Vitamin E oil is being used to reduce the scarring – as recommended by the arm doctor. Excercises are being undertaken to gradually straighten the elbow (with a certain amount of groaning). The … Continue reading

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Cyborg Jan has slung the sling

Jan went to the fracture clinic today and now she can get rid of the arm sling. Hurrah! She is not allowed to lift anything heavy (more than  a cup of tea) with the broken arm, but she is out of the … Continue reading

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