• My Blood Pressure And Cycling :Which Is Keeping Me Sane Through Lockdown

    April 27, 2020

    Approximately two years ago I had a stroke which ultimately was caused by high blood pressure. Of course with high blood pressure you have no idea anything is wrong until something happens such as a stroke or worse. Thankfully I recovered without any lasting problems, but to keep my blood pressure at an acceptable level…

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  • My Health This Year. It’s Been Difficult To Accept

    July 30, 2018

    Yesterday saw me having to have yet another visit to my GP. This has become a common occurrence this year, and if I am brutally honest I have had enough of doctors, surgeries and hospitals. For around two to three days I have been having pains in my chest around the area where my little…

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  • These Guys Saved My Life: Paramedics and The Welsh Ambulance Service

    May 14, 2018

    When you have suffered serious ill health, or have been involved in an accident, the paramedics of the ambulance service are always there for you as quickly as they possibly can be. One month ago three paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service came to my rescue. The paramedics are unfailing in the treatment they give…

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  • Do You Trust Your GP’s Practice?

    April 18, 2018

    Regular readers of my blog will know that I have been suffering from high blood pressure since Christmas. This has resulted in two incidents of me being hospitalised, and on the second occasion this resulted in me having a stroke, which, as I have written, was a very scary and frightening experience. My open question…

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  • My 24 Hours In Resus

    April 4, 2018

    The last 24 hours of my life have taught me how very fragile life can be, and how quickly you can go from being a fit and healthy person and then at the speed of light how quickly you can become very ill and this is without little or no notice. On Monday evening just…

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  • A Very Scary Moment

    January 13, 2018

    This is a follow on from my post yesterday. My heart/Health Scare. I am now three days in, taking medication which will hopefully begin to control my blood pressure which has been at a dangerously high level, well for how long I don’t know, but I’m guessing a while. As I mentioned in my post…

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  • My Heart/Health Scare

    January 12, 2018

    This week has been interesting to say the least. I woke up last Saturday or Sunday with a pain in my chest around the heart area, but being me, I ignored it and thought well it will go away I’m sure. Four days later the pain was not going away. In fact, if anything it…

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