Health

I find it quite annoying that some medications can only be prescribed depending on you location, ie your post code, it is not good enough that some people are treated with  the correct medication others are not, we all pay national insurance (well most of us do) so we should be able to get the medication for any illness that you might contract, it is not on for PCT's to refuse these ill people on the grounds of cost, any person who needs any drug should without a doubt get it, but reality says that this will not happen, unless of course the government decides to ensure that all PCT's will have to allow prescribing of all licenced drugs, we shall see. 

Syria Again

Again I have to say just what is going on, we seem to have Pakistanie young men off to Syria to try and enforce sharia law on the country,  these are British Pakistanies (how they can use the word Pakistani beats me as they were born in the UK) fighting a jihad, their families are still in the UK, what are these young men up to?, what gives them the right to try and opress a country, because that is just what they are up to, impose sharia law on the population even if they do not want it, so we go from one opressor to another, these young men are armed with the wepon of hate the AK 47, one of these young men is a doctor in the UK, it is thought he is at a  NHS hospital in London, if we identify him should we not refuse him entry when he tries to return to the UK, and also ask his family to depart as they are not welcome?, it is only right if you offend a country you should be persona non grata.
 

Syria

Once again I have to write about the murderous regime in Syria, as I have said the Syrian army say that they were asked by the population to protect them, what do the civilians get from the army nothing but death, it seems that its all lies and more lies, surely it is for the middle eastern nations to sort this mess out?, or am I being a complete fool?, well I have no answer to this conflict I only wish I had, my thought are to bash all their heads together!, but no doubt that would only make things worse.

Life

Just what is it all about? why are we put on this earth?, some very nice people, some nasty and some who can only be described as sick, we are born into this world, it is then downhill all the way to death, you cant postpone it, it comes to everyone no matter what, some live very long lives others so very short, so why?, no one knows, what happens after death?, some believe that there is a heaven and hell, some believe that we return as a different entity, but who knows?, it is well known that soldiers who do not have a religion when in a very tight corner pray to God who ever he might be, even though they do no believe they comfort themselves by this action, so we have a life but we do not know why, we know we die but have no idea as to what is the afterlife all about if anything!, it is a very deep subject, brought on by my bloggs on the problems in Syria, funny how  suffering of other people afects  your life and thoughts!.

Syria

Day  after day I have to say something about this war, I read that children are being killed while waiting to get bread, it is it seems a difficult commodity to be able to get so children of the families are waiting to get  bread, I keep saying children are the future of a country so killing them is the most idiotic thing a government can do, it is easy to condemn this as we live in the west and this should never happen here, I will not say could never happen as that would be tempting providence,  it is it seems in the middle east an acceptable consequence of this mad war, the government seems to care not at all about children or civilians, the Syrian army say that they were asked to come into towns to protect the civilian population!!, sorry but is it not this army that is killing the children, is it not them indiscriminately firing into towns with out any thought as to they might kill, is it not the air force who are using gun ships to fire on civilians, and to fire rockets as well, so what protection is being given to the civilians by this caring army/air force NONE AT ALL, they are just the providers of death who ever you might be it matters not to them!!!.

Syria

I see that the fighters in Syria are not at all what we are led to believe, all I have read on the subject tells of rebbles wanting freedom for the people of Syria, what is happening in fact is many Turkish men are involved in the fighting as are many men from surrounding countries, now what is this all about?, are they there for the fight for fredom? I am sorry to say that I think not, just maybe they are in fact these countries soldiers, it is obvious that countries close by are providing arms to these rebbles, I am all for freedom and the right to democracy, but will this be the outcome if this goes on as it is?,  I would think not, some one some where is hoping to make a killing over this civil war, who that is I do not know, but it is odd that this is going on with little or no intervention by the west?, no doubt we will all know in the years to come.

Syria & the USA

Well it has finally come Obama has started threatening Syria if they should use chemical wepons, so where dose that put Russia and China, China just about to have a change at the top so they will want to be the king of the castle!, so it is time to be very carefull in this part of the world!, it is so dangerous to start threatening a looser, as a looser will take heart from these threats, they will likely respond in a very negative way, they just might use these wepons just to see what the world and Mr Obama might do!, it is game that has to be played very carefully, do not give the regime the slightest chance, the word warning is a far better word rather than threaten, but these people speak or understand English as a second language, so words said in ways we might see as of no consequence might just be interprated in a totally different way, I feel so sorry for all the ordinary people walking the streets of Syria, they are dying for a cause that no one in the west really cares about.

T ype 1 BBQ Peterborough

Wow what a Sunday so hot, must have lost a couple of pounds in weight, our annual BBQ was held at Ferry Meadows Peterborough, must say that the burgers were great as was the salad and fruit sticks, tea coffee and soft drinks, kids had a great time but the adults sizzled in the heat, many people making the most of the sun, sailing going on, and the train shooting up and down the line full of passengers, the whole area was packed to the roof tops with people never seen it so busy in all the years I have gone there, it is very pleasant to go to something where you do not have to do the donkey work arrive and just eat, not bad really, will look forward to next year.

My Time with Diabetes UK

It is a really sad day for me, I have after many years resigned today from Diabetes UK, this after serving on the Science and Research Advisory group for 2 years, having chaired my local group for 18 months, restarted the Children's and families group in the city, I  have been a service rep, a campaigner, attended MP's  question time on at least two occasions, have assisted in the writing of the disability Instructions for the staff of the charity, I have been to London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester even though I am disabled and have difficulty walking, so it is good bye, I have had enough of being at times treated as a little boy, left unsupported, so I am now looking forward to working on my own, no need for direction as I know which way I want to go, so hello to a new start tomorrow, then on Tuesday I can welcome my 66th Birthday!.

Diabetes Type 2

Now I am on my band waggon, people do not seem to realise that if you are obese and have high blood pressure you are a candidate for Type 2 diabetes, you really do not want this I can assure you, you do not want your life ruled by a medical condition, now if you  get out of your chair do a little exercise say 30 Min's a day, good weather at the moment, a walk, a bike ride or a swim great for loosing weight, and to reduce high blood pressure, not only your self! have you any children who are  overweight?, then you need to take control of their well being, you are responsible for your children, you need to ensure that they are exercising and eating a balanced diet, if  you let your children get diabetes you just might be accused of "child abuse", in  children it is entirely preventable so beware, but you have to be aware of just what diabetes can mean to you, at the begining it is controlled by diet and exercise, it is a progressive condition so next comes tablets, then you might have to inject a background insulin every day, then you might have to take a fast acting insulin every time you eat, do you want this??, the answer has to be NO, so take a look now before its too late.

Type 1

Really looking forward to the annual BBQ at Ferry Meadows country park on Sunday, it always seems to go well and the kids have a great time, this is the Children's group running in Peterborough, Type 1 is very difficult for families to cope with the condition, we have been running it for three years, it is very sad that we have had no support from families except on some occasions, we have to ask is it really worth the effort?, probably not, in all honesty enough is enough unless anyone can change my mind!!. 

Life and Diabetes

I have spent many years volunteering for a well known  diabetes charity,  I have attended conferences been a speaker for them, have helped with disability programs to help the staff to understand disability, been a member of a committee or group whatever you want to call it, it has to be remembered that I have to travel to London to attend all these meetings I  have also been to Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, so I have travelled quite a bit, I have chaired an adult group, set up a children's group, so many things, so little support, it seems that the end is quite near, it is all well and good supporting people with diabetes and looking for a cure, but for me we should be warning people of the dangers of diabetes, we have a major problem with the condition, obesity and high blood pressure are the signs of a possibility that diabetes is on the way if you do not change your life style, I have it!, you do not want  it, if you should have a child with Type 1 diabetes join JDRF it is for you.

I will be making my decision on Monday. 

Afganistan / Syria

What a day once again, suicide boomer's in action again, Afghan Policemen shooting colleagues, planes being shot down, it does not surprise me though the MiG is a bit out of date now, but why do these people kill themselves to kill so many other innocent people for what martyrdom, or so they think, suicide in these sorts of ways are a crime against humanity, all the people responsible to promote the idea that this sort of destruction of life is OK should be taken to the Hague and put on trial for crimes against humanity without a doubt they are responsible for changing the mind set of perpetrator is just as bad as actually carrying out the offence, religion is not an excuse for this, it is against all man kinds laws, it is so sad that so many people have to die for what?, stupidity!!, nothing more or less!!!.

Olympics

Its all over now, now we get to see the real people who have a disability but still manage to do their damnedest to win, I am really looking forward to seeing what little the TV networks will show Chanel 4 it seems has the contract, so just how much will we see??, I hope a lot, but I am not at all sure that that will be the case.

Last night closing of the games, I was appalled at the start, I was just wondering just how stomp would manage to perform with massive bins on their feet, it took a lot of doing, not something that fitted in I thought, Brian May was excellent as were the Who and Madness, the ballet seemed to be good I was in fact impressed which is surprising as I hate it, I also thought the fireworks were a bit of a let down, but there you go I am sure some loved it all, but it was not really for me. 

Police (The Met)

Now come on three searches of a very small house and you do not find a body, also use of a dog, then we are told that they have in fact found a body in the house, just where was it hidden so as to confuse the police, not once not twice but three times!!, I am at a loss to say just how did this happen, the poor mother she must have been at her Witt's end, the arrested people including the grandmother!, appeared on TV asking for help in  finding their granddaughter, knowing full well that she was dead, I know that the body has not been formally identified but who else can it be??, grandmother and her boy friend arrested on suspicion  of murder and the next door neighbour for assisting in a crime, the two women have been released on police bail, so just what is going on, no matter what the grandmother has to know just how the 12 year old died, the police suspect murder! and for what I know about it so do I, one thing for certain the women released will not be able to go home, it just would not be safe, but maybe it might be a good idea to make them go home to see what happens.

Oylimpics

Well I was missing yesterday, I was as it did happen a inmate of the  NHS, sleep problems being sorted out I already have a machine but needed to see what my oxygen levels were with it, came away this morning no more visits for `12 months, new better mask for my face and a second machine that adds water to the air that I am breathing, but I passed all the sleep tests, but one more problem to face have to see a cardiologist on the 17th about excessive fluid round my heart.

Anyway, have to say the I think that Team GB has done us proud, except the athletics team, I am sick
of hearing how well the person has managed to do a PB (personal best for those that do not know) as if that is worth a gold medal in its self, well its not, in athletics we managed 4 gold, 1 silver and 1  bronze, two of the golds were to MO, so just what did the rest do???, not a lot really.

So the way forward it seems that children in primary school are going to be involved in team games, I do not think that this has a chance in hell of  working, one thing I think is a  real prospect School Sports days including all sorts of sports, we have to get away from the Blair Years "everyone is a winner", it is a real shame that Blair was not told that is not the case in the World, some we win some we loose that is reality, so if you are going to run for your country a PB is just not good enough, you need to have a mind set to win nothing else matters, see some of our sailors they went to win and win they did.

NHS

  Going into hospital this Friday over night, I hope!, it has been cancelled twice now, I  have to go in on a Friday overnight because I have to use hospital transport and they only work Monday to Saturday, so my next appointment was booked for a Saturday to Sunday knowing that I would not be able to return home on the Sunday, when telling them that I could not attend it changed from Mr to Sir, and then tried to lay the cancellations at my door, in the end I managed to get the appointment to the Friday, it is not helpful that some of these staff seem to think they are the big boss, if a patient has a problem they have a problem, it is in the best interest of the patient to be looked after not apportion blame, and it is even worse that the blame is put on the patient irrespective as to how or why the appointment was cancelled in the first place, the fact that the NHS is disintegrating at a large rate of knots, the fact that staff do not know if they will have a job or not, does not matter one jot if it is likely to influence patient care, I have one thing to say to these people just remember the one word that you should be fully aware of is "Care", something that seems to be missing with many of the NHS staff at the moment!!!.

Syria

I see that the PM of Syria has fled with his family to Jordan, he is now going to fight with the free Syrian army, well not actually!, he will be available to take over when this mess is cleared up, the government it seems is falling apart, but not quite fast enough, still Russia and China hang on to the regime no doubt in a desperate hope that the government will win!!, some one needs to tell these governments it is not wise to back the loosing side, if not the new regime will kick you in the teeth!, so be it really, we sit here day after day complaining about the weather, the Olympics, the train service and the bus service, we have it easy just getting wet, the people in Syria face death and destruction every day!, the least we can do is offer a prayer for them!.

Olympics

Not about the games themselves but more the benefit to local business, they were told that they were all in for a windfall of cash this summer, it has not materialised at all, so many invested in the games and the Logo expecting to  be able to make a profit on the goods, they truth is that the hotels outside the London area have had no increase in bookings in fact most have seen a decline, so no windfall at all, so where has all the money gone that the government promised business, who knows its any ones guess!!, but I believe that if you look back at other games just the same has happened, I think it is a bluff by people who wanted to spend billions of pounds of our cash on these games knowing full well that in reality your small business would never make a profit, but chose not to tell them, another massive rip off of the tax payer. 

Syria

Well it gets no better, now they are executing each other, tit for tat it seems, the viciousness seems to escalate at every possible time, death it seems means nothing now to the people involved, the local population has not got a chance, they are just there to die and die in great numbers, it is so sad that the removal of tyrants in one country has led to a massive civil war in another, I am sure the people want democracy but will it be there's in the end?, I very much doubt it, they will once again be oppressed by another tyrant who will take control, be it religious or military, in the end no one wins, but maybe Russia or China !!!.

15,8,2.10, what does this set of numbers mean? fairly difficult unless you watched the football, these are the ones who are a disgrace to Team GB football, to make matters worse number 10 is Bellamy the captain of the team, this shows that the only people who are British are the English, that makes me really sad, the anthem of GB is "God Save the Queen", if you do not want to sing it why are you playing for GB?, because you want to be the big I am, well I have news for you over paid idiots, who get really idiotic amount's of money and think they are better than the team, this is a team game it would be better after the Olympics  that the team GB footballers should be disbanded for good, they just do not represent the country.