Sorry to hear that Brian - hope things improve.
Jez
On 24 July 2013 13:22, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A quick note.
> I am still reading the digest every day (usually between 11pm and 1am), but
> I'm not commenting much.
>
> Just for info, in case I go off-line for an extended period.
>
> My partner Maggie had a heart attack on Saturday 13th, confirmed when
> she had an appointment with her GP on Wednesday 17th.
> It's been a while coming. For literally months she has been sitting around
> "all" day, reading novels and smoking like a train. Little I could say
> without it
> being construed as nagging.
> No damage done as far as can be ascertained; but it is a serious warning.
>
> She is starting to panic a bit, and my responses have been along the line
> of
> "don't keep on doing the same and expect a different outcome", I 'have'
> managed to get her to come for small walks with me, of an intensity she can
> cope with ( such exercise is good for the endothelium of the arteries), I'm
> trying to get her to eat healthier foods ( but she is a poor eater), and
> reduce
> smoking. But for a person who used to run marathons, her current
> performance is miserable. She "is" starting to listen.
>
> I'm not expecting miracles, and personally preparing for the worst..
>
> My son is coming across from London at the end of week 1 in Feb. 2014 to
> get married, near Nelson (top of the South Island, I live in the centre of
> the
> bottom, South Island). It will be 2 days to drive up and 2 days back.
> Since it
> is unlikely that we two will ever get up there again, I have organised an
> 8 day
> stay up there; the first 4 around the wedding and family, the rest for
> rubber-necking and photography. And dog-walks. I'm hoping that having that
> to look forward to will bring a bit more spark into Maggie's life.
>
> OM stuff - split. have not done much photography of any kind over the last
> month. Mostly digital, but did take some shots with the OM4Ti during the
> last
> week.
>
> I have at least 6 functional OM / Olympus bodies incl OM2000, as well as
> such as XA, XA4, Epic Stylus, 6x6. And a little Rollei (2). Without
> counting, I
> guess I have at least 20 Zuikos plus a few others that fit. And, due to a
> brain
> spasm, I did buy a Kiev 4 a few months ago (years ago I hankered after a
> Contax). And a developing tank. I have a pack-rat mentality :-(
>
> Brian Swale
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