Bulletin
I have had a bit of a cold this week and as well as not wanting to do much, I have been sleeping more than usual. However, I am over the worst of it now. It's not been too bad. On Monday, I received a phone call from Bert's ex-wife Patricia. He had had a bad fall in his kitchen that very morning and had been rushed to hospital in an ambulance with blue lights flashing. He's still in hospital now and it seems that he has broken one of his hips. I don't know the full details or how serious the fracture is but I worry for him. Assuming he does get back home, his confidence will be shot. He will struggle to get up the steep staircase in his terraced house to get to bed and to use the bathroom. I know from past experience that an accident like this can change an older person's life forever. Before you know it, your independence is history. Naturally, I am happy that I took him out for lunch last week. What with painting the rendering on our house, visiting London a...