Just got back from York Hospital. Jaygo conditions has taken a turn for the worst. His MRI scan shows that he's got thrombosis / two blood clots on the veins that drain the brain called the venous I think. (Not right up…
Family
Matt, the main blogger round these parts is patriarch and assistant manager to a rather special family. Other members are: Eirene, patient and beautiful wife and mother to their 4 mini them. Introducing the DragonDroplets: Felix (born 1998), Jaygo (2001) Sophie (2006) and Annie Mo (2013). Augmented with a Labradinger dog (half English Springer, half Chocolate Lab).
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- Not an April Fool
- Gradenigo's Syndrome
They think Jaygo has got Gradenigo's syndrome - as a knock on effect from the Mastoid infection. It's fully treatable without surgery from what I understand. It's an infection of the area behind the eyes (I think)…
Things are looking upIt's been quite a week! So Jay's condition got worse, then better, then worse again. On Friday night they decided to scoot him across to York in an ambulance for an emergency operation to drain his infection and reduce…
Quick Jay UpdateFirstly - thank you all for the support, kind words, thoughts and offers of help - we really really appreciate. He is doing a bit better today - he has been sleeping pretty solid but he managed to keep down his first…
- Thank you NHS
Several days ago my 9 year old was struck down with a mystery illness. It started out as a bad ear ache - the kind he often gets after swimming. The pain got more and more acute and then by Sunday the vomiting started.…
Jaygo haircut before & afterJaygo haircut before & after , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Jaygo asked me to give him a haircut. It's been a while. He asked me to give him a haircut as he's meeting the Mayor of Harrogate tomorrow and giving a…
Sophie's drawing and paintingSophie (aged four and eleven twelfths) just made made this using a google chrome app called Harmony. We think it's rather splendid. The artist goes on to say "Yes. I made it by my own but my brother helped me"
Felix and a viewFelix and a view , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . We went on a walk up to Beamsley Beacon yesterday. Windy, but nice. It's got the the time of year when we can officially come out of hibernation. There IS enough…
combocombo , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . For the next 10 years, these guys are going to own a document called a passport that has this photo in. Dear future self - take a photo of these guys in 10 years from now and…
cakecake , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . We attended a 90th Birthday party last weekend. Eirene's nana - who was 90 years young. Happy Birthday! Lovely evening / day / evening at Shrigley Hall near Manchester. **View…
Cowdber Barn for NYEA timelapse of the first sunrise of 2011 from Cowdber Barn Boiling Sky , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . The Christmas clock ticked by, we ate all the pies then thought.. what do we do about new years eve? We…
- Happy New Year
Just a quick post for now - what a stunning new year! ended up getting a last minute cottage and sharing some quality time with some quality friends. Photos and write up to follow. Been either flat out or off the grid…
West MerseaStunning day today. The weather was amazing. We headed for the an island called Mersia - because I'd read about "The Oyster Bar" there. We arrived a short while before it opened so decided to go for a walk along the…
Harrogate to Rawtenstall to TiptreeJaygo eats a well needed snag sarney after his night on a train.. Felix's birthday today and we've set off on an adventure. Quite unorthodox for me to display a non birthdayee on a birthday blog - but we were up and out…
Sophie's selfSophie painted this lovely picture of herself at school. I snapped it when we went to visit her teacher for a parents evening. It sounds like she's doing really well in her first term at Grove Road. One of the many…