Recovery Day 9

Sunday 7th May
09:40

The last 24 hours seem to have been an ongoing improvement. The pain is still very much there but I am able to reduce it to be able to eat a bit more. I've had a bowl of porridge this morning, and should be able to tuck into some trifle Julie made for me later. 

I had a tin of scotch broth yesterday too, so now I need to try a few things for taste to see what I could have a go at.


Comments

  1. Matb8 May 2023 at 12:46

    Glad to hear that things are starting to get a bit better for you Mike. Hopefully you will see faster improvements and can eat properly soon

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  2. Lynnbob9 May 2023 at 04:05

    Good to hear each day is an improvement. xx

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  3. MichelleH9 May 2023 at 04:23

    Thinking of you, hope to see you soon xx

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  4. Mike10 May 2023 at 00:11

    I hope so too. Targetting PDC.

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