The doctor came round this morning and examined myself and the Princess. Mr. Waffle didn’t feel we were sick enough to justify this indulgence but this being Belgium, there is a team of doctors out there whose job is to come to your house and they don’t care how sick or well you are as long as you pay their very moderate fees.
He said that I might have flu but they hadn’t seen much flu this year so he was reluctant to diagnose, though it was odd that I had suffered four days of high temperature. He said I should be better soon. I see no sign yet. Still, I wasn’t expecting to, I just need a cert for work once I’ve been off for three days. It would be much cheaper and handier for everyone, if they’d just trust me. Moan, groan, grizzle, whinge.
The Princess really is sick now though and he seemed quite impressed by her illness. Shall we say a full novena that the boys don’t succumb?
Poor you. Whether it’s the flu or not, it still sounds miserable. Odds on the boys will fall victim too
Hi sibling,
Hope you feel better soon. even though Mummy didn’t have time to talk with you she did say quite a few times that you sounded very sick and she hoped you would be better before you go away for work.
Full novena is tought but I did say an our father and hail mary for the boys health. you can decide which brother gets which prayer.
have been ruminating on what you say about Irish Health Service and have to say. regardless of what the Irish press say, our health system is not bad. someone did die
on a trolley.and that is absolutely awful for her and for her family, but the death was not because of the trolley. I have a friend who has early onset diabetes and all his medication is free; I have a friend who went for a free mammogram and though thankfully O.K. is called back every six months for a follow up and a friend who having an eye problem went to the regional hospital and although she had to wait several hours had then an extremely thorough examination, a diagpnosis and a remedy. So. dear niece, I recommend you disregard most of what the Irish media say. Dear niece I am really sorry you and princess are ill. I also advise that an over indulgence in Sauvignon blanc makes typing (correctly) difficult.
It’s nice to have some comments from my family as I believed that due to constant whinging phone calls in the past few days, they may have gone off me.
C, sympathy always welcome, fear that you are absolutely right about the boys, think Daniel looked a bit peaky this morning but heartlessly packed him off to the creche all the same.