Isn't it strange how certain memories get wiped from your mind over time. Angela Farrington contacted me after that blog went live to point out that one of our party got lost. Can you guess who it was Peter she enquired?
Well of course at that point I realised it must have been me, but I have no recollection of it and told Angela so.
She came straight back with the following:
"You hopped on the tube and we had to wait for you to come back. I just managed to grab one if the kids who was following you. Nicky and Jill were still with us at that point. I would have panicked had I have been alone with all 14."
As Shakespeare once said "All's well that ends well."
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Regular readers of my blogs will know that I like to have a mix of the serious and the amusing. So I would like to be serious for a while.
Endometriosis is certainly a long word but to most people it will be meaningless. But to those suffering from this medical condition it can take over their lives.
Back in May in my Hethersett Herald, I highlighted the disease and how it affected a young lady from Hethersett. I am now preparing another article for the next Hethersett Herald and was surprised to find out how many women in the village suffer from this debilitating disease.
So what exactly is endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. It can affect women of any age and is a long term condition that can have a tremendous impact on sufferers’ lives.
The symptoms of the disease can vary. Some women are badly affected while others might not have any noticeable symptoms. Symptoms can include pain in the lower tummy or back which is usually worse during periods, period pain that is so intense that it prevents the sufferer from doing normal activities, pain during or after sex, pain when going to the toilet during a period, feeling sick or suffering from constipation, diarrhoea or passing blood in urine during a period, difficulty getting pregnant, suffering very heavy periods and depression due to the symptoms.
In the past couple of week the condition has hit the national headlines with sufferers claiming that their condition wasn't taken seriously and even suggestions that it was psychosomatic and brought on by mental health problems.
Now women have come forward to talk about the severe pain it has caused and how it has taken over their lives. You will be able to read my feature on the disease and its symptoms in the next edition of Hethersett Herald which will be online by the end of the month.
And finally today a reminder that it's just 64 days to Christmas. As Paul McCartney once wrote:
"Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm 64"