Holding pattern

Hi all

It's been a while since the last blog mainly because there is nothing to report on the health front. Guy has got over his cold (mainly, touch wood) and has started eating again. I think he has teeth moving so that, combined with a cold and generally just being almost 18months old, all makes him a bit fussy. Unfortunately we don't have the luxury of letting him work his way out of this 'stage' so have been getting creative (and frustrated!) to get him to eat.

There is constantly food around the place which he can snack on (terrible manners which CK won't thank me for when he's back at 'kindy'!). We also have some high energy drink which it is possible for kids to solely survive on. It's been added to "mega milo milkshakes", ice blocks and cooking. Guy has now started drinking in straight which is great. It's seriously sweet and a bit sickly so it's hard to guzzle... but Meg loves it! Ahh well, she'll end up the body builder of the two of them!

All recipes for high energy (which are a bit frowned upon in today's PC anti obesity obsessed world) are greatly received. You know the ones... high cheese, high cream, high fat treats we all had as kids.

Guy's next appointment is 4 July which will hopefully just be a day in the clinic increasing the carvedilol (beta blocker). Hopefully they will also do an echo (ultra sound) and check heart function, though it is likely there will be little or no change. Hopefully no worse though.

Then on the 7th I have my out patients appointment at Greenlane to discuss my Left Bundle Branch Block and the one liner on the Doctors notes about me having Cardiomyopathy (which Guy's doctor suggested is a 'matter of opinion'!).

We are trying to get some videos onto this but are unable at the mo. Will keep working it out.

Take care xx