27th September

The last few days have been very hard, Tomorrow I have a nurse from LOROS coming and am hoping she will be able to help with pain relief etc.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 29, 2018 at 11:10 PM

    So sorry to hear this Dave. Hope the LOROS team can come up with something to ease your pain. Love, our thoughts and prayers. Heather and David

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  2. AnonymousOctober 2, 2018 at 12:40 AM

    Dear Dave - am trusting that the LOROS nurse will have helped you and will visit you again so that you feel more comfortable and hopefully able to enjoy simple pleasures.

    Just wanted to say how great it is that you've encouraged Jan to get her beautiful work into an appropriate venue. Thank you.

    Stella x

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