I am going to have go at reading War and Peace again 45yrs on from when I read it in 1968 when I was supposed to be studying for my O Levels! I have the audio book and will follow it on my kindle. It is going to be a real challenge given my propensity to misread words and lose track of the plot but I am determined to give it a go.
Will be keeping up with my thrillers for light relief!!
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I am pleased you are seeing Prof. McHugh in the morning. Is he a Haematologist or a neurologist? I hope you finally get your health problems sorted out.
I think I might treat myself to a Kindle one day, but not in a reading mood at present. I used to enjoy psychological thrillers, Val McDermid etc.
Anyway, good luck tomorrow. I hope you feel able to share your results, if that is what you want to do.
It is as though our brains cant cope with reading anymore.....I just cant seem to take anything in just lately.
It is a Rheumatologist I am seeing at the Royal Bath Mineral Hospital. I am praying he will shed some light on what is happening with regards to my health.
There are times when I feel I should be in hospital not a day patient,....I can honestly say I have never felt so unwell.
I have taken notes & have photos so lets see how I get on, I strongly suspect Sjogrens & maybe Lupus.
Of course i will let you all know how I get on, it is important for future ref.
A kindle would be worth a try.....put it on the I wont list for xmas or a forth coming birthday
Do you already have a diagnosis of Hughes Syndrome? Are looking at Sjogrens and Lupus in addition to Hughes? Yes, it can affect people in many ways. Life is hard, isn't it? Maybe you might have something else as well. All I can say is good luck for tomorrow Jillymo. Try and get some sleep tonight. I know that is difficult when you are in severe pain,
No I have not been diagnosed with Hughs.....I have something called Hypoparathyroidism In short i am unable to store calcium.
I have become very unwell & now they feel something secondary is going on.
It is hard having to live like this, not only with the pain but the cronic lethargy, I have been on edge all day....I am praying this consultant will listen & come up with a firm diagnosis.
None of us want these retched autoimune illnesses but it seems unless you have a name for your condition your bits & pieces are in all departments & nothing is addressed.
We will see tomorrow.......it's my birthday so lets hope this consultant can make it a happy one. Jillymo x
What an excellent idea! Good luck! And enjoy. Living in an age when we can synch audio and printed words should do wonders for brain rehabs!
Again, brilliant idea!
( my Kindle has a "talk text" feature which I have used to listen to a book while walking. Now I'll try it for books that I'm having a hard time getting my head around. Thanks!)
I forget if it's text to talk, or what the formal name is. It's a feature on my old fashioned plain old Kindle.
I recently downloaded a Shakespeare sonnet ap which, ( takes a lot of room,) has noted Shakespearean actors reciting them. Y ou can read only, listen and watch, or read while listening. It's super!
I took war and peace with me on my various trips to hospital due to PEs and found it took my mind off the pain. Its not an easy read and the concentration required means other things fade away good luck
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