December already and the momentum is building for the coming festive season. We are having our Christmas diner here albeit sad we will be together.
I find myself reflecting back to this time last year when we were preparing for Chris’s discharge home from hospital in time for Christmas. We were all acutely aware of the enormity of his efforts and progress to this point which made 2017 Christmas even more special.
So it is with mixed feelings that I busy myself in preparation for Christmas 2018.
There have been some pre-Christmas get togethers and catch ups with friends which is always nice. So its all good, just different.

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Retired in April 2017 after a long career in cardiac nursing which I loved, I find my life has totally changed. After almost loosing my husband last August to a dissecting aortic aneurysm complicated by a massive watershed stroke post cardiothoracic surgery, we are adapting to a very different life together. This is our now story. Update, November 2025. Chris continued to do well until he had a stroke in August 2018. This time after 2 weeks on life support with no sign of improvement he passed away peacefully with the family present. RIP Chris, much loved and missed.
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