Garry’s video diaries from his tour in July 2018, this was his last tour before he contracted sepsis! Or maybe he already had it!
There’s plenty of oww’s, and ouch’s and puffing and panting along the way, and because of the painkillers Garry now has to take, I think he may have been a little high!
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Travelsonabike2 YouTube Videos: July 2018 Video Diaries
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Garry McGivern’s December 2018 update. Haha! Some of you may have received this email earlier or in its earlier version anyway, I had a bit of a technical breakdown, and for some reason, it decided to send it out. So apologies for that.
Fisherman’s boats at Worthing with the Seven Sisters in the background
December has been a good month on the health front, and I’m starting to cycle a lot more although still not really any great distances. Although I have managed to cycle to Portsmouth a couple of times, Brighton and a few other places around Sussex. It’s been a good month on the cycling front.
Shoreham-By-Sea
Now at the end of the year, I’m feeling a lot better, my back, leg and hip, all seem really good! Although I still have to walk with a crutch!
The old West Pier in Brighton
So good, in fact, I’ve been trying to get away for the last month, but I just don’t seem to have any time I seem to always have appointments at hospitals or doctors!
One of the new hybrid ferries for the Isle of Wight
I had to have an MRI scan just before Christmas, which hopefully was all okay. I’ve not heard anything back, so I’m assuming no news is good news!
The scan was to make sure there was no infection still lurking in my hip! It’s all part of the plan for getting me back up and running properly! Hopefully, its another box ticked on the route to having my hip replacement a permanent thing.
Christmas tree made out of lobster pots
2018 Review
I was going to do a review of the past year, but after thinking about it and looking back at what’s happened, I decided it was best just to stay clear and move forward to next year. Although I have finally finished off the videos from the tour, I did before being admitted into hospital, which are now up on my YouTube channel.
Next Year
I’d like to think that next year I’ll be able to go away on the bike a bit more but knowing I’ve got to have this hip operation at some point which hopefully will be around March April time it’s a bit doubtful!
Although I’m hoping to go away in the next month or so.
Thank you all for taking the time to read my blogs and all the comments that I’ve received throughout the year, especially when I was so ill! Happy New Year to everybody and let’s hope for a better and healthier New Year in 2019.
Garry McGivern’s Travelsonabike2 November-2018 odd photos that were taken by Garry in November. Photographs that Garry has taken while travelling around, mainly on foot this month. Plus, photos that have appeared on the website over the past month. Photos this month come from Garry’s wake. Because Garry was so ill and it was touch and go for a while, his family had planned to come for his wake. But as we all know, Garry survived. So he decided to hold the wake in his house so he could attend.
The majority of photographs come from a trip that Garry and Julie took to Windsor. Garry’s health and strength continue to improve. And he’s now back on his bike on a regular basis. Although he still can’t cycle long distances yet! To read the stories behind the photos, visit Garry’s November 2018 update.
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November Photographs
Garry attending his own wake
Steamboat on the river Thames
Lovely colours on the river Thames
Windsor Castle in the sun
Narrow lane in Windsor
Swans on the River Thames at Windsor
Follow the leader!
The Crooked House of Windsor
Windsor and Royal Borough Museum
Looking down Thames Street in Windsor
Supply ship leaving Portsmouth
Garry with his grazed head
Fishing boats on Bognor beach
Stormy seas
Looking down the Chichester channel
Autumnal colours in Hotham Park, Bognor Regis
Hotham Park Bognor Regis
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From being the sickest person in the county (that’s according to the hospital) with infection markers of over 300, less than 4-months ago, I’m now the fittest! Well not quite, but my markers are down to just one, and I’ve not got to go back to see my consultant for four months!
Hopefully, that means the end of any of that nasty infection and I can concentrate on building my strength up ready for my next operation!
Steam boat on the river Thames
Back At The Hospital
On a separate visit to the hospital, I’d been invited to visit the intensive care unit that cared for me back in August!
What a brilliant idea! It was really good for me to see where I’d spent all that time and even better to see the nurses, doctors, consultants and auxiliary staff that looked after me!
Some of whom I recognised some I didn’t, but disturbingly they all seemed to remember and recognise me! And despite their busy schedule, looking after the patients that were in the unit now, they all came over, said hello and asked how I was!
Windsor castle in the sun
I think the staff got as much out of it as both myself and Vicky did, it was all rather emotional! Learning first hand from the people that had cared for me, just how ill I was!
And from their point of view, that person that was in their care for a month. The person that wouldn’t respond to any of the antibiotics they tried! But now seeing that person, looking so fit and healthy! (relatively!)
I am truly one of the lucky ones and will be eternally grateful to all the staff on the ICU unit and all at St Richards Hospital, Chichester!
Away From The Hospital
On the subject of being in hospital and people thinking that I was going to die! My cousins decided to come and see me! They came from Wales, the Midlands and Australia! It was lovely to see them all, and we had a couple of lovely family meals.
Garry attending his own wake
Fed up with the state of my garden I decided I needed to get out there and do something!
It may not have been the best of ideas I managed to hit my head on the garage wall, giving me a nasty graze!
Gave up after that and went for a lay down!
Garry with his grazed head
Julie was on holiday this month, so we had a few days out! Which made a lovely change for me! We didn’t go very far, one day we went to Windsor, Julie had never been there before. We also had days out in Portsmouth and Brighton, both of which I would regularly cycle to not that long ago!
Ship leaving Portsmouth
The cycling continues to improve; although I’ve still only been cycling locally, I’m hoping next month to go a bit further?!
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