General Chat

Love and positive thoughts being sent to you all. Hope that Basil makes a quick recovery. Love and Peace Marianne.xxxx

Thank you all - we will probably see him Monday when he should return to normal ward and his immediate family should by then know the full story of his condition. I put diverticulitis on web last night and found things he should not eat. Basil will be sad but there is no way I can ever bake him another caraway seed cake! He loves them so and I bought a new box of seeds last week! He will just have to stick with all the other types of cake I bake. We are all booked to go on a narrowboat in 4/5 weeks time so hopefully he will be OK by then and enjoy it - this is a relaxing narrowboat - with crew and cook - all we have to do is sit, eat and watch the world go by slowly! I knew Linda wouldn't let him leave the girls yet. Bless her - I do miss her so. Ann

Get some sleep........and you are in my prayers. Night. Stel.

thats really good to hear ann...now you can sleep in peace,knowing basil is okay. best wishes...bryan.

Ann. Glad that the news was good. Hope that Basil makes a speedy recovery. I am sure that you will all sleep well tonight. Jill xx

Thanks to all for thoughts and prayers - we shall all sleep tonight Ann

an clearly linda guided you to not only look after her hubby but to help that young lady you bumped into, i hope your words made her feel stronger, hope to basil is well soon

Evening Ann, hoping all went well for Basil, this afternoon, take good care :)

Ann I'm so sorry to hear that Basil is ill so soon after the loss of his beloved wife. I feel for you, going through so much sadness at the moment, but you have the prayers, love and support of all your GR friends. Much love and lots of hugs to you, and very best wishes to Basil, Mandy xxxx

Ann, many hugs to you. and give basil our best.

Blimey Ann, as if Basil and his family haven't had enough to contend with already! Hope he's OK. You're all in my thoughts. Chin up love. Hugs from Glenys x

Thank you one and all for yur support - latest is that Basil is going for investigative surgery this afternoon. Am still in bathrobe - got wakened at 10.30 a.m. with someone at dorr wanting to know where someone lived! Made a cuppa sat down and Basil's brother arrived from London - he has just gone - he too lost his wife 7 weeks before Basil lost Linda. I keep telling his brother and dau - he will be OK - Linda will see him through. If friends don't look after each other it would be a very sad world. On another note - I went outside for a ciagette and coffee about 2.a.m. and a young girl in army clothes began to talk - she had O.D'd earlier in the day - in army 4 weeks and aged 17. As an ex-Samaritan I talked to her but I also let rip and asked that if she had been successful did she realise the extent of the guilt she would leave with parents, siblings and friends. I told her that nothing but nothing was worth taking your own life and to be honest she does not know why she did it! She likes the army and wants to be a medic. Hope I helped her - she said I did. Thank you again will keep you posted when I hear something. Ann Ann

Lots of love and best wishes to you and to Basil from Sylvia in Western Australia XX

((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))) for both of you and positive thoughts heading your way Lindy

Sending Basil lots of positive thoughts and love becx

Ann, He's a lucky man to have friends like you and your husband. Thinking of him - and wishing a speedy recovery. xx

I will do. Joy

Positive thoughts for Basil are on their way Anne,but i am sure it's nothing to worry about ,if it was he would have been in theatre straight away.Please keep us up to date.Frerd.PtfA&G&G&S.

Hi Ann, What a lovely friend you are. I do hope that Basil soon makes a speedy recovery. You have all been through so much. Take care, Jill xx

God Bless Basil, get well soon and Ann, good thoughts to you and your husband too. M.