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You wait months for a PEG – and then two come along at once

Those of you who have been following the story of my PEG will have seen my previous two posts:
NG v PEG feeding tubes & My PEG two weeks in.
As described previously it looked like my first PEG had embedded itself into the lining of my stomach after only fourteen days. The general protocol with a PEG is that after fourteen days the PEG should be pushed a short way back into the stomach and rotated. This shouldn’t be done any sooner as the tract needs to form between the stomach and the outs...

Me and My PEG – two weeks in

Two weeks ago I wrote a blog about the difference between NG and PEG feeding tubes from my point of view. If you missed it the link is here.
After that blog I was asked to update people as to how I was getting on once I was used to the PEG.
I decided to wait until it had been in two weeks as after two weeks the PEG has to be advanced and rotated. What this basically means is that the bumper on the outside of your skin is released and the tube is pushed back into your stomach and rotated through...

NG versus PEG feeding tubes – This patient’s view

For the last two and a half months I have been fed through an NG tube. For the first two weeks much of this was done for me by the nurses at my local hospital and I had time to observe and get used to the feeding regime. For the last one and a half months my consultant has been trying to organise switching me to a PEG. For various reasons the procedure kept getting moved and finally on Thursday I had a PEG fitted under general anaesthetic. On Friday I returned home and now have to manage feed...

Crowdfunding - Why?

My first novel was not exactly troubling JK on the best seller list but in my house it was a major achievement.

The problem with self-publishing is that while it is relatively easy to produce a book and make it available to the public, no one knows you have done it.

With my first novel I paid a professional to design my cover, based upon a recommendation from another author I had met through social media. This cost £65. I did look into using professional proof readers and editors by this costs...

Waiting for Charlie

She sat looking out towards the sea. The water from the damp grass slowly wicking up her trousers. The trees behind her protecting her from the wind blowing off the land and out to sea. She liked sitting here. She was hidden from view by the outline of the trees and the road in between her and the beach but she knew when she saw him she could come out of cover and get to him before they got to her.
‘Megan, Megan,’ voices called from inside the woods.
She didn’t turn. She just kept looking out t...

Seaside Memories

The wind blows softly through my hair, blowing it off my face. I smile to myself. It feels good now it’s grown back. Better than the crew cut of just six months ago. The shingle digs in a little but I jiggle my bottom and it settles into a comfortable hollow. I watch as the sun slowly starts its descent towards the horizon.
The salt air tingles on my lips and the fresh sea air fills my nostrils. No dank smelling seaweed here. Each day the sea rushes in and cleanses the shingle beach.
Children...

The Big Day

Brittany couldn’t believe that today had finally arrived. She had been waiting for this day for so long that she was struggling to breathe. She lay perfectly still looking up at the ceiling. Dawn was starting to break through the curtains and she could see shadows from the pattern on her curtains dancing around. She watched the dancing patterns trying to calm her nerves. She took three deep breaths and slowly pushed herself out of bed.

‘Breakfast,’ came a shout from downstairs.
‘Coming,’ call...

KDP – How I became a bestselling author

Sales for the Stripper of the Yardhad gone well for the first three weeks but having run out of family and friends, I needed to find other ways to get the news of my book out to the world at large.
First I advertised on a number of free author platforms. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing if anyone is viewing these. Still no new sales.
Then up pops a request for me to support another author’s thunderclap promotion. I had never heard of thunderclap and for those who haven’t, it is a crowd...

Mike Peters - Winning the Blue Lagoon Gentleman's Club

Mike Peters owns and runs the Blue Lagoon Gentleman's club and is here to tell us how that came about.

Gerry the previous owner was fond of the odd poker game. Often after the club had closed for the evening a few people would stay on for a high stakes game. I very rarely joined in as the stakes were too high for me. I was only a bouncer at the time.
However on this one particular evening there was a young cocky guy who had managed to talk himself into the game. He had been hanging around the c...

Memory Lane

‘I’m home,’ Sarah called as she wrestled the key back out of the lock, trying not drop the bags of shopping as she did.
‘I got you a present,’ she called as she bumped the door shut with her bum. ‘Paul. Are you there?’
She stood in the hallway waiting for Paul to respond but heard nothing. The house was silent.
Paul must have gone out. Whenever he was in the house there was always a radio playing, or the TV blaring out.
‘Paul, Paul. Are you there?’ Jenny dropped her bags in the hallway. Where...