I honestly didn’t think I would re-visit this thread but I’m a bit happier now that I’ve been told that the bug/bacteria in my blood is not the ‘L’ word that Ray mentioned. I was waiting for the results when Ray posted, hence why I was knocked for six, as I hadn’t considered that possibility.
Also, I apologise for hijacking Ray’s thread. All of my scans have come back clear as far as I know (I’m mostly deaf so can’t hear what they are telling me), except the camera in the heart, which shows that I do require heart surgery. So, they need to clear the bacteria in my blood before they can operate, hence the cannula antibiotics.
Getting back to Ray’s mate, it does go to show how soon things can happen. I’d been ill for thirteen weeks before I collapsed and hit the deck, because my blasé attitude towards life was ‘I’ll either beat it or it will beat me’.
My outlook is very different now.
Sorry for your loss Ray.