tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post5379629043869570801..comments2023-10-30T00:51:36.361-11:00Comments on Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman: Not the best week in the worldExmoorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-67043009614228635242012-06-14T20:35:56.761-11:002012-06-14T20:35:56.761-11:00Just read this again after all this time and, y...Just read this again after all this time and, y'know, Stephanie was right. Turned it it WAS caused by Lyme Disease, even though we didn't know he'd been bitten and there was never any sign of a tick or rash. He ended up having mega course of antibiotics...Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-51227671193390824902010-07-31T19:24:49.734-11:002010-07-31T19:24:49.734-11:00Oh goodness, what a week....you sound amazingly ca...Oh goodness, what a week....you sound amazingly calm and together. But then that's what us Mums have to be (insider we're screaming and wishing someone else could come along and rescue us). Hope he's continued to improve! xspudballoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433420925135653667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-84227262489817327302010-07-31T05:41:57.396-11:002010-07-31T05:41:57.396-11:00Thank you all so much for your kind wishes. James...Thank you all so much for your kind wishes. James is MUCH better - his face is pretty much back to normal but he is still quite tired.<br />Stephanie - yes, we do have a lot of deer and ticks around here and the hospital tested for Lyme's...but so kind of you to comment and thank you for pointing it out - not everyone is aware of this disease at all. And you're absolutely right - it can be a cause of Bell's....Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-60478876934746640712010-07-31T05:31:27.266-11:002010-07-31T05:31:27.266-11:00Hating to stick my 'long-distance nose' in...Hating to stick my 'long-distance nose' in your business, and I am not sure if Lyme disease has reached the UK shores or not. However I have heard that Bell's Palsey can be a symptom of Lyme's disease. We live on Long Island, south of Connecticut home to the origin of this disease apparently and the deer ticks here are full of it. My husband, me and our daughter have all had it with my husband just having been diagnosed about a month ago.<br /><br />I just thought I'd mention it. A simple course of antibiotics is what is done for it. And I am not totally sure that the info I have on the relationship between Bell's palsey and Lyme's is correct but I just thought I'd mention it!<br /><br />God's Best<br />Stephanie LishStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252721689691061765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-7740633091645345102010-07-30T08:11:29.205-11:002010-07-30T08:11:29.205-11:00Hope all is well now. I've had Bell's Pals...Hope all is well now. I've had Bell's Palsy myself and know how freaky it can be. I fully recovered, though, and hope your little one does as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332426347997158850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-3048833608670930542010-07-26T05:56:45.423-11:002010-07-26T05:56:45.423-11:00So sorry to hear about this Jane - must have been ...So sorry to hear about this Jane - must have been a horrible experience for you.<br /><br />Glad to hear he's on the mend and that the illness hasnt dampened his spirits too much<br /><br />xxkerry @ miss power writes...http://kerryjeanpower.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-90211830857264416052010-07-26T05:53:19.655-11:002010-07-26T05:53:19.655-11:00What a week! Hope James is improving all the time....What a week! Hope James is improving all the time. Sounds like you kept your head with remarkable cool too! it must be so good to have Adrian back and things on the mend. You deserve a holiday now!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-16307977072141496972010-07-24T10:39:19.956-11:002010-07-24T10:39:19.956-11:00OMG Jane what a horrid thing to happen! I wondered...OMG Jane what a horrid thing to happen! I wondered about your remarks on Facebook about being on the sofa with James and jelly babies (or whatever it was) but I thought you just had a cold! Hope the soul-puppy isn't traumatised and James will be better soon . Big hug. I know what you mean about those scary scenes in child assessment centres.Good James stayed so calm.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304906179807218201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-57072059815040001672010-07-23T03:06:04.501-11:002010-07-23T03:06:04.501-11:00What a week, please keep us posted on James (and t...What a week, please keep us posted on James (and the dog) - like someone else commented, bet the enforced vegging did you good. -HMxHumdrum Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607830487751834574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-9570613170868478662010-07-23T01:03:53.967-11:002010-07-23T01:03:53.967-11:00Just got back from my hols and read your post. Ooh...Just got back from my hols and read your post. Ooh er, missus, what a rotten time you've had. Do hope James is recovering well (and you). Trust there will be no more emergency hospital runs but if you ever need to park the pup, don't forget that Barkington Towers is just down the road (can collect!)60 going on 16http://60goingon16.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-41751703064003633522010-07-22T10:21:50.677-11:002010-07-22T10:21:50.677-11:00Oh god, Jane - these things always seem to happen ...Oh god, Jane - these things always seem to happen at the worst possible time, but do hope he's all right now. Sounds as though you coped admirably and got all your priorities right (I'd probably have been jabbing away at my laptop spouting all sorts of nonsense while fervently pretending everything was just fine and dandy). Hope Adrian is now safely home, Boy is on the mend and all will be well with puppy.Brown Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02760318815660274315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-87203380976081820232010-07-22T09:14:51.697-11:002010-07-22T09:14:51.697-11:00So glad all is well at the end. But it must have b...So glad all is well at the end. But it must have been a scary time.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-89273783661491275732010-07-22T03:51:38.612-11:002010-07-22T03:51:38.612-11:00I hope everything is better now and that James is ...I hope everything is better now and that James is back to his old self and the puppy too. I hope you get enough rest and caught up with everything. What a scare, but you certainly kept your cool. <br /><br />Oh, I'm usually a lurker. Just thought I'd say something now.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-76373379642263201412010-07-22T01:25:49.935-11:002010-07-22T01:25:49.935-11:00Berlimey! You've been going through the wring...Berlimey! You've been going through the wringer. I do hope James is coming out the other side - you must have been going round the bend, poor love. So horrid when something happens to the kids.<br /><br />Read your previous post nodding - having made massive effort for conference (not that anyone would notice) now back to scruffs-an-grey-roots-r-us. Totally fed up with being an unofficial hotel, desperate to down-size but no one wants to buy, and much in need of a pampering session or something to recharge batteries.<br /><br />Sorry, meant to commiserate rather than moan. Hope life gets easier there soon. CxChris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-57677163845112958662010-07-21T23:46:32.553-11:002010-07-21T23:46:32.553-11:00i hope he gets better soon, my friend had bells an...i hope he gets better soon, my friend had bells and she used acupuncture to improve hers and it worked, so that is always an option if it doesn't go xxxxxxxxxand1moremeans5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05872366593739511282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-56496811243447549032010-07-21T23:05:36.652-11:002010-07-21T23:05:36.652-11:00Absolutely nothing worse than your child being tak...Absolutely nothing worse than your child being taken ill and having to cope alone, puts all the minor niggles into perspective. Love to you all. xxSally Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299690757779540854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-53291963767700190602010-07-21T21:15:58.246-11:002010-07-21T21:15:58.246-11:00Living on Exmoor too, i know all about mad dashes ...Living on Exmoor too, i know all about mad dashes to doctors/vets, etc, and you're right, they do always happen at THE WORST MOMENTS (usually for me about 2 in the morning when I've forgotten to put any fuel in the car).<br /><br />Hope everyone's okay soon.Simon Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354148009210164642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-43709209813317938682010-07-21T18:33:45.430-11:002010-07-21T18:33:45.430-11:00So much yucky news! Horrid week indeed.
The good ...So much yucky news! Horrid week indeed.<br /><br />The good news — you all survived! <br /><br />(Next time, leave the puppy with Jack.)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-9577407555213194862010-07-21T09:46:35.729-11:002010-07-21T09:46:35.729-11:00OMG, as they say over here. You're right thoug...OMG, as they say over here. You're right though, the pup could've had the runs and there are much worse things at any children's hospital. Hope things get better all the same.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-62189042444102254262010-07-21T08:54:05.399-11:002010-07-21T08:54:05.399-11:00Mrs W: confess the movie watching has been good fo...Mrs W: confess the movie watching has been good for us....bit of bonding time...<br /><br />Erica: yup, AWOL and pulling hair out!<br /><br />EM: and, indeed, pretty frantic - though doing a great calm impersonation! I was proud of myself. :)Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-4354235357701943822010-07-21T04:03:02.017-11:002010-07-21T04:03:02.017-11:00I can't believe I missed all this. You must ha...I can't believe I missed all this. You must have been frantic. Hope poor James is on the mend xxEnglish Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761258925161245115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-11144897287828292962010-07-21T01:53:28.882-11:002010-07-21T01:53:28.882-11:00Oh god what a week! :( I thought you'd been a...Oh god what a week! :( I thought you'd been a bit AWOLEricahttp://www.littlemummy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-46317975445781053572010-07-21T01:00:04.080-11:002010-07-21T01:00:04.080-11:00Hospitals make you put things all in perspective. ...Hospitals make you put things all in perspective. My sister had Bells Palsy, I'm sure she was pregnant at the time. It is the most strangest of illnesses. Even though it was enforced chilling out and watching moveis it probably has done you good though even if you have been worried sick underneath. Hope all is OKMrs Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117989108197225509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-24906727775369853172010-07-20T21:49:29.570-11:002010-07-20T21:49:29.570-11:00Oh you lovely people. Good news is that there see...Oh you lovely people. Good news is that there seems to be a little bit of movement coming back to his mouth today..<br /><br />Fairy: yup, the vomiting puppy (about four times its body weight in vomit) was not needed!<br /><br />Ali: I am immune to the smell but James can't stand it! Our car was a wreck anyhow so no point in cleaning!<br /><br />Rosie: Maple syrup is the BEST. Pancakes and syrup for breakfast this morning - yum.<br /><br />Anonymous: thank you SO much for breaking radio silence to post that - really reassuring. Bless you.<br /><br />Frances: not sure the puppy gave much support! But he is a joy (when he's not chewing my desk or ankles!)<br /><br />LBW: aww, thank you. Yup, I could do with a good week. I reckon it's about time. :) (wish I had shares in baby wipes!)Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-47259986656684606872010-07-20T21:29:49.546-11:002010-07-20T21:29:49.546-11:00Oh, Jane... what a time. Can only imagine the pan...Oh, Jane... what a time. Can only imagine the panic going on internally. I hope that you have had a peaceful time since then, and that poor old James will return to full health ASAP. Thank god for baby wipes, eh. Bet the companies who make the buggers had no idea how useful they would be with vomit. Had to scoop some out of a shoe once... I blessed Johnson's wipes heartily at the time. Shoe never quite the same after that so threw it away. And it's partner. Shame.Lots of love. May this week bring only GOOD things!! xxxxLadybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.com