back in the land of the living.

It's quite amazing how much something quite minor can knock you for six.

Pulled in for a medico prod on Tuesday.

Much tutting and looking, decided that whilst he was between me and the door he was taking some blood tests he has wanted to to do for a while.

In to see the nurse who sunk and inch wide pipe into my arms and drew out several gallons of blood.

Big baby?? Not me!!!!

On to a regimen of antibiotics that really knocked me sideways especially when the first lot didn't seem to be working and a second course were added.


Still all is now returning to semi normal. I can write again, which is a relief of sorts.

Social services have been their usual selves. Child focussed? who them???

Youn P, we were very concerned, was to be taken from rural West Wales and dumped with mum in urban Daycastle. There he and his mum could be left to sink or swim.

So of course a strong case was made for him to remain in West Wales. We were initially very pleased, but of course the devil is in the detail.

He will stay here and his mum will move to be close to him. Meaning the costs of his shared care pass to the LA here or so it seems likely.

Instead of dumping him with his mum in Daycastle, they make really sure and dump him and his mum in West Wales.

"In all things the childs best interests shall be paramount"

Don't make me laugh.......