I may have spoken too soon…

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Oops. The phone rang on Tuesday.  “Mr Boal, have you been using your CPAP machine ok?” Yes, I had.  To my astonishment, as I mentioned in my last article, CPAP has been grand, because I do have sensitivity issues. However, my sinus pauses hadn’t stopped.  I definitely had sleep apnoea, but it wasn’t the only thing happening.  The pacemaker was back on the agenda again, and this is where it gets good.  Really good. Friday I got a letter in …

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It wasn’t easy being 52, but the Health Service was there the whole way

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The last time I drove a car on the public road was a year ago yesterday, on my way home from the MOT in Ballymena. To celebrate, I had a piece of my birthday cake when I got home, and promptly choked on it. Life was a lot simpler in 2024.  As far as I knew, the only things wrong with me were high blood pressure and a bit of hay fever (and to this day, these are my only …

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