I have just got off the phone with my step sister. Her 10 year old son went to school yesterday happy and healthy.
Last night at 8 pm he started to feel unwell, he has slight asthma.
In 10 mins he was struggling to breathe. She bundled him in the car and drove 10 mins to the hospital.
10 minutes after getting there his heart stopped and they had to resuscitate him.they managed to re start his heart. Rushed tests through and he has covid. The hospital are very alarmed as this was showing with complication in blood platelets also. He is now on oxygen fighting it.
The speed is disastrous and worrying . The Dr's cannot work out why and how it was so fast.
Be vigilant out there and stay safe

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We've been told that there are cancellations happening due to a lack of tubes to collect your blood, however, I was due for a test this morning and was unsure what would happen.
Yesterday, I received a text from the surgery reminding me of my appointment with one stipulation - wear a mask.

I turned up this morning suitably masked and had two vials worth of blood taken.

Perhaps I was lucky!

How is it where you are?

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Emma Radacanu into the quarter finals!

She beat Shelby Rogers who put out World no. 1 Ash Barty.

Rogers says she is now expecting to get death threats on social media. Unbelievable! What is wrong with people.

Last Friday I attended the Eye casualty department of the Prince Charles Eye Unit, part of the King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor.

I had been getting peripheral flashing in the upper and right sections of my right eye. I've had cataracts dealt with in both eyes and wondered if perhaps the lens had somehow shifted and light was catching the edge giving the impression of a flash.

It wasn't that at all, it was yet another indication of years passing by and the vitreous gel inside my eye taking up less space within the eye and causing movement against the retina.

After a thorough check, sight test and scans of both eyes, there were no serious nor long term problems discovered. I was diagnosed as having PVD Posterior Vitreous Detachment. They gave me a fact sheet to read, a slightly different version is shown below.

If you have a major problem with floaters, dark patches, or anything else associated with sudden troubled vision, please get your eyes checked without delay.

This is the fact sheet I've downloaded :

We have written this factsheet to explain what posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is,

what signs and symptoms to look out for, and what the potential risks of the condition

are. We hope it will help to answer some of the questions you may have. If you have

any further questions or concerns, please speak to a member of your healthcare team.

What is PVD?

The eye is like a camera with a lens at the front and a light-sensitive film (the retina) at the

back. Filling the space between these is a clear jelly-like tissue called the vitreous.

As we get older, the jelly-like vitreous becomes more like a liquid gel and collapses in on

itself, pulling away from the retina. Small opacities (unclear areas) may form in the gel and

as it starts to move around in the eye, these can be seen as ‘floaters’ in your vision (often

described as flies, spiders and cobwebs).

What causes PVD?

PVD is more common in people over the age of 60. This is because the texture of the vitreous

naturally changes as you get older. In 90% of people this change is usually harmless and

causes no damage to the retina. PVD is a once-in-a-lifetime event and cannot be prevented.

How is PVD diagnosed?

To diagnose PVD, an ophthalmologist (a specialist eye doctor), an optician or a nurse

practitioner will put eye drops into your eye to dilate (enlarge) your pupil. They will then look at

the middle and the back of your eye with a microscope to check the vitreous.

These eye drops will blur your vision for approximately three to four hours. You must not drive

while your vision is affected.

What are the signs and symptoms of PVD?

Mild floaters in your vision can be normal. However, if you have PVD you will usually notice:

• a sudden increase in floaters

• flashing lights like little flickers or streaks of light at the edges of your vision (more

noticeable in the dark)

PVD on its own will not permanently affect your eyesight.

Are there any risks associated with PVD?

Retinal detachment

Occasionally, when the vitreous pulls away from the retina, it pulls so hard that it tears the

retina. This happens in less than one in ten people who develop PVD. This can then lead to a

retinal detachment (when the retina becomes loose). If your retina becomes loose, you may

experience a black shadow and/or loss of vision, and you will require urgent surgical treatment.

A retinal tear (without retinal detachment) will require urgent laser treatment or cryotherapy (a

freezing treatment).

Epiretinal membrane

When the vitreous pulls away from the retina, it can cause a thin, clear layer of tissue (a

membrane) to form on the surface of the retina. This membrane can cause the retina to become wrinkled, and your vision may become distorted and blurred. If your vision is very

distorted, we may recommend you have surgery.

Do the flashes and floaters ever stop?

Generally the flashes stop after a few months and do not cause any problems.

The floaters are very obvious when they first appear. Over time they become much less

noticeable and do not cause a visual problem in most people.

You can reduce the effect of floaters by wearing dark glasses, especially if you are out in

bright sunlight, or if you are looking at a brightly-lit surface or background.

Is there anything I should look out for?

Contact our eye casualty department as soon as possible if your symptoms become worse or

if you notice any of the following:

• an increase in floaters and/or flashing lights

• a black shadow or ‘curtain’ coming over your vision

• your vision suddenly getting worse

Contact us

Eye casualty

Telephone: 023 8120 6592 (24-hour service)

Useful links

www.rnib.org.uk/eye-health/eye-conditions/posterior-vitreous-detachment

www.rcophth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017_Understanding-Posterior-vitreous-

detachment.pdf

www.specsavers.co.uk/eye-health/posterior-vitreous-detachment

Version 3. Published September 2020. Due for review September 2023. 2616

For a translation of this document, or a version in another format such

as easy read, large print, Braille or audio, please telephone

0800 484 0135 or email patientsupporthub@uhs.nhs.uk

For help preparing for your visit, arranging an interpreter or accessing

the hospital, please visit www.uhs.nhs.uk/additionalsupport

An interesting story of how corruption rules in the Police in some countries . Officers on low incomes owning expensive cars and living the high life .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58405215

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-58451074

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Another world cup qualifyer to predict. Get your predictions in by 4.30pm
Good luck

Dramatic pictures show the complete mess left by a lorry destroyed when it left the M11 near London in the early hours.

The goods lorry crashed and left the carriageway near Harlow at about 4.30am on Saturday.

The M25 was initially closed southbound while emergency services worked at the scene.

According to Essex Roads Police team on Twitter, thankfully no-one was seriously injured in the crash.

Anyone ever heard of it? Good or bad reports?

I thought it worth passing on to others.

I totally love this article and the photos. It reminds me that every older person has a story to tell.
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This happened at a New York Airport.

This airline gate agent deserves an award for how she handled a passenger who probably

deserved to fly as cargo.

A crowded flight was canceled. A

single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.

Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS."

The agent replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first who were in front of you; and then I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention, please?", she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14".

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, "F*** You!"

Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry sir, you'll have to get in line for that, too."

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain...

Credit : Tom Anderton

Something different tonight because the Premier League is on a break. Tonight's match is a European qualifyer for the next World Cup. You have until 7.15pm to get in your score predictions.
Good luck

Millions of elderly British people will go without a third 'booster' Covid jab this Autumn as the Government seeks to prioritise the 'clinically vulnerable', it has been announced.

Among those classed as clinically vulnerable are cancer patients, transplant recipients and those with immune diseases that affect their immune systems.

Who is paying the money back to the government
It’s old news but Primark is one

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2021/04/primark-profits-plunge-90-as-ab-foods-repays-121m-furlough-cash/

It’s a little remote

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19496788.skiddaw-house-englands-remote-property-goes-sale-1-5million/

Not sure you will get your shopping delivered!

Would you ride on one?

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3 new driving laws come into force.
1. The driving licence extension is ending
2. Changes to number plates
3. New E10 fuel will replace regular petrol
According to the Mirror there are14 new laws
More info, (published last week)
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/3-new-driving-laws-coming-5843709

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/14-new-laws-changes-coming-24835607

Long ago, I decided to become a member of a ScoopLoop loop, I now find it an annoyance, so how do I un-member from a loop? I've already disabled notifications but one group is really bugging me

Did anyone watch tonights episode ?
What a brilliant young man only 20 yrs. old - great,

Scientists use 3D printing to create synthetic beef from $30,000 cow cells

https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/scientists-3d-printing-create-synthetic-121757937.html

Pen left behind two dogs which were the pets of a worker there, they have since been brought out by the Taliban and shot. Also a dog was stabbed by them in its crate which they never realised till some time later.
God help the animals out there. 🙏
And god help little girls being taken away from their family as slave brides. 🙏

PS. Alpaca Geronimo has just been executed.
PPS. Young gay Afghan trapped, beaten up and worse.

An old priest got sick of everyone in his parish confessing adultery.
During one Sunday's sermon he told them, "If one more person confesses to adultery, I'll quit!"
Since everyone liked him, they decided to use a code word: "fallen." From then on, anyone who had committed adultery said they had "fallen."
This satisfied the old priest and the parishioners, and everything was fine for years, until finally the old priest passed away at the ripe old age of 93.
Shortly after the new young priest settled in, he paid a call on the mayor.
The priest was quite concerned. "You have to do something about the sidewalks in this town, Mayor. You can't believe how many people come into the confessional talking about having fallen!"
The mayor started to laugh, realizing that no one had explained their code word to the new priest.
But before the mayor could explain, the priest shook his finger at the mayor and said,
"I don't know why you're laughing; your wife fell three times last week!!..

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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scotland-held-a-snow-plow-naming-contest-with-hilarious-results/

An old story but the names made me smile

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060829/

Check this out and cheer up

Afghan Mum names baby after plane

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/baby-named-reach-born-about-aircraft-of-same-name/

What an awful end to this poor man’s life

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/diy-sos-star-died-brain-24842654?__twitter_impression=true

And some of the men that done it are already out of prison

Asner became a TV icon as the gruff Lou Grant

A moth goes into a podiatrist’s office, and the podiatrist’s officer says, “What seems to be the problem, moth?”

The moth says “What’s the problem? Where do I begin, man? I go to work for Gregory Illinivich, and all day long I work. Honestly doc, I don’t even know what I’m doing anymore. I don’t even know if Gregory Illinivich knows. He only knows that he has power over me, and that seems to bring him happiness. But I don’t know, I wake up in a malaise, and I walk here and there… at night I…I sometimes wake up and I turn to some old lady in my bed that’s on my arm. A lady that I once loved, doc. I don’t know where to turn to. My youngest, Alexendria, she fell in the…in the cold of last year. The cold took her down, as it did many of us. And my other boy, and this is the hardest pill to swallow, doc. My other boy, Gregarro Ivinalititavitch… I no longer love him. As much as it pains me to say, when I look in his eyes, all I see is the same cowardice that I… that I catch when I take a glimpse of my own face in the mirror. If only I wasn’t such a coward, then perhaps…perhaps I could bring myself to reach over to that cocked and loaded gun that lays on the bedside behind me and end this hellish facade once and for all…Doc, sometimes I feel like a spider, even though I’m a moth, just barely hanging on to my web with an everlasting fire underneath me. I’m not feeling good. And so the doctor says, “Moth, man, you’re troubled. But you should be seeing a psychiatrist. Why on earth did you come here?”

And the moth says, “‘Cause the light was on”. 😂


: Norm MacDonald.

Declan, Mick and Steve entered their local pub’s weekly raffle and to their surprise, they each won a prize:
Declan a bottle of whisky, Mick a large turkey and Steve a toilet brush.
The next week, they met again in the pub and talked about their prizes.
Declan extolled the pleasures of his smooth Scotch whisky, while Mick reported that the turkey was the most delicious he had ever tasted.
Steve looked rather glum and when asked about the toilet brush.
‘It wasn’t that great,’ he said. ‘I think I’ll go back to using paper.’

You have until 4pm to make your predictions for a 4.30pm kick-off.
At around that time I will publish the odds for each prediction. Odds convert to points if your prediction is right based on a virtual £1 bet.
The match chosen for prediction is always the later televised game to give more time to make a prediction.
I try to post as early as I can, always in the morning.
Good luck

Sid's wife,Mary, refusing to give in to the looks of growing old, goes out and buys a new line of expensive cosmetics guaranteed to make her look years younger.
After a lengthy sitting before the mirror applying the "miracle" products, she asks him - "Darling, honestly, if you didn't know me, what age would you say I am?"
Looking over her carefully, Sid replied... "Judging from your skin, twenty; your hair, eighteen; and your figure, twenty five."
"Oh, you flatterer!" she gushed. Just as she was about to tell him his reward, he stops her by saying: "WHOA, hold on there sweetie... I haven't added them up yet!"
P.S - Please let us know if you've seen him, we're very worried.

Liverpool conference now to be a virtual conference after sexual harassment claims.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58371251

due to a shortage of glass vials 😮

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Pat staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy.   He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen.

He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step.   As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump.   A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful.

Managing not to yell, Pat sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding.   He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place he saw blood.

He then hid the now almost empty Band-Aid box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.

In the morning, Pat woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt and Kathleen staring at him from across the room.

She said, 'You were drunk again last night weren't you?'

Pat said, 'Why you say such a mean thing?'

'Well,' Kathleen said, 'it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly ....... it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.

Pat and Mike were walking along a street in London. Pat looked in one of the shop windows and saw a sign that caught his eye.
The sign read: "Suits £5.00 each, Shirts £3.00 each, Trousers £4.50 per pair".
Pat said to his pal, "Mike look at these prices! We could buy a whole lot of those and when we get back home we could make a fortune.
Now when we go in you stay quiet, okay? Let me do all the talking 'cause if they hear our accents, they might think we're thicko's from the country and try to screw us. I'll put on me best English accent."
"Right you are Pat, I'll keep me mouth shut, so you do all the business" said Mike.
They go in and Pat said in a posh voice "Hello my good man. I'll take 50 suits at £5.00 each, 100 shirts at £3.00 each and 50 pairs of trousers at £4.50 each. And I’ll back up the truck ready to load them on."
The owner of the shop said quietly "You're from the country aren't you?"
"Well yes," said a surprised Pat. "What gave it away?"
The owner replied, "This is a dry-cleaners."

Australia's biggest export is boomerangs. It's also their biggest import.

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Get your predictions in by 5pm, when I will be giving the odds.
Good luck

Bring out your dead children and bury them deep,

Give vent to your sorrow cry loudly and weep,

Let blood soak the ground from the grave to the shore,

Then let man worship long, - at the altar of war.

Stain deeply the lands with the souls of the slain,

Ingrained on your hands and ingrained in your brain,

A mad repetition that was practised before,

As man worships long, - at the altar of war.

No end to your madness no end to your greed,

Is it all domination that you crave to succeed,

As poisoned your mind is, as red is your hand,

We are weary of this, - can you not understand.

This World, this great Planet, and the child of your seed,

Is sickened and sad by your slaughtering deed,

And asks that you change and a peace do restore,

So that we and our World, can eradicate war.

No more should the rivers run red with our blood,

No more should these lands be of rubble and mud,

No more should a poison rise up in the sky,

No more!, - should this Planet!, ask itself!. - WHY?.

Mick Westwood