My Dad's ear cancer had origins during his wartime service as a driver in North Africa
My Dad's ear cancer had origins during his wartime service as a driver in North Africa

A cooler long and busy day but still fine and good for outside work as I spent time on my Rolls-Royce spare wheel and then my pond filters before some chores in St Ives after which I drove on to Addenbrookes and my Dad, taking back his laundry and lending him a large book on Koi carp. He seems a little worse every day and now his neck is swelling, and Diana asked me the question ‘Why?’ today and I tried to answer in many ways.

A rush home to my meeting of the Southern Area Committee of the District Council and The Local Plan was in pride of place on the agenda. Home soon after 9pm and the next hour returning phone calls and trying to get the St Neots Museum Committee organised for next week’s meeting. The news today is of a near 40% drop on the stock exchange triggered by the falling pound despite Bank of England support.

A long and busy day today which started this morning with me taping my spare Rolls-Royce wheel with masking tape and applying several layers of grey primer by aerosol paint spray. Then out to buy a new drain cover and pipes and to hire a drill bit from Cosy Corner Tool Hire to make a hole in the pool boiler room wall. I had the task of piping in the ‘black flush’ outlets of our two sand filters and I had assembled them into position by early afternoon even though they were not cemented together.

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This afternoon, I had to take the drill back and then travel over to St Ives for three errands there. I sorted St Ives bookshop out over ordering History of Little Paxton books and I collected my boat heater from LH Jones. Then on to Addenbrookes and my Dad, taking back his laundry and lending him a large book on Koi carp. I asked him to look through it and choose a couple of varieties that he likes that I could add them to my collection ‘for him to see one day’. Poor Dad seems a little worse each day. His face seems to sag a little more as the nerves are affected. He is more tired as well but is still as lucid. It could just be the different and increased painkillers. Unfortunately, his neck (under his chin) seems to be swelling to me as if another tumour is forming. Diana asked me the question ‘Why?’ today and I tried to answer in many ways.

A rush home to my meeting of the Southern Area Committee of the District Council and The Local Plan was in pride of place on the agenda. I presented my views in writing as well as in person and the meeting went quite well. I am still fearful of the future in this area and indeed the country with more ever more development taking place. Home soon after 9pm and the next hour returning phone calls and trying to get the Museum Committee organised for next week’s meeting. The news today is of a near 40% drop on the stock exchange triggered by the falling pound despite Bank of England support. Interest rates therefore seem certain to rise still further in company’s performance will be affected. The last week has seen share price falls accelerating. A cooler day but still fine and good for outside work