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Doctor Who Live and Newcon 5
Dad had a bit of a health scare last night, but it turned out to mean, hopefully, just the one night in hospital, so it looks like I'm going to take him home this afternoon. On oxygen, just out of the ambulance, when asked if there was anything he wanted, he managed to say 'a pint of beer'. Which, having heard it a few times, I think is code for everything's going to be okay.
So, concerning what I was going to blog about this week: sod that. Until next week, anyway.
On Friday night, we'll be going along to the opening night of Doctor Who Live at Wembley Arena. If you're going to be there, do say hello. But, you know, it's an arena, so I'll be that speck in the distance.
And on Saturday I'll be attending Newcon 5 in Northampton with fellow Guests of Honour Paul McAuley and Pat Cadigan, and authors like Juliet E. McKenna, Storm Constantine, Jaine Fenn, Ian Watson and Mike Shevdon. There's loads of entertainment, workshops, and I should think a lovely bar evening with the great and good of the SF world, which sounds exactly the thing right now. It promises to be a warm and lovely convention, and if you're new to these things a perfect place to start. So until then, Cheerio.
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Doctor Who,
Newcon,
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Paul: Glad you dads going to be okay. I lost both my parents about six years ago and miss them a great deal.
Hope you enjoy Doctor Who Live. I've got two tickets for the Manchester one and will be taking a girlfriend along to experience its delights. So will likely blog about it after the fact and wax lyrical about it on the podcast after the fact.
Sorry to hear that, hope that's a way off for me, and that you enjoy the Manchester one.
What Ian said. I lost my father 14 years ago and miss him to this day. Glad to hear your Dad is going to be OK.
- Rob Hansen
Sorry to hear that, thanks, and yes, he's going to be fine. Cheers.
"On oxygen, just out of the ambulance, when asked if there was anything he wanted, he managed to say 'a pint of beer'."
At least he has a good sense of humor and glad he'll be okay.
Hey there! Sorry about your dad, but I'm glad he's going to be ok, and that he has the presence of mind to ask for beer! :) Sounds like my kind of man!
My dad's been going though heart-health things lately which have been scary, though he's ok for the moment. It's made all the more difficult by the fact that he's in a nursing home at 75 and suffering from dementia, so he can't really hold conversations and doesn't always know who I am. So, I know what all that feels like (my mom passed away years ago). Be glad your dad still has his mind, and cherish every single conversation. :) Big hugs from across The Pond.
Heather: indeed, and thanks. Ter: thanks very much. As you'll have seen from my Twitter, we're actually going through something a bit similar, with Dad being 5% not quite himself at the moment. But that's hopefully a fleeting thing. Cheers.