The Morgan-Gurrs

As promised – an update from our holiday. The photo is of Steve being very silly with a neck rest pillow! I think he looks like a character from a Dr Who programme!
Anyway – the island of Alonissos was lovely. Apparently a lot of famous people go there…..although we didn’t see any of them. The beaches were great, the views amazing, and the people lovely. We had almost wall to wall sunshine, but it wasn’t too hot which was great.
The apartment however, didn’t live up to the blurb on the web – a total of five days without hot water, and lots of things that didn’t work, open, close or switch on. It’s a good job we have a good sense of humour!
Rather than boring you with tons of photos, we’ve put a lot of them on facebook – search for Morgan-Gurr….there should only be one to choose from!

We’re back from our holiday, and our diary has been updated! Just click on:
http://www.morgan-gurr.co.uk/news/diary.html
More about the holiday later (When I’ve made the photos smaller on memory!!!!!)
As you will see, October is manically busy…..we need prayer!

Thanks to those of you who have emailed to ask how the hospital appointment went.
The answer is – it went! It actually took longer waiting for the tablets the doctor prescribed than it did to see the doctor. (1 hour and 5 minutes to be exact!)
In a nutshell, he agreed with the initial diagnosis, acknowledged that Kay knew how to deal with it, (agreeing with her “just keep going” method of treatment) and suggested some tablets to take. These tablets have a huge list of side effects (Some conflicting ones, and some are what the tablets are supposed to cure – how silly is that!)
Because of the side effects, Kay has to start taking them at a low dose, and then put them up after 4 weeks until they either work, or it’s obvious they won’t work. (It could take up to 6 weeks to see any improvement) At that point the doctor suggests another review of her eyes to see if there is another problem or damage to the muscles there. I think that sums it up!
With our holiday imminent, and the nurse in Kay knowing that air travel can accent some of the side effects of these sorts of tablets, she is hoping they don’t send her a bit “doo-lally” on the plane! Steve thinks it might be fun if they do!!!

Kay has a hospital appointment today – and she hates hospitals (even with having worked in one for a number of years!)
They have a specialist in Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome, (They didn’t have one when she was first diagnosed) and her GP thought it would be good to have a review.
She’s praying they don’t want to re-do all the tests as she hasn’t got time for them…..and they hurt!
Her dream outcome would be a lessening in pain, the ability to walk smoothly in a straight line, and to be able to read without her eyes hurting! The constant nagging pain has been quite draining for her this year – it’s like a permanent electrical buzzing that doesn’t let up!
There are new treatments out there apparently – please pray for a good outcome of a treatment with no side-affects!