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  • Finally

    Last Monday I was a bit tired and grumpy after having a fabulous weekend celebrating my 65th birthday. But I still didn’t have a date for my hip replacement.I had been on the urgent list for 15 weeks. The only things that had happened was the top of my femur was collapsing and I had…

    christineheartspenguins

    September 24, 2026
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    family, health, life, surgery, writing
  • Cost Benefit Analysis

    More cost benefit analysis from ACC  and my local MP that doesn’t stack up So last night after waking at 2am ,taking some codeine I decided, perhaps foolishly,to write my local MP.I didn’t expect much if any response. After a flurry of email between the admin person in his office and me, it was established…

    christineheartspenguins

    February 3, 2026
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    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1837
  • Sugar ,Swimming and Sage

    Here I am again. For those of you who don’t know, before seeing an orthopedic surgeon about joint replacement in the public system, you are required to complete some arthritis education, an exercise programme for 6 weeks with optional sessions with a dietician. It turns out sugar is inflammatory ie if you eat too much…

    christineheartspenguins

    January 6, 2026
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    dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2168
  • About me

    I’m an ordinary woman,in an ordinary city living an ordinary life. I am 64 so en route to becoming a super annuitant. I have one husband ,four children,two step children, five step grand children, (I guess that’s a thing) and two resident cats. I originally trained as a primary school teacher, taught briefly then studied…

    christineheartspenguins

    December 30, 2025
    Uncategorized
    bio, Introduction, random info

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