I echo Sir PeterFM's call for your son's speedy recovery. 
Trading's definitely in the back burner for now.
Trading's definitely in the back burner for now.
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Thanks to all for the kind words here, in pm & messenger 
Really do appreciate it.
James suffered a collapsed lung and has had his second operation today. He's still on a drip but the drain is now out. He's feeling very sore but spirits are high - we fly out early morning and hope to see him around midday.
The family he is with have been fantastic the last couple of days and it sounds like he is being well looked after.
Not sure when we'll be back but hopefully within a week all being well.
Take care peeps!
Steve
Really do appreciate it.
James suffered a collapsed lung and has had his second operation today. He's still on a drip but the drain is now out. He's feeling very sore but spirits are high - we fly out early morning and hope to see him around midday.
The family he is with have been fantastic the last couple of days and it sounds like he is being well looked after.
Not sure when we'll be back but hopefully within a week all being well.
Take care peeps!
Steve
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- Jul 28, 2009 2:58pm Jul 28, 2009 2:58pm
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Look forward to seeing you back and your boy all healed up.
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- Jul 28, 2009 3:11pm Jul 28, 2009 3:11pm
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Thanks to all for the kind words here, in pm & messenger
Really do appreciate it.
James suffered a collapsed lung and has had his second operation today. He's still on a drip but the drain is now out. He's feeling very sore but spirits are high - we fly out early morning and hope to see him around midday.
The family he is with have been fantastic the last couple of days and it sounds like he is being well looked after.
Not sure when we'll be back but hopefully within a week all being well.
Take care peeps!
Steve
Take care my friend
Mike
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- Aug 5, 2009 1:02pm Aug 5, 2009 1:02pm
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Well, we flew out on Wednesday - flight was due to take off at 8am but we sat on the plane until past 10.30 due to a 'technical glitch'. Finally arrived in Portugal two & a half hours later and were picked up by friends who were holidaying with James.
Went to the hospital to find him with the drain still in but he was very pleased to see us. He'd been transferred to a specialist chest unit and his ward was mainly made up of older locals in various stages of lung cancer.
It was shared with a psychiatric unit on the floor above, whose residents just seemed to wander about the hospital and grounds which made things interesting lol.
Every day James was carted off in an ambulance to the main hospital for x-rays and he progressed well, with the x-ray confirming his lung was fully inflated by Friday. Visiting hours were long so we spent most of the days & evenings with him. A doctor flew out from England and it was agreed we'd fly back on Sunday with British Airways. Only one of us was covered by the insurance so we had to pay for the extra flight. This was three times as much as our outbound flight as James needed the best possible care for the flight home.
Anyway, Sunday came round and we were literally at the point of boarding when the doctor noticed a problem with the drain. This meant we had no choice but to abort and rush James back to hospital to have the drain removed & stitched up. It also meant that he was now grounded for a further week as they won't let him fly without the drain for 7 days.
British Airways said no problem, they'd just transfer the flights. However, Monday they completely changed their tune and said the flights were lost. So my extra flight that cost 3 times more had to be paid for again.
Anyway, I've got a cheap flight home & my wife & James will fly back with the doctor again on Sunday.
He is now up and about and although weak is recovering really well
Steve
Went to the hospital to find him with the drain still in but he was very pleased to see us. He'd been transferred to a specialist chest unit and his ward was mainly made up of older locals in various stages of lung cancer.
It was shared with a psychiatric unit on the floor above, whose residents just seemed to wander about the hospital and grounds which made things interesting lol.
Every day James was carted off in an ambulance to the main hospital for x-rays and he progressed well, with the x-ray confirming his lung was fully inflated by Friday. Visiting hours were long so we spent most of the days & evenings with him. A doctor flew out from England and it was agreed we'd fly back on Sunday with British Airways. Only one of us was covered by the insurance so we had to pay for the extra flight. This was three times as much as our outbound flight as James needed the best possible care for the flight home.
Anyway, Sunday came round and we were literally at the point of boarding when the doctor noticed a problem with the drain. This meant we had no choice but to abort and rush James back to hospital to have the drain removed & stitched up. It also meant that he was now grounded for a further week as they won't let him fly without the drain for 7 days.
British Airways said no problem, they'd just transfer the flights. However, Monday they completely changed their tune and said the flights were lost. So my extra flight that cost 3 times more had to be paid for again.
Anyway, I've got a cheap flight home & my wife & James will fly back with the doctor again on Sunday.
He is now up and about and although weak is recovering really well
Steve
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- Aug 5, 2009 11:06pm Aug 5, 2009 11:06pm
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I'm happy to hear that he is recovering well
Trade what you see, not what you think.
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- Aug 6, 2009 12:21am Aug 6, 2009 12:21am
- Joined Jun 2006 | Status: Trader | 2,512 Posts
Thanks matey
Just praying that his flight on Sunday goes well and he can continue his recovery at home.
Meanwhile, just set the first trade on my return - long 1.43954 s/l 1.43704.
Looks like I missed a good week on the system - we had an 8%+ day on 3rd August and a couple of small winners but thats how it goes.
Kind Regards
Steve
Just praying that his flight on Sunday goes well and he can continue his recovery at home.
Meanwhile, just set the first trade on my return - long 1.43954 s/l 1.43704.
Looks like I missed a good week on the system - we had an 8%+ day on 3rd August and a couple of small winners but thats how it goes.
Kind Regards
Steve
