Callum is back. The eagle has landed! I can’t quite believe that I am finally writing those words, and Callum certainly cannot: I don’t think that he has stopped smiling for a week. It’s been…
Update 13 – 17/02/21
Christmas and New Year have come and gone, and Callum is still at Frenchay. They had their first Covid case on Christmas Eve despite their best efforts; the staff sounded gutted with disappointment and worry…
Update 12 – 19/11/20
Another seven months has passed. How time flies?? Greetings now the Welsh Covid firebreak has ended, but which segued into the beginning of the second English lockdown, which is overlapping with the Scottish tier system….
Update 11 – 27/03/20
It was Callum’s 33rd birthday this Wednesday! What better moment to update everyone who loves him, on how he is and where he is? As before, I start with apologies. Happily, the local grapevine here…
Update 10 – 10/08/19
First of all, to all the dear friends and supporters of our wonderful Callum, a mea culpa. This is an update written by Sue, Callum’s Mum. We are acutely conscious of the extremely long gap…
Update 9 – 14/03/18
As the old adage goes, no news is good news. And in this case, no blog post means the new blog post is the best it could be. A lot has happened since the last…
Update 8 – 22/12/17
Last week was an important step in Callum’s recovery, as the medical team who had been caring for him at Queen Elizabeth hospital decided it was time for him to be transferred onto a neurology…
Update 7 – 18/11/17
Throughout Callum’s stay on the Critical Care ward, he has struggled with managing the secretions on his lungs and the consequential coughing enough by himself, instead of needing the support of the nursing staff there…
Update 6 – 01/11/17
Callum continues to progress very slowly, with some days bringing more responses than others. On good days he’s able to stick his tongue out when asked, turn his head towards voices as well as scratch…
Update 5 – 20/10/17
Callum still remains asleep for most of each day, with only very brief periods of wakefulness, where very occasionally he’ll nod to a question or squeeze a hand. We’ve been told that sleep is exactly…