Grandad – Mr Pierce, the male nurse called to wash my bladder, when he saw the bags from the hospital he said you want leg bags, he went to his car & brought 3, he fitted me with which I am pleased. Dr Leeman called in the PM & gave us a paper for 36 bags which we will get from the chemist. Weather still very hot. Today was the hottest day since July 1948 93 FAR.
Mum – Ken E rang me in am & told me the new St P Fellowship is for all ages, no limit either up or down. V hot again. Made Alan biscuits in aft. FR rang – to meet him Tues 5.30 to get a book to look at.
Notes
Catheter Issues
Grandad’s health had been poor following an operation to try to relieve urinary obstruction on 2 July 1975, see Chapter 116. This was not very successful and he was left with a permanent catheter. As grandad noted, Mr Pierce was one of the male nurses who called to look after the catheter including doing bladder wash outs. He noted the catheter bags grandad had been given from the hospital the previous Saturday. He got three leg bags from his car and gave those to grandad. Then, he fitted one which grandad was very pleased with.
Dr Leeman is, I believe, a reference to Dr Leeming who was one of the GPs in the Drayton practice. He came and gave them a prescription (“paper“) for 36 leg bags. Grandad noted that they would get them from the chemist.
Comments on Weather
Both grandad and mum commented on the weather. Mum noted that it was very hot. Grandad noted that it had been 93°F (33.9°C) which was the hottest day since July 1948.
Ken Elworthy
Rev Ken Elworthy (Ken E) was the junior Minister at St Peter’s Park Lane Methodist Church, see Chapter 124. He phoned mum to tell her that the new St Peter’s (St P) Fellowship was for all ages. I suspect he did not call her out of the blue just for this but was perhaps prompted by the letter that she had delivered to Leslie Dye the previous day. Had mum perhaps complained about age restrictions in that letter?
Biscuits
Alan refers to my younger brother. Mum made him biscuits in the afternoon. The reason she made biscuits specifically for him was that they needed to be gluten-free as he had Coeliac disease, see Chapter 116.
Rev Dowson
FR refers to Rev F R Dowson. Frederick Rodham Dowson entered the Methodist ministry in 1936. He was born in Haxby, York on 5 August 1912 and he died in Selsey on 4 September 2011, aged 99. I believe he was superintendent Minister for the Park Lane circuit from 1968 to 1974. He and mum were close and they spoke and corresponded frequently, see Chapter 114. On this occasion, he phoned. Mum noted that they were to meet on Tuesday at 5.30pm. He was going to get her a book to look at.
