Being mortal

I’ve been exploring the status of the local NHS recently, primarily because I’ve been struggling with abdominal pain for the last couple of weeks.  In that time I think I’ve spent at least 3h listening to my GP’s queueing system, I’ve spoken to one practice nurse, met another, have been to the urgent care centre in Burnley, and this morning to A&E in Blackburn.  I’m just not ready to be old and infirm yet, so I’m finding the experience chastening.

One of the quirks of life in Burnley is that there is no Accident and Emergency facility - you have to travel to darkest deepest Blackburn.  The upside though is the hospital shuttle bus that runs every 30-45 minutes throughout the day between the two hospital campuses.  It doesn’t hang around either - I left Blackburn at 12:15, and had been dropped off on Casterton Avenue after a speedy leg on the M65 by 12:45.

I need to go back to try to see my GP at their surgery tomorrow, and I’m sure it will be ok in the end… but in the interim I thought I’d stop by Scribbles for the first time in a while and say hi.  I’m really impressed with the progress Vincent has made while I’ve been away, and am mulling over how Scribbles could fit better / more into my workflow.  I’ll probably talk about that in a subsequent scribble.  I’m looking forward to seeing how Scribbles to Bluesky syndication works via echo.feed too.