A retired Paediatrician goes back to work.
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Presumably no one will want to read this but that's fine. I am a paediatician and I had thought about a blog for years. I had to sign up for access to another event blog and I thought I would have a go at one for me. Like many things it will probably fade away and die. Love Stephen
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You won't believe how exasperating this is.
We haven't had email or phone communication for 3 or 4 days.
We are now one stop and 2 nights from base camp and 4 nights from the run.
Our lack of communications has nothing to do with a lack of love on our part.
This is a blackberry generated email and it's in responce to my first batch of hospital emails since coming to nepal.
There is no agreement between any provider in nepal and T mobile.
So this is a miracle and is probably thanks to a chinese mobile transmitter on everest!
We are all well.
Various bouts of diarhioah, mild AMS symptoms, mild hepertension but we are in excellent spirits.
The surfaces we will be running on are awfull so stability safety and efficiency are our watchwards.
Anyone who says this is a run downhill will get decked
I can't wait to get to Namche Bizarre and our first of many pints.
We will try again over the next few dfays but love you lots and can't wait to get home love stephen
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I think Barry wants to read the blog so I shall sign off for now
May be more later
Love
Stephen
We've been on a little trek this afternoon to a nearby village. Although the downhill terrain is harsh on your knees the uphill and the fight against shortness of breath is comparably difficult. Speaking of shortness of breath current results of O2 sat's = 94%, HR = approx 60, FVC 98%, FEV 99% at 2,843m. Not bad!!! Everyone else is good too, Barry is exceptional with around 130% for both FVC and FEV, O2 sat is 90 however.
Met a couple who have just returned from base camp there from Carlisle! Knew I recognized the accent : )
Tomorrow we begin our first ascent, about 5 mile hike not sure were... but its actually 100m descent overall.
Himalayas are breath taking... and were at the foot of them!
Love to all
Jodie, Stephen, Guy, Barry
Fascinating stuff..looking forward to seeing the story unfold and will be reading your blogs intently Stephen.
Thought you might like to know that ‘Cfest@Shearer’s Bar’ is happening again on October 2nd…not forgetting ‘Cfest@theJournalTyneTheatre’ with Bon Giovi and the Bryan Adams Experience on July 19th.
Hope to see you…and many others..there!!
Cheers,
Chris.
www.myspace.com/cfest2008
From: Cronin Stephen [mailto:Stephen.Cronin@stft.nhs.uk]
Sent: 13 May 2008 17:32
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Subject: Tenzing Hillary Everest
So as you can see from the previous posting we have set off from
The girls and friends made a maginificent effort to set us on our way, what with Lucinda's "band" and Pat's flags and banners.
Dave Wood came from the Northern Echo and took some great photos.
If he gets a chance we would love to have copies sent to stephen.cronin@stft.nhs.uk
Jodie is on BBC North East at 18:30 this evening.
The train is surprisingly small for such a journey and no coffee!!
Next stop
We'll keep blogging as long as the technology holds out.
Love
Stephen
http://apaediaticiansblog.blogspot.com/
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So we reach Abu Dhabi 0650 local time unfortnatly it doesn't open tilll 0700 so we had to cicle for while!
3 hours before Kathmandu Flight
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We fly from Manchester at 21:00hrs
Barrys best efforts at blagging was unsucessful in getting an upgrade but we didn't get our bags weighed which is great.
Terminal 1 at Manchester is under construction!
And we had acouple of pints
See you in abu dhabi
Stephen
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So as you can see from the previous posting we have set off from Durham station..
The girls and friends made a maginificent effort to set us on our way, what with Lucinda's "band" and Pat's flags and banners.
Dave Wood came from the Northern Echo and took some great photos.
If he gets a chance we would love to have copies sent to stephen.cronin@stft.nhs.uk
Jodie is on BBC North East at 18:30 this evening.
The train is surprisingly small for such a journey and no coffee!!
Next stop Manchester Airport.
We'll keep blogging as long as the technology holds out.
Love
Stephen
http://apaediaticiansblog.blogspot.com/
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So Friday Night was the in the heart or the beast but with antibitics and immunisations we survived.
And I met 2 Sir Bobbys again. Great Men both
Then yesterday a wonderfull warm, relaxed, family wedding and the weather was generously perfect.
Nice tidy up this morning and now watching a good display of football Sunderland vers Arsenal. They are just so clinicaly deadley when they break through.
Work tomorrow then packing and a train to Manchester flights to Abudabe and Kathmandu before the adventure starts.
Blog
Later love
Stephen
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So its friday.
Bobby Robson do tonight in aid of a cancer centre in Newcastle.
Suzanne Cousin's wedding at our house tomorrow Recovery Sunday, Work monday the departure Tuesday.
Barry may or may not have the kit he needs
Jodie needs nothing, she apparently packd very lights.
We have had a trial pack and it looks good.
I' like to know if I can email pictures but we will hav to wait to find out.
Love
Stephen
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