Days 423 to 428

It's been a much better week. To begin with I have had only one acid attack since I last reported. In some ways when you think you have cracked something it comes as a bigger shock when you have to get up in the night again. There's no doubt that the anti sickness pills have made a huge difference.

My weight seems to have stabilised at 13 stone 1 pound. I feel okay though and certainly I don't feel sick. I am sure with making certain I don't stop bothering to eat this will sort itself out.

The other news of a positive nature is that I have started to be able to go through the day without the need of a sleep. My Radio work continues to be busy though with visitors, holiday etc. I am taking 5 weeks off from Angel Radio. I am working on my guest list for September though.

After rather a windy last few days, sunshine is back on the menu. Let's hope it holds until this Friday at least when the gang are all here.

Days 418 to 422

After a great deal of rushing about it's nice to report a quiet weekend. The weather has been good. As I may have reported elsewhere there always seems to be a breeze on the Island which prevents it from getting humid. Christopher, Gillian, Jack, Lucy and Harry are due here a week on Friday so let's hope this lasts.

Since my last post I have had only one acid attack. The anti sickness pills certainly seem to be doing the trick. A slight worry is my weight however which is now at 12 stone 13. I say a slight worry as I don't feel sick and I am able to eat reasonably well. We shall see how this goes over the next few weeks. If this persists I shall make contact with Gill at the Hospital.

Otherwise things are okay. We have the final of the World Cup to look forward to tonight. Spain should win but if any team is capable of knocking them out of their stride it's the Dutch. Sadly England are a million miles away in terms of technique and big match temperament.

More in the week.

Days 412 to 417

Having spent a few days with the family in North Wales, I am now back home.

Fingers and toes crossed but the news from the last few days has been good. For a start I have put on 2 pounds in weight. It would be wrong to say I was starting to worry but I do like to keep within the 13 and a half stone range(189 pounds). The big news though is that I have had now three nights in a row with no acid attacks and no coughing. This would appear to be directly related to the introduction of the anti sickness pill into the medicine cabinet. Morale is so much better for that.

Otherwise we both keep plenty busy. Ev is this evening singing with the Barbershop Chorus on the Island so am looking forward to that. Today Martin came to the studio to talk about his trip to South Africa.

My next blog will be at the weekend when hopefully the improvement will be sustained.