February 7th, 2010
We have just collapsed back at Kumud and Gautam’s, exhausted from a day of serious mall trawling – no, wait – a day of physiotherapy.
Health bulletin first. Went for a check up with Deepak, who gave me the all-clear, as well as an injection in each knee cap. He says it’s the medical equivalent of WD40.
Then we walked up and down mile upon mile of luxury and wealth and bling and yet more bling, in the Dubai Mall. We kept discovering more and more sections of the mall – I must remember to check exactly how huge [...]
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February 5th, 2010
I actually don’t know where to start, am feeling so chipper after my operation - everything looks new and positive when you discover that you can once again go yomping up and down hills. Well, at least I hope that’s what Deepak will tell me when we meet on Sunday.
I am thrilled to bits that we lugged the old crutches here for nothing – though I might just use them at the airport on Monday, to garner a few sympathy votes. But otherwise, touch wood, all izz well.
I am walking - albeit slowly – and have absolutely [...]
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February 3rd, 2010
Now don’t ever say I am not devoted.
Am blogging from my bed in the Al Zahra clinic, in Sharjah, having had a double arthroscopy this morning. So far, so good, but that is possibly the medicines talking.
The Doscos have turned up trumps.
Kumud and Gautam are hosting us for a week, and even smiling whilst they do so. This morning Deepak Bhatia drove us from Dubai to Sharjah, and then operated on me.
I slept most of the afternoon, and now feel OK though still slightly spaced out. Himmat spent the day battling with the on-off dodgy [...]
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February 2nd, 2010
Good morning from sunny Dubai - well, to be honest, it’s not actaully that sunny - sort of vaguely sunny. We are off for a first consultation with the surgeon at lunchtime, and then, inshallah, my knees will be as right as rain tomorrow.
Yesterday we went for an eye-opening walk along Jumeriah Beach Road?/Walk ? Suffice it to say, that we looked like gawping villagers.
The last time we were in that part of Dubai must have been 18 years ago – 19 perhaps – when there were a couple of hotels and absolutely nothing else. We were [...]
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