Hmmmm.. Every day a little death.....

I just got a call... Peter. He was crying and in pain.

HERRGOTTSAKRAMENTVERFLIXTHALLELUJAHNOCHAMAL!

I hardly got my ARSE out of the hospital this afternoon, and they operated on his remaining front foot. The wound there was gangrenous, and full of pus.

Since when is October the season for re-runs?

Ohhhhhhhh... mannomannomann...

'Ummmm..... they didn't REMOVE anything, did they?'

'No, but it HURTS.'

'Did they give you a pain killer?'

'I don't want to take any more pills. Will you be here tomorrow?'

'Of course I will. Try to sleep and don't be the 'hero'. '

It's a re-run, Preciousses.

I expected worse, have been all around that race-course.

Several laps, even.... sometimes we came in ahead, sometimes we didn't.

Actually, I had expected worse in my innermost 'Ren'. Deep down, I mean.... Have been here before... several times, but it is always the beginning of something much worse.

I hope they gave him local anaesthetic, and not full, because his BRAIN will melt.

And this is where the equal rights thing clicks in. I couldn't be consulted, or put in my two cents worth.... they just did it. Swell. Am sure they have the best intentions to save the foot.

Oh, I now have the right to visit him in hospital, and I have the right to ask his doctors what the hell is going on. Which is amazing.... But to have a SAY in what is going on? Uh-uh. SOME people don't understand that.

Fine. Let's have a party, hey.... after all, we've come 'so far'. Right....

This is familiar territory to me. One that I abhor. It doesn't make it any easier, given what is happening...

Look, I don't wanna get all emotional, and it is the case at the moment... but sometimes I wonder how much I can TAKE.

And most importantly, how much HE can take.

We were just 'talking' about this stuff this afternoon. About the 'It Gets Better' campaign, and the background.... he was 'clear' at that point, and he was amazed, and hurt, and cried. (He is really thin-skinned lately, and so am I.) And amazed that Hillary Clinton even did a spot for it. (We have always talked politics...) But he got tired, and I sort of just made an excuse to go.

Will have to go out there tomorrow, and stir up some shit.

So yeah, they operated on his foot.

The facility is very very good.

So yes... you take what you get, and fight for rights.

Peter is 71. I haven't seen any 'death panels' yet. They are trying to save his remaining foot.

And it is Socialised medicine.

Someone is lying....