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Summer Holidays and no misery!!!

  The Summer! This is a long one so get comfortable and off we go.....  Full of new iron and up to running 4 minutes (FOUR!) at a time for the first time since Oct 2024 I set off to Helsinki in fine fettle.   The last chance for a while to be fit and healthy before the nose laser treatment and the fifth ablation (eye roll emoji!). Helsinki was nice but there’s not much there.   I think if you have a car and can explore the islands of the Finnish archipelago it would be lovely though.   Weather varied from wet and 13 ˚ right up to sunny and 21 ˚.   We had three nights in a little apartment.   Last year, when we had to cancel due to me being in hospital for so long (see Aug 2025) we had booked to sail with Viking Ferries to Estonia.   This year I could not find their website and so booked with Tallink.   Their terminal was not near to our hotel as marked on Google (that was the cargo port) but a long tram ride away which was a pain. ...
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Jaja's guide to Self-Advocacy

  Self-Advocacy I have, in the main, been very lucky in my Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter story in respect of the medical professionals I have dealt with.   However, not everyone has the same experience and I thought I could put down some ideas on how to push your own case and help yourself. Most of this is common-sense and so may come across as patronising.   This was never my intention and so I apologise in advance if you find it to be so. Common-sense disclaimer – this is general advice and must be guided by your medical professional. ·          Find out all you can about your condition.   Read up online from reliable sources – such as the charities or NHS website – there are lots of good American ones too such as Mayo Clinic.   I found it helpful after my ablations to read and ask questions on some of the many patient lead forums, but be warned some of these can be quite toxic (I was once told I had caused my ow...
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