AN update (mid-December to late-January)
2026! Happy New Year, dear Reader, There is always something about a new year to lift the spirits – most of all, if you are an incurable list-maker and archivist like me, then there is a shiny new Exercise Log to record all my workouts PLUS a diary to record the minutiae of my dull life! Nowadays it is called ‘journalling’ and is said to be very therapeutic. I certainly let my feelings out in my diary – it is often peppered with heart-felt comments and extremely bad language! ( If you have never read this Blog before than all you need to know is that I am an ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WARRIOR – in the last 6.5 years I have had four catheter ablations to stop Afib plus a surgical ablation (Minimaze) for the same reason plus 13 DCCV (cardioversions) to stop and restart the heart in correct rhythm. I’ve also been in hospital another five times with Afib, some of which reverted with chemical intervention and a couple that self-reverted. My Afib (before ab...