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ASHCOMBE PARK BOWLING CLUB -2011)
NEWS SECTION
This Section provides information about Club Activities, and other items of interest.
These pages are for Club Members specifically, and for anyone reaching the site - future Members perhaps!
The train picture is of the engine on the Weston-super-Mare miniature seafront railway >
Items of News, what has happened, and what is planned.
Information concerning the web-site, including new proposals and plans
See information on Tony Williams below.
CLUB ACTIVITIES
Days
Details
Time
Notes
Each Day (Mon - Fri)
Snooker Club
13.00
Two tables available (one full-sized). Small Charge. Morning Sessions also be available - Contact John Main Tel: 625384
Each Friday
Whist Drive
14.00
Arrive at 13.45 to start games at 2pm.
Day
Date
Details
Time
Notes
Wednesday
8
February
Winter Coffee Morning
10.30
Wednesday
7
March
Spring Coffee Morning
10.30
Sunday
25
March
Paying-in Day
14.00
Time to be confirmed. Expected to close at 17.00
Wednesday
4
April
Pre-Season Coffee Morning
10.30
Saturday
14
April
Men’s President Opening Day
14.00
Thursday
19
April
Ladies’ President Opening Day
14.00
TONY WILLIAMS - Recent Ill-health
Tony Williams recently became ill, complaining of tingling in his arms and legs. He was admitted into Frenchay Hospital, where it was diagnosed that he was suffering from Guillain Barré Syndrome. It is a rare disease affecting 1500 people each year. There is NO risk of catching this disease, it is the result of an error in the immune system.
Full details are available on the NHS web site (www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Guillain-Barre-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx).
Latest Bulletin:
Tony is making a good recovery. He has been moved out of ‘Special Care’ into Ward 18, a ‘high dependency’ unit, where there is one nurse to about four patients. Visiting times are 2.30 to 4.30 in the afternoon, when Mary comes to see him, but there is also an evening slot from 6.30 to 8.30.
Tony’s speech and vocabulary have been virtually unaffected by his illness. He often telephones Mary, his family, and members of the Club. His lungs still need to be drained periodically. A pre-existing lung condition, which was not previously diagnosed is being treated with antibiotics. He also has a slight ear infection.
He general movement and coordination are now good, and still improving. He is able to write and pick up small objects. He can eat and drink without assistance. Tony can now get out of bed unaided, and walk with the use of a standard walking frame. He is now trying to walk using just a cane. He has breakfast in bed, but most other meals are taken in the dining area of the ward, where he walks using his frame. He can now wash and dress himself.
Feeling has returned to all parts of his body, including his toes, but Tony says it is sometimes like feeling through a glove. He does not have any reflexes in his arms or legs. In the gym, he has tried walking unaided, and has tried ascending steps, which he will need to achieve before returning home.
Plans are being made for him to return home, but this needs to be arranged with Weston health area, and arrangements are being made for a member of their team to visit Tony in hospital, where a home visit will be discussed. One proposal is to move Tony to Weston hospital; the level of care would be decreased, but it may be easier to make the necessary arrangements for Tony’s eventual return home.
The doctors are very pleased with the progress he is making, which all bodes well for him to eventually make a complete recovery. We all hope to see him back playing bowls, and it seems that there is now a real possibility that he will be able to bowl woods this summer. Tony seems confident that he can make it to the Club for the opening day - this is now his goal. However, Tony is under no illusion, that it will take another year at least, before he can consider the regaining of his full health, but he has every chance giving the rapid improvements that he has made so far.
Tony occupies his time by looking at his photos, and watching films, on a new DVD player that his family have bought him. He has television and bedside telephone. Members who have visited him say he’s talking about bowls, which must be a good sign. Many Club Members have offered help, taking Mary to the hospital. This has been very difficult for Mary, but she seems to be coping well.
Stephen Ash (webmaster)
Updated 5 February
