I took myself off to Dyrham House with my friend and

walking companion Lewis!

Dyrham holds alot of History for my family, as my great Grandfather

was thier furniture maker and my great Granny was in service there to

and thats how they met, and I ended up here!!

The house is fabulous and the gardens and grounds are immaculately

kept and maintained. We had a good walk down (& up!) the winding and meandering

drive to the house, and mooch around the grounds! (All good excerise to keep

steriod fat at bay!!)

I bought a kids kitem and tried to fly it, but as I opened the packet, the breeze died!

The kite had a big ASS on it, which, ironically is how I felt with a kite on a still day!!

Great afternoon out, and a cheeky ice cream........sssshhhhhhh!!  ;-)

Further to my last post about "Free Prescriptions..."

(See below.)

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freemedicationfortransplantpatients/

As you can imagine, I have been going at it in

"Typical Matt" fashion, and looks like

I have support from high and unexpected places!!

I have recived 2 very nice and supportive letters from

Steve Webb MP, and from Proffessor Gilmore at the

Royal college of Physicians!

BOTH support my campaign and have both lobbied

the Prime Minister on my behalf!!

Wish me luck!!

I have currently got a "Bee in my Bonnet" !

After a £90.00 charge for my medications/pills I began to

look into NHS rulings on FREE prescriptions etc.

Turns out, unless you meet a series of criteria you do not qualify!

(However if you are over 65, unemployed, asylum seeker, etc you CAN

get FREE NHS care for everything!)

UK residents who meet certain criteria CAN get a "Medical Exemption"

card for free prescriptions etc with an FP92A form. (In brief) If you have Cancer,

are a Diabetic, or have certain other illnesses you CAN get an exemption

card for "Life Preserving" lifelong medication! I felt this was unfair as we Transplant

patients also need "Life Preserving" medication to combat rejection etc, and

it is also a life long requirement, so WE ALSO meet this description!

So in "Typical Matt Style" I decided this was unfair, and have resolved to

solve this discrminatory policy! Mr Cameron has a letter en route, so do

numerous other depts!

You to can help me achieve this goal ! I made an online petition you can sign!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freemedicationfortransplantpatients/

Please help me/US..... Thank you !

Top afternoon!....

Afternoon tea at Ston Easton House Hotel, with fellow members

& guests of the Somersert Automobile club. (Big thanks to Chris Bigwood

for organising this again!)

Lots of old friends (with thier even older cars!) and, more to the point,

lots of delicious cakes! (If any of the Transplant team are reading this,

I only had a couple, and walked them off after! - HONEST!!)

Took my little poppett for a top meal today!

We went to Lucknam Park for a lovely Sunday lunch

its it's bistro, and then a wander around the grounds.

It's a beautiful place, and the food was fantastic. We tootled

up in "The Ark Royal" and really enjoyed the time together!

(Going to have to have a MEGA walk to loose THAT meal, tomorow!)

Well, I made it to my 2nd (post transplant!) Birthday today....

Had a lovely relaxing day in the sun!

However the heat from my (coughs!) numerous candles

may have added to global warming and the melting of the

ice caps?

If you find a polar bear in your garden tomorow I am VERY sorry!!

Since the cutting of one of my drugs, I have piled on

the pounds! I have been trying to walk and exercise it off!

Went to Westonbirt Arboretum today for a stroll. It was serene,

relaxing, majestic, and as ever awe inspiring to see Mother Nature

at work!

DEFINATELY recomend a visit!!