FIRSTLY THE COVID 19 SCOURGE SPOILED MY PLANS TO BRING THE BENTLEY TO NORWAY AND GOING ON HOLIDAY TO MY FRENCH HOUSE AS SOON AS THE FRONTIERS WERE OPENED IN JUNE THIS YEAR TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE WHEN I HAD TO BE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE CATARACT IN MY LEFT EYE OPERATED ON AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN POITIERS. THE OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE MEDICATION MADE MY LIFE A MISERY, INCLUDING A PERIOD OF DEPRESSION THAT PREVENTED ME FROM CARRYING OUT THE PLANS THAT I HAD BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPLETE DURING MY STAY IN FRANCE.
NOW BACK IN NORWAY, I`M WAITING FOR AN OPERATION ON MY RIGHT EYE TO REMOVE THE CATARACT FROM IT.. ACCORDING TO THE SPECIALIST IN FRANCE THIS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT THE WAITING TIME HERE IN NORWAY IS GOING TO BE MONTHS.
HOW COME THAT THE FRENCH HEALTH SERVICE, WELL KNOWN FOR IT`S EXCELLENCE, WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME THE OPERATION WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND OFFERED TO CARRY OUT THE OPERATION ON MY RIGHT EYE AS SOON AS MY OPERATED ON LEFT EYE WAS HEALED. NORWAY IS ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES PER CAPITA IN THE WORLD BUT HAS AN INFERIOR HEALTH SERVICE COMPARED TO OTHER EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN COUNTRIES?
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ON THIS SITE WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE UNTIL MY LIFE GETS BACK TO NORMAL TO SEE SOME PROGRESS.
ALAN