Final Update dear friends and whanau
14 May 2024
This is just to let you know that everything has gone very well since my hip operation four months ago. The physical healing has been accompanied by new energy and 'joie de vivre' - as everything is interconnected. I will always be deeply grateful for your kind support. Kindness is what helps us all get through the ups and downs of life. I call my left hip a "community hip". My right hip however has been 'playing up' and will, down the track, become a "public hip" as I am now on the "semi-urgent" waiting list to see a specialist pre-op.
The staff at Mercy Hospital were all fantastic and to keep my mind off things, I wrote a booklet of 20 limericks, one for every staff member. This was well received and the Hospital Manager wrote me a limerick in reply! He wrote
"Thank you for the effort you have put into this and the thoughtfulness behind it. We have shared it with all of our staff and Mr Munro, I’m sure those you have mentioned will be delighted. It is wonderful to know they are appreciated and you took the effort to learn about them all.
...Thank you for the creative way you have thanked us!
I should probably end with a Limerick about you as a patient…
To Mercy Stephanie came,
Her leg was making her lame
We gave her some care
With our usual flair
And now she’s back on her game.
On that note, dear family and friends, wishing you all many blessings and kindnesses in your lives, Steph x
