Andy Update

Yesterday I had the cast off my leg. I will now need to two shoes!

What a strange feeling of numbness! Some stupid infantile reason I thought everything would be fine once I had the cast off. It's a step in the right direction but exhausted last night and totally

zonked.

The consultant confirmed various breaks of my fibula, other fractures of the upper ankle, a break of the ankle and a broken big toe!

My back has had multiple fractures of the vertebrae along with a main vertebrae.

Advised to take it easy I now have to make plans and decisions!

Start swimming. Start practicing my upright bass. Get the various bands going again and get some gigs. Walk like I've never walked before and then eventually get on the bike again and start training for the RAW?

What's Phil up to? He wants to start swimming and prepare for a Beach Life Guard Award in January.

He also wants to start climbing. Afraid of heights it looks like he's a little ignorant of what climbing entails!

PAM FEST 09

Pendine, over the years has gained a reputation for providing live music whether at the Annual Music Festival or within the pubs, social clubs and cafés of the area.

Saturday, October 31st, Pendine Acoustic Music festival will take place at The Crow’s Nest, Morfa Bay Adventure from 2 p.m. till late.

The festival is attracting performers from all over the country aswell as local musicians from Carmarthen and Narbeth. The line up includes: London based, ‘Yasgur’s Farm’, and ‘The Dodgy Digits’ performing 60’s and 70’s covers throughout the night. Devon’s own, ‘Starcross Lovers’ and Pendine’s ‘Two Fat Cyclists’ will add to the variety with an ecletic mix of singalong. Time will be put aside for local youngsters to showcase their talent with an open mic slot.

All musicians are giving of their time towards the charity. All proceeds will go to Diabetes UK

BBQ and refreshments will be available at the site. Budget accommodation is available at Morfa Bay Advebnture from £10 per night. Contact Rhys on 01994 452091

The full list of performers can be found on www.thetwofatcyclists.co.uk/pamfest

On the Friday night, October 30th, The Two Fat Cyclists will support Yasgur’s Farm from 7 p.m. for an acoustic evening of wild music at The New Three Mariners Inn, Laugharne.


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How are you?

I'm getting better everyday and will hopefully be home either by the weekend or early next week. The pictures below show what I've been up to in the last few days!

This was my first visit to the upstairs patio for a small barbecue.

With Mike the Stool Pigeon - I seroiusly couldn't have done it witout him! He has been amazing.

He helped me recover enormously with his wit and kindness.

Honestly, where would you be without the love of your family? My sisters Liz and Helen, brother Colin and my sister at home in Wales, Marolyn. The level of care has been beyond all my expectations!

There is a lot of love.

Thank you everyone for all your phonecalls, e mails, constant messenger chats, tweets and blogs! Especially to Stoney and Bowen for a Saturday afternoon phonecall. Thanks to

Laugharne RFC for their kind wishes!

Thank you to my family at home - to Rhys and Gethin for getting my car from Gatwick.

Thanks to all my girls at home who have kept in touch morning, noon and night.

Suzi, Lowri, Ffion, Charlie and Buffy. Love you and miss you all and when I am at home I'll miss everyone here - I just can't win!

Yesterday, I was up out of my bed for 10 hours and I actually ventured out of the house for the first time. Went for a drive with the gang to town and pick up my brother from his long walk to Agryopolis Springs and as the picture shows followed up by a small meal (and extra chips for Mike) on the beach at Petres Bridge.

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Pork Pie & Chunky Monkey Lloyd-Hughes SUP trip to Laugharne

Wednesday 2nd September 2009

Stand up paddle board adventure St Clears to Laugharne

Solo Fat Cyclist Phil Pork Pie and Chunky Monkey Rhys Lloyd Hughes (Step Son and business partner of the injured half of the charity cycling duo Mao Tse` Edwardakis) set off on their new toys (Stand up paddle boards) from St Clears boat club to paddle down river to the beautiful hamlet of Laugharne.

In deteriorating weather conditions we struggled early on and as FATigue set in, and in strengthening head winds and howling rain storms the final leg into Laugharne was a near disaster.

Early on confidence was high with both of us getting to our feet and feeling fairly comfortable. However after 2hrs of battling worsening conditions, failing light and jelly legs we were both thankful to see our destination in site.

Chunky said that he had always wanted to paddle down this stretch of the river and had ideas of using this as an activity for groups from Morfa Bay when sea conditions are not right. However even with his legendary stamina (according to Kim) he was as glad as I to see the finish line in sight.

Surfing outer reef at Pendine sands this weekend Look out

Laird Kahuna Pork Pie Hamilton...

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Crete Update

Tesco Insurance insisted that I visit a private hospital in Chania, to get re-assessed and stay overnight – X rays, CT scan etc. The hospital was like a hotel, top food and caring people and a doctor that kept you in the loop. They found I had 2 clean breaks of my left leg - bi polar breaks so I am in plaster now for 6 weeks. The public hospital said that I had two small fractures and nothing to worry about. I was given the option of plaster or an operation, put a few screws in and have no plaster. My back is wrecked but will be ok. The fractures of the vertebrae are on the end of the vertebrae - soft tissue to a certain extent and will be fixed in time - maybe another 10 days of taking it easy. I now have crutches and Doctor has told me to move a short distance every day. I also have a harness contraption to support my upper body so that I don't bend forward - 10 days on that if I sit up or walk.

Coming back in the ambulance yesterday afternoon the kind drivers seemed to hit every pothole going and seemed to be in a hurry as any car that slowed them down was given the sirens and told to move over. On arrival they asked me to walk. I virtually collapsed in the heat of the afternoon and was lucky not to pass out. Sweating profusely, with my head spinning I demanded a chair to sit down. I would definitely have keeled over. Who would have said that a journey of less than 10 yards would have been so exhaustive? They then decided that I could use a wheelchair and that they would carry me up the steps! To put a nicely - initially lazy ambulance men!

This morning I attempted to get to the bathroom. I made it with a few wobbles on the way. It’s not far mind – five crutch steps. Shouting. ‘Mike’ to help. He decides to take a photo. Mike has a new nickname: the stool pigeon. He sits on a chair and coos at me. Left:: he gets his daily pay of 10 euros

Movement Agenda for today September 3^rd 2009:

a.m. walk to bathroom 5 steps

p.m. sit up for lunch 2 steps

evening – move outside and sit in alcove – maybe play backgammon! 5 steps

So big steps to recovery in the last few days but I know it

will take time. I go back to the hospital on the 11^th. They will cut open the plaster so that I can fly sometime after the 11^th.

Best to fly after 9:11!

Inshallah

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