The HopScot: My Story of Limb Loss and Heart Disease

BA 3: The Long and Winding Road

In the buildup to my 2011 surgery I hadn’t really noticed any problems with my health. It isn’t always so easy, particularly when the change is gradual. However my parents had both noticed my decline and after a few visits to the hospital, the decision was made to insert a stent into an artery… This episode is an audio recording of a post of the same name [https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-long-and-winding-road/] over on my blog. Link to this post: https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-long-and-winding-road/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-long-and-winding-road/] Link to the blog: www.thehopscot.co.uk [www.thehopscot.co.uk]

PA 3: Just a Wee Problem

Originally, my surgery was supposed to last a mere six hours but ended up stretching to almost twenty. Such a long time under the knife can have unpleasant effects, not just around the area that is being operated upon but over the whole body… This episode is a recording of a post of the same name over on my blog. Link to the post: https://thehopscot.co.uk/just-a-wee-problem/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/just-a-wee-problem/] Link to blog: www.thehopscot.co.uk [www.thehopscot.co.uk]

BA 2: The Great Divide

Coming round from my second open heart surgery was rough. After a while the breathing tube was removed and I was able to properly wake up. One of the first things I noticed, aside from the aching, were the three pipes emerging gracefully from my… This episode is a recording of a post of the same name over on my blog. Link to post: https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-great-divide/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-great-divide/] Link to the blog: www.thehopscot.co.uk [www.thehopscot.co.uk]

PA 2: When Might it be Appropriate to Start Calling Him Hoppy?

The first few days after waking up to find my leg had been amputated were surreal. I wasn’t really getting my head around it properly and only ever acknowledged what had happened to make a few jokes. Eventually though, the time came to lift the sheets… This episode is an audio recording of a post of the same name over on my blog. Link to the post: https://thehopscot.co.uk/when-might-it-be-appropriate/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/when-might-it-be-appropriate/] Link to the blog: www.thehopscot.co.uk [www.thehopscot.co.uk]

BA 1: The Heart of the Matter

It was when I was fifteen that I finally realised my condition wasn’t going to be just a minor annoyance in the background of my life. My health had gradually been declining and after a visit to the hospital they realised… This episode is an audio recording of a post of the same name [https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-heart-of-the-matter/] over on my blog. I was just about getting over another bout of Covid when I recorded this one so my voice was still a little rough. Link to this post: https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-heart-of-the-matter/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/the-heart-of-the-matter/] Link to blog: https://thehopscot.co.uk/ [https://thehopscot.co.uk/]