We have three comrades in hospital at last report - but there may be some we don't know about.
Graham Williams (GPO, Kenning's Bty, 1965) is in Auckland Hospital after urgent surgery to remove a blockage from his throat - a malignant tumour. He is having radiation therapy each day, and goes home on Friday when his feeding tube is relocated. He expects to make a full recovery - I (Mike) spent an hour with him this morning and he is in very good spirits, although the liquid diet is not the kind he prefers. With a trach pipe in place, Graham has difficulty talking but he does text easily. Text him on 02102426577, or visit Ward 74, Room 11, 1100-1900 hrs.
Jeff Waters - Jeff is in Middlemore for a few days for a hernia op.
John Murray - John is not a gunner himself, but a good mate of gunners who served 'on foot' in Malaya. He is in palliative care in North Shore Hospital, where he was visited today by Joe Panoho and Billy Edwards.
About Me
- The Royal New Zealand Artillery Association (Inc)
- JOIN The RNZA Association, the primary voice of gunners in New Zealand. Our membership is open to any person who is currently serving, has served or been associated with the RNZA, to their next-of-kin, to members of historical societies and to gunners of any nation around the World. The Association is active both in the preservation of Artillery history and traditions, and protection of welfare and pension interests and rights of all gunners, present and past. Members receive our exclusive quarterly journal 'The New Zealand Gunner', regular updates through our 'Muzzle Flashes' blog, and the opportunity to keep in touch with the wider Gunner community through our popular annual reunion.
No comments:
Post a Comment