To my horror, It's been a month since I wrote anything. I've been partly busy but also partly poorly with another flare-up of acid reflux. My throat and stomach feel on fire and it's rendered me a pathetic version of my normal self. So much for the gastroscopy procedure I had done on 15 September. My GP has increased my medication from two tablets a day (the normal maximum dose) to three a day which I have to take for no longer than a week as it can cause serious problems including liver damage. I am desperate to get better as I am going away soon and don't want to be ill, especially as it is a trip I have been longing to do for years. So a bland diet for me. If I never see another boiled egg again, I shall be happy!
I must confess my nerves have been on edge too. What with the stress of not knowing whether I'll be better in time, all the news about Gaza and Israel is really distressing. I know Israel felt justifiably wronged by the Hamas attack on 7 October, but two wrongs don't make a right and what Israel are doing to innocent people in Gaza is beyond belief. They have more than made their point and it's time to hand it over to an arbitrator. Mind you, it's kinda of that that got them in that mess in the first place, when Britain handed over part of Palestine to become the Israeli state in 1947. If you haven't seen it, the TV series The Promise is a good place to start.
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That's not much fun. They have me come gaviscon-like stuff when I had it, very thick aniseed gunge, which helped a bit.
Thank you Tasker. Yes I'm on that Gaviscon-like stuff as well as tablets, but when I get these flare ups, it burns all my throat and stomach so I need the big guns.
Radiant brilliance in your post! Insightful, well-articulated, and a pleasure to read. Thanks for sharing your valuable perspective.
"...two wrongs don't make a right and what Israel are doing to innocent people in Gaza is beyond belief" Be careful ADDY! If Jeremy Corbyn had said that it would have been seen as blatant evidence of rabid antisemitism!
Sorry to hear about your internal workings and the poorliness you have been enduring. Nine days after publishing this post, I hope that you have turned a corner and you are feeling significantly better.
As you probably recall YP, I have Jewish ancestry and will be the first to defend them in an argument, so in no way can I be called antisemitic, but I cannot see that what is Israel is doing in retaliation to what was, yes, a horrible act by HAMAS, is acceptable. Killing equally innocent people and children in Gaza does not make it right. It is a horrible situation all round that has been grumbling since 1947 and not easy to solve, but killing is not the answer. I am not sure what is the answer, but somebody needs to step in before there is too much more bloodshed on either side.
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