A tearful thank you, wonderful Grandsnetters

Hasn't this turned out to be a lovely, gentle thread, the way it has digressed?

I only intended it to be a one post, thank you thread to save me writing lots of PMs, as my brain was basically full of mince! ?

It's been a lovely thread Marydoll; full of goodwill and kindness.

Paddyanne, my four grandparents were also Irish. Unfortunately, I will have no further need for my British passport, let alone an Irish one.
My travelling days abroad are scuppered after this week's episode. I will never be able to visit my beloved Rome ever again. ☹ Hame'll dae me, as my mother use to say.

Never say never,my OH had 3 heart attacks in quick succession,he didn't realise the first two were heart attacks .Luckily when he woke in the middle of the night he was sensible enough to phone NHS 24 and they blue lighted him to RAH .He didn't waken me until the ambulance was on its way ,silly begger didn't want me to worry.
Thankfully RAH and the Golden Jubilee sent him home fixed..but he thought he was invinceable then and he was back at work before a fortnight was up ..and cutting grass and walking miles as well as an exercise class with my physio that I find hard to do.
That was 9 years ago and I'm grateful to NHS Scotland every single day .Just take it a bit slower than he did and hopefully life will get better and a wee trip across the Irish sea might be on the cards.My GP 's were from Letterkenny and Co Antrim and Cork GGP's came here during the Famine though they married in Glasgow s Catholic cathedral and ggm took granny and her siblings home in 1888

Thank paddyanne, but the heart attack is the least of my health worries. There is no fix for me, I'm afraid. I'm just about uninsurable now and would be foolish to consider travelling abroad now. The total bill for my NY trip a year ago cost less than the single trip insurance policy!!! Ouch !!!
I have had a very good innings and lots of wonderful memories of travelling abroad.

I have always wanted to visit Enniscorthy where my maternal Grandmother came from. Who knows, I might manage that?

I just saw this, as well, and want to add my well wishes. I hope you continue to feel better. What an awful time to have to be in the hospital which is hard at the best of times! Glad you are in the comfort of your home now.