Dad's blog

On this blog a couple of weeks ago, I said about Tara that, “we do still get the odd wobble (mostly when she turns)."  Watching her today spin around and around I realised that I should make another 'health check' entry.

So we finally got a response from our (ex) GP to my letter voicing concerns at Tara's misdiagnosis.

Can you imagine how I felt when I realised that the Optometrist I was sat in front with Tara was the very same lady who misdiagnosed her as long-sighted at the beginning of August? My immediate urge was to ask to see someone else, but I resisted and let the woman come up with a plan for helping Tara with her squint (she's to get stronger glasses). I'm quite proud that I managed to stay calm.

One of Tara's health carer's mentioned that I should keep a diary of her progress, so that I can track peaks and troughs. I thought that was a lovely idea - then forgot all about it! But now I've remembered - what better format than a blog?

A couple of weeks back I forwarded a history of Tara's case to her local MP, David Lepper. I relayed to David my concern that her GP, a doctor at A&E and an Optometrist all failed to diagnose the seriousness of Tara's symptoms, and I hoped that he could conduct a review of the case so that lessons could be learned.

Over the coming weeks and months I aim to document Tara's progress as she battles her way back to full health after a very serious illness.

I also want to document my own progress as I take up the fight to gain enough strength to cycle over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in May 2010 to raise funds for King's College Hospital!