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Great news hope ash continue,s to improve in leap,s and bounds from now. we are all rooting for you ash.

latest from fb:


Just got to wait for drugs then we can head home yepeee

Better news from fb:


Hi everyone ash is doing ok, and might? Be going home tomorrow. (hopefully) depends on his temp if it doesn't go up again the home, if not be staying up here. Cheryl's back home now and i am up here, stop at cambridge services for half hour to say hi, (haven't seen each other for a week) then back on the road.

Thanks Liz,

Hope the IVs get working quickly

Teresa

More from fb, Ash's Dad's post on the Invicta thread.


Ash has got to stay at QE for at least another week. still on IV's and being sick but he's in the right place. missing him and cheryl, see you both soon.

nudge

Teresa

LIZ..READING THIS MAKES US REALISE
WHAT A STRONG FANTASTIC FAMILY
THEY ARE,
XXXXX

From fb, posted yesterday:


Update on Ash not doing to well at the moment, very high temperature, still on antibiotics IV, keeps being sick also in pain. had he's leg X-Rayed just got to waiting for results, hope it's good news. Just a waiting game again.



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So sad that Ash has had this setback, but I am sure his fighting spirit will help him through and on to better times.

Lizx

Thanks for the update Liz,

Its very sad that Ash in back in hospital for possibly more surgery but he will be an insipation to the newly injured Lads.

I hope his Dad and the other Lads enjoyed the motorbike show.

Teresa X

nothing more on fb except that Dad and other lads went to motorbike show, as they had already booked and paid for hotel and tickets etc and couldn't get refund.

More from fb:

Update on ash he's in QE Birmingham has seen plastics surgons, he has a infection in his leg and has a temp of 39.1 so has been put on antibiotics IV. Has got to have X-rays later to see if the tissue expanders are infected if so might put he's surgery forward, which means he'll be at QE for some weeks. I would like to thank all those people for the message we have received wishing ash well, thank you




Ash has been asked to talk to some of the new injured solders that have moved up to ward412 about how he copes with his injures To help them. It should also help him to.

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A shame Ash has to face more surgery but good that he will be talking to newly injured lads, will help them see light at the end of the tunnel and keep Ash out of mischief too

All good wishes to him and his bro, and all the lads at QE Birmingham

Lizx

Good news from fb:

Matts home now and ash is being taken to QE hospital birmingham for more treatment as he's leg as become infected and they have a better understanding of he's condition,

Ash and cheryl are on their way back to QE hospital in Birmingham as they have more one on one care for the forces, and know more about Ashley condition, hope they are back soon.


Hope all goes well and they will be settled in their new home together soon.

Lizx

This is the report that was in their local newspaper, along with the comment by the Meningitis Trust, who are being supportive.

I have added all this to remind people of the symptoms and to give the details of the trust, should anyone else need advice or info, heaven forbid it happens to anyone else we know.





Soldier and brother share hospital ward after contracting meningitis
A SOLDIER hospitalised by meningitis has been joined in the ward by his brother with his whole family needing treatment.

Sapper Ashley Hall, who lost both his legs and suffered other serious injuries in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, has contracted viral meningitis and is on a drip at Colchester General Hospital.

On Monday night he was rushed to hospital. By Tuesday night his 18-year-old brother Matt needed a hospital bed after contracting the illness.

His parents, and siblings Luke and Nathaniel, were also given antibiotics in hospital yesterday to prevent them contracting the illness and being hospitalised.

20-year-old Ashley, a former St Benedict’s College student in Colchester who lives in Stratford St Mary, had complained of headaches, bright lights, stiffness and headaches, which are all signs of meningitis, and 24 hours later Matt had similar symptoms.

However the family have been reassured it is viral meningitis rather than the more deadly bacterial form.



Your Say YourColchesterMeningitisTrust, says...
02/02/11

Everyone at the Meningitis Trust hopes that the brothers get better soon.

The recovery process from viral meningitis can be very slow, so it is important that they both take their time.

We are here to help the brothers and their family; as well as provide information on the disease. Simply call our freephone 24-hour nurse-staffed helpline on 0800 028 18 28, download our free iPhone app at www.meningitisapp.co
m or visit www.meningitis-trust
.org.

get well soon boys xx

Nothing further to add at the mo, will check fb again later tonight.

These lads and their family are constantly in my thoughts.

Lizx

Thanks for the update Liz,

Thinking of all the family

Teresa xx

This is encouraging news.Love and thoughts to all the family.

Just spotted this as well:

Boys are doing fine still in hospital. Rest of us are doing fine to all had to have antibiotic as well just incase. Both have to have more blood tests in the morning. And we'll see what happens next. We would like to thank everyone for there support once again at a difficult time so much is going on it's sometimes hard to keep up with... everything, but thanks

Latest fb comments, look how strong these parents are, hope the boys are better today than yesterday and improve more each day.
Love Izzy's names for the enemies, and am so glad they have each other to get through this.

That's your answer Elaine.

Lizx


From Dad: Sitting here in hospital, wandering back and forwards between rooms making sure our boys are safe and sound, I sometimes wonder why things like this happen, is it to see if the bond between us as a family can be broken or how much more we can take before we break,
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terry taliban couldn't break us hun, and mingy meningitis isn't going to either, love all my boys to the moon and back. xxx

And why are you not tucked up in bed?

same reason as you don't when i'm at hospital and you are at home xx

The boys are fast asleep

am going to try to sleep now xxx love and admire you, glad to have you as my rock xx

Sending best wishes to Ash and all the family.