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Well that’s it. Patrick is home safe and sound – he’s got his leg up in the air and a dog that is really happy to see him! We’re all very relieved that the man himself is home, and we’re crossing everything for a speedy recovery so he can get straight back on the bike….

Patrick is still feeling a little groggy after all his meds, which isn’t very nice at all. He’s up and about on crutches, which is very positive news, but still feeling under the weather. I think it’s all catching up with him now and he’s starting to feel a little poorly, which is to be…

Patrick has a dirty great big slab of metal in his leg – 1 metal plate with 7 screws holding it in. We’ve been down to see him this afternoon and he’s in fine spirits! Took him some reading material, and some fresh strawberrys. Also been glad to hear that you can get over this…

The news is in – Patrick’s operation has gone well. There was some ligament damage and it sounds as if more pins were needed than initially thought. But the important thing is that the operation went well and with any luck our fellow traveller will be out tomorrow – crutches and plaster complete. The only…

Patrick is heading down for an operation this morning to pin the bone, and see if there’s any damage to his ligament. We’re all crossing everything here that it’s nothing more simple than a pin, if it’s a plate then Russia may be off for him. It’s something none of us want, but if anyone…

Patrick has broken his leg. Yes you’ve read right. He was involved in a small accident this morning, which left him sitting in A&E with an x-ray of a cleanly broken right fibula. More news as soon as we have it – at this point he’s still in hospital and we think he’ll be in…