GCSEs 2018 (15) The Reckoning

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The next step of the all new GCSE journey.

Intermittent. Some dizziness some days (day before yesterday for example) & hearing problems but he says he feels well in himself.

Waiting for school to get back to us. Dd needs to go in for a DBS check (she’s been offered a job working with the Saturday kids classes they run) but we didn’t want to bring her today.

What time is the MRI due to start? It lasts quite a while, doesn't it?

Hi Alexander I hope everything is going well with you and DH. Does he have some music to listen to? How soon will you get results?

Does your DD require a DBS even though she's under 18? That's different from scouts who have young leaders under 18 but require DBS after that.

I'm on holiday in Greece without DC who are with their dad for the week, so haven't really been keeping up.

All the best to your DH Alexander. Hope you and your DD are coping OK, too!! And may the results of the MRI be conclusive and it's easy to work out how to help him going forward.

and my suggestion for next thread title is a little on the lines of hmc's:
GCSE's 2018 (17): Results? Schmresults!

Alexander wishing you all the best - I think the waiting around is really hard. Hopefully it will result in a clear treatment plan.

jealous Ellen - it's grey and raining here and the garden furniture is covered over so.....typical British Summer again!

farangatang just saw your thread title suggestion - love it!
Ellen fantastic photo...rather different in London today although we need this rain!

I'm going out for the rest of the afternoon soon, so please could someone else create the new thread if we get towards 1000?

and here's a list of all the posters who've been on this thread in case someone wants to @ them in to the next one:-
AChickenCalledKorma, adrinkofwater, AlexanderHamilton, AlwaysHiding, androbbob, BackforGood, beenrumbled, Bimkom, BlueBelle123, Bouledeneige, brainmelt, Cblue, cubscout, dogzdinner, EllenJanesthickerknickers, EllenJanethickerknickers, farangatang, GettinTrimmer, Ggirl27, goodbyestranger, HesMyLobster, hmcAsWas, InMySpareTime, ItsHot, Jinglebells99, JufusMum, JugglingFromHereToThere, JugglingMummyof2, KickBishopBrennanUpTheArse, KingscoteStaff, KittiesInsane, LARLARLAND, LineRunner, LooseAtTheSeams, mmzz, Oddsocks15, Oratory1, PandaG, PeggySchuylar, ReservoirDogs, sandgrown, sandybayley, slinkyme, Sostenueto, Soursprout, spababe, speedyhedgehog, Stickerrocks, teenmum60, TeenTimesTwo, terfterf, Theimpossiblegirl, TheThirdOfHerName, Wonderwine

(I promise that i'm not keeping a spreadsheet or anything. I just copy-pasted the thread a minute ago and extracted the poster names)

Aw, thanks Loose

and if I"m still on MN when the thread fills up mmzz, I will help - not sure if I can take the pressure of naming though!! More suggestions, anyone??!!

Thanks, farangatang. I liked both suggestions today.
Sorry, not very helpful.

Scan was 1pm. Results 4.15pm

Thinking of you AlexanderHamilton . Waiting is horrible. I hope you are being listened to and looked after.

I've been really encouraged by spending a couple of days with my extended family. It was a funeral, so it was a sad time. But it was improved by the opportunity to meet up with my cousins' children who are all now in their early 20s. Last time I saw them they were all about 14-15 and sightly awkward, self conscious teens. And they live in an area which tends not to be very aspirational education-wise. But my goodness they have all blossomed and found their way into great jobs in a whole assortment of different fields. It was a real pleasure to chat to them and remember that there is a whole new phase to come after all the exams are done.

Go with farangatang's suggestion. We've only 1 page left.

AlexanderHamilton - I expect you are in with the consultant now. Thinking of you

Thinking of you and DH Alexander, really hope you get some answers and a way forward

Thinking about GCSE results makes me mildly anxious - mainly because I want DD to get what she deserves and not be disappointed.

Thinking about A Level results makes me feel physically sick and is keeping me up at night.

Hes just having blood pressure taken before going in.

Alex keep on chatting away and we'll keep you busy over the next few minutes.

Now, not being funny, but have I missed a thread somewhere along the line? I thought this was 15 and I keep seeing suggestions for 17. Perhaps you don't want me on thread 16 and you're setting it up somewhere secret, leaving me to whitter away to myself on thread 17 without you all.

Alex was DD performing anywhere over the summer? Is there somewhere she can continue to train close to home over the summer? I've been chatting to a student who is fretting about keeping his mental muscles active over the long summer months, so I imagine your DD needs to keep her real ones going. Jufus is your DD the same? Is it a shock to the system going from such a professional atmosphere to something more ad hoc and local?

Fingers crossed for you Alex

My DH always likes to see what he calls "shit jobs" on applications for training contracts/jobs at his firm (law) rather than DofE because it shows commitment to turning up somewhere on time, work ethic etc.

How about GCSES 2018 (16) D-Day!

R-Day?

Ellen Thanks for posting that pic. It's back to standard British summer over here again today.

Or Bad-Day (or am I being unduly pessimistic)

Running late. Last before us just gone in but she sounds routine.