12 days.......what little has happened in Irish spurt. Across the sea, John has been spoilt with spurtings to talk about yet the spurting front has been so sparse on this little green rock of ours. Munster lost, then beat the miserable frogs of Clermont with a few friendly fists in the face for good measure, lest the surrendering garlic chompers forget who is the best rugerby team in europe.
But this is not what I ramble on about today, for I must tell you of someone who will be suffering this Christmas.
Rafael is a middle-aged Spaniard living in Liverpool. He is employed with a local football team of some reputation. He has brought success to this football team and has recently signed a new deal. Life is good for Rafa however he can't enjoy himself because he has kidney stones. Just this week he had as many as possible zapped with a lazer yet one remains. It can't be destroyed because to some, it is worth money and can't be removed from poor Rafael's system until January when a complex transfer can be undertaken pending the finding of a suitable host....
His suffering is unbearable as the stone runs around inside his system yet unlike the 10 others needed for Rafael to function every weekend, this one can't do his job.
The stone in question is thought to be roughly 28 years old and about 5,8 in height, have a unique celebration and is reckoned to be of Irish origin, hence the mention here.
Will someone please help poor suffering Rafael this January?
Back from the dead? Not quite...
14 years ago
