 The November Call Sign reported that former Chairman Jack Russell (1964 – 1969) had gone into hospital for a routine knee replacement operation. He came out several days later and was, he said, delighted to find a huge bouquet sent from Dial-a-Cab. But according to another former DaC driver and good friend of Jack, Sam Harris, he didn’t sound too well. So Call Sign phoned Jack to see if everything was ok, after all, even a minor op in your 93rd year isn’t without its risk. But there was no answer and |
JACK RUSSELL RUSHED BACK INTO HOSPITAL 92-year old ex-Chairman picks up infection after operation
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that remained the situation for 8
days. Starting to feel concerned, both Call Sign and Sam Harris kept phoning Jack’s home but with no response. We also phoned the hospital in Stanmore who said they had no record of anyone of Jack’s name! However, into the second week, Jack phoned and told us that he had been readmitted after picking up a severe infection in his leg and it was to the same hospital that had no record of him! Jack told us: "It was a very worrying time. The day after I came home, I began to feel quite unwell and a nurse had to come and see me. She looked at the wound and said that I had to go back into hospital immediately. I ended up being there for eight days. For the first two days, antibiotics were |
intravenously poured into me, but made no difference and it was decided to operate once again." Jack continued: "The operation involved placing a tube into my throat and feeding it through the main artery, down into my groin. I was finally discharged with the tube still inserted and the infection still there. It is expected to be there for some time." Jack ended by saying that he couldn’t remember having such a bad time – even when he was in the army and wounded! "And by the way," he said displaying his usual humour, "the flowers were beautiful and were still going strong when I came out! They must be Dial-a-Cab strength flowers!" From everyone at Dial-a-Cab: Get well soon Jack… |
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| PAM’S LITTLE BOY PUTS ON CARNIVAL EXHIBITION! |
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Colin, son of Pam Campbell from Dial-a-Cab’s Customer
Accounts Dept, has been asked by Camden Primary Care Trust
to stage an exhibition of photographs taken by him over the
summer of 2006 at the Notting Hill Carnival, Sadler's Wells
Brazil Brasileiro and the Night Carnival at the Mayor’s Thames
Festival. |
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