More Posh Food

And with my tin of veggie chilli this evening I thought "Oven chips or rice?" but in the end accompanied it with Cous Cous and Veggie stuff.

Yum

Harry P

So I have now watched all the Harry Potter films. I suspect that we are going to the cinema to see the last one tomorrow, although there is a Folk Club on I am taking tablets and therefore shouldn't get too drunk

Marmite

And for lunch today I had, for the first time in ages, what I used to eat most days, a Peanut Butter And Marmite sandwich. I have had PNB recently but I can't remember the last time I had Marmite, but it did taste good

Walking

And out walking last night my right ankle feels better, still not quite as good as the left but it works

Bloody

Another relaxing day (as in nowt on)

Sorted

And I was looking, and looking, and looking and looking last night for a way of dividing the screen up then having captions below each picture. In the end I realised that you need to make a smallified version of each pic with the writing on it

Dinner

And I had pasta and red stuff for tea and I would actually go as far as to say I enjoyed it. So pasta is creeping up my like of favourite foods

Sleepin' In

And as it's a quiet Saturday with nothing much happening I stayed in bed 'til...... until..... 8.10AM, so relaxing

Phew

And since my expedition s'morning I have been relaxing and resting. Watering the garden this afternoon etc. No pressure

Carmeling

So Paul came down today and took me over to Carmel and we went round everywhere (17 places) on my list and I took a few pics of new gates and messy ones. Then we went to McDonald's where I had a milk shake/ice cream and a Mozzarella Cheese Dip thing

Tum Ti Tum

And here I am waiting, twixt Groovy Day #734 and being taken to the Folk Club tonight, it is the once a month do which is usually rather special

And one of the bands tonight sung "Sex and drugs and sausage rolls, sex and drugs - I'm on the dole" which I thought was amusing

Wot A Day #734

So this morning Ed took me back to the doctors. I said how glad I was that he had been wrong last time but what was the problem now? This time he gave me a fortnight of anti fluid retention tablets and an Antibiotic just in case I have an infection too. It was different today, he seemed pleased that I didn't have that thing he predicted last time too.

Then we went and bought some bits then came back and made my shed a lot more sensibly filled

Later on we went out and ate lunch in a carpark etc. Because we had some cheese and onion pasties from the shop then we went to McDonald's and got some fluffy made up ice cream drinks

AND loadsa people admired the hat that I dug out for today

Wot A Day # 76

So Paul came about today. First of all I discussed not being able to find my clothes etc. So we were on a mission, we went shopping for bits first then came back and we made my wardrobe searchable etc.

Afterwards we went out and had lunch at the Ivy Bush Hotel and it was delicious

When we were in't shop I managed to find a new growing things pot and the last of my sweet potatoes are planted too

What A Day #27

Well. So I was bored this morning, then after lunch Sarah came round. First of all we planted out my garden which now looks much too posh to be called "my garden". Hopefully if I am on the case with watering etc soon we well have some veg to eat

Then we went online, looked at the composter I chose, Sarah said OK, so I was able to buy it. It will be delivered in a week or so, no more to bin men.

THEN we got cooking, made a bollock knee's type of thing which is delicious and 75% freezer for next week

Up & At 'Em

So after being so exhausted last night when we got back from Tenby I had to struggle to stay awake 'til bedtime, in the end I went to bed about midnight. I was so exhausted that I slept 'til 10 past 6 s'morning, when I got up

What a night

So tonight we went over to Tenby to have fun, and it was!!!

What a day

First of all the chap came, without phoning me like "they" said he would, to fit new bigger wheels on the front of my wheelchair. I stood up and watched him, no need for a chair. Then Ed arrived and we went first of all to Waverley Stores where we spent almost twice as much as we did last week, they had new, to us, products. Then we went off to (More Reason To Shop At) Morrisons where we got the rest of the food and drink for the week. After Ed sat outside while I ate my lunch we set off to Curry's store looking for table top freezers. But Carmarthen Curry's is moving so they didn't have any. Ed could see me nearly crying so we set off to Pontardawe near Swansea, no they didn't have any either but told us Llanelli did. We got back into the car and Ed said that it was much too late for him to go that far but as I started to cry and beg him he took me to the third Curry's store we were in today. And they did have one in stock so at last I was able to buy one. Because I do need one. ATM my freezer is full and Sarah is gonna cwm tomorrow and make more food which I need to freeze half of

Watching Telly

So earlier I looked at a website to tell me what's on telly. It said most of a program about the Space Shuttle's final mission then on the same side MotoGP

And watching the MotoGP I was actually watching it as a fan, not some scared nutter. Even tho they did go a long way over going around corners

Reduce It

And today I had to take the top cushion off my "rest your foot up" thingie as I could use it with 2 cushions and just my sandals but as I am now well enough to put boots on it was too high

Visitor

And I did have an unusual visitor today as she has been on Guide Camp for a week and in 2 days is going to Dance Camp for another fortnight. As she was leaving I said "If you can't be good be careful". She said "Do you know what that means?", I said "No" and she said "Right, I'd better tell everyone that you told your 13 year old daughter if you are gonna have sex wear a condom"

Terry

So now I am mid read of a second proper grown up book. But for this one I am very glad that the author didn't go to school with me. If he had I would have felt obliged to say "Terry - you pratt! Shit!!"

Up

So I got up s'morning, had breakfast, went for a walk (twice up and down to next door) then went into the bathroom to have my weekly shave. While I was doing it I thought "Aha, Freya is coming today, she always complains about stubble"

Night Night

So here I am still up this evening. I should go to bed......

More Boots

So as wearing my boots seems OK today, I went outside and walked twice to number 4 and back. My right ankle doesn't feel all turning over like it did last week. So who knows, a few days rest might have cured me, I will know more when I take off my boots and socks at bedtime tonight

It is still retaining some water but doesn't look half as rough as it did t'other day

Bread

And I went to make a sandwich for lunch and the last of my bread has gone mouldy, it was the last, it is on my shopping list for monday. Panic a bit but decided to have cous cous for lunch today and tomorrow

Call

And that Freya phoned me up from her mothers house, she is back from Guide camp, but she will be away this week as well (these young people, tsk tsk tsk) and said "Can I come and see u tomorrow instead" so obviously that's a yes. And it's proof that despite her teenage girl stroppy-ness she does want to come here and see me!

Boots

And as my foot feels so much better today I tried putting my boots on. It feel OK, we shall see when it comes time to take my boot off this evening but it feels well now

Clear

So I went to the hospital for a scan s'morning and they found I was clear.

So when I stopped shouting "Hooray" it occurred to me, "What is causing swelling then?" but anyway at least it is not DVT

DVT © David

Devastatingly Voluptuous Thighs

More Chaos

So today after my breakfast I was trying to keep me foot up etc. Then Ed came along with 6 Harry Potter films as DVD. So I sat up with my leg up and watched the first film. And it seemed like a new film to me, I had no memory of it and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I made a lunch etc. So now I have got the other 5 HP films to watch before "someone" takes me to see the latest at the cinema.

Then this morning someone from the hospital that I thought was gonna be able to x-ray me next week phoned and said "Come along tomorrow", which is no problem. So I will have to take back 6 doses of drug that they left for me when they thought I was booked in for next week, and then hopefully we will know more.

This afternoon I think I will watch Harry Potter 2

What A Day More now

First of all Paul came round and we made conversation for an hour 'til the chiropractor came around and cut my toenails and talked about the nearly but not quite ingrowing one, she can treat it either way so wait and see. So she did my feet and sloped off. Me and Paul went out and had a delicious lunch.

Then when we were back at home Paul said "You emailed Denyse about your ankle hurting, lets take a look" He looked and said "Dunno, but it's bad enough that you need to see a doctor", phoned the surgery and made an appointment for later. I said "But you are s'posed to finish work before that and pick your son up from school" He ignored me and took me to the doctors. Doctor took one look and sent me straight to hospital, suspected DVT. Eventually we did stuff, injections at the hospital. She sounded surprised when my blood test results came in, didn't look like I was in the DVT watch out area. Anyway they won't know 'til I have a scan on Tuesday next week so they have given me loadsa anti DVT medicine and an appointment has been made for the district nurse to come out and inject me every day 'til Tuesday. So dunno, either I will need serious Thrombosis treatment or are back to the doctor saying "What's wrong with Neil?"

It was 7 o'clock before Paul finished taking care of me

And "they" phoned me this morning (Thursday) and we agreed to do my scan tomorrow, so less waiting etc

Reading

And this morning, while I was waiting, I finished the first proper grown up book I have read in more than eight years, the first

What a day

So I woke up and got up and looked out of the window this morning. Tum ti tum, nowt to do. Just after 12 Denyse and Ed and Paul came here after meeting to discuss how I was doing for a number of hours. Soon we started discussing holidays and who I would be able to see then etc.

They did discuss how unbelievably well I am getting on, which was nice

Me and Denyse agreed to take on a holiday cover MOS until they get the cash (which is coming, eventually) to take on another MOS full time.

After a couple of hours talking to them three Sarah the OT came here to do some cooking. We distracted her with the TRUG and she spent most of the afternoon taking me round garden centres where we bought a plant and some seeds. She is gonna bring another plant with her next week and hopefully some netting to stop the birds eating my Blueberries

Then I defrosted and heated some curry for tea, Sarah's ingredients are in the cupboard for next week

Pauly

So we went out to Folk Club at Burry Port where they recognised me and said "Hi" as we went in and it was excellent, didn't leave 'til 11pm and evidently my piss is getting loads better as I only needed two all night. For both of which I walked from where I was sitting, did my piss and walked back. Someone else who was there noticed and complimented me as I was leaving

As we were going in a chap said "Ah, the whiskey mac chap", they had got the ingredients on purpose

Biting

And I heard one of my neighbours being very angry today, then someone, dunno, perhaps it was his mum, came out of his flat and said to a passer by(1) "Why does he bite himself?"

(1) A MOS

Edding

So Ed came s'morning and took me out in the rain to Waverley then Morrisons to do my weeks shopping. I didn't need so much from Waverley today but I still bought Organic Veg

Now I am reasonably excited as I have to have an early dinner then go out to play with Paul

&AE

So I was up s'morning and eating breakfast before my alarm clock went off

With My Right Hand

So I had Cannelloni for tea tonight, I made them t'other day and froze them, they were delicious. I started my usual cut and eat with your fork but it wouldn't work, so I had to fork LHS and knife RHS. And it worked, cutting stuff with my right hand. So if I can do it I have got right out of the habit of using my right hand to eat, I better start RElearning

Bookmarks Gone

So I was trying to look at the weather forecast today but my bookmarks had gone. All of them. Panic, panic, panic. I looked under help and it said try undo which I didn't know existed, tried it and all my bookmarks came back. Phew in the extreme

Tea

And for dinner tonight I had left over veg stir fry with with a spoonful of pesto in it and cous cous and bits on the side and it was delicious. I think I need to cook it every weekend to eat up the bits of veg as I am currently cooking for one, but it was delicious tonight

Patiently

So 3 days ago I decided to grow my long hair again. This morning I got sick of waiting

And knackered

So Paul was coming around yesterday to take me out to the Folk Club with stairs so we both thought "Oh dear what shall we do instead?" but ha, we were very busy all afternoon/evening putting together my new Trug which had been delivered. We bought loadsa compost but we haven't put it in yet, Sarah may want to move it etc then she can open the bags and get me manure and plants etc. Possible a compost maker too

Left walkies

I have just been outside for a walk and hoo-f^c^ing-ray my left leg still can remember how to walk properly. I am marginally worried that "you" might think "God's sake Neil, post about it again" but I am still so impressed that so long after my accident I can do such important stuff

Paranoia

So with breakfast I have just finished the last of the milk which is by now 2 days past it's best before date. Because it is "so old" I smelt it first, it smelt OK so I sipped it and tasted that sip. Again I thought it was OK.

But PARANOIA, my nose and taste buds no longer work properly, I hope it WAS OK

Well I got a MOS to check out the bits in the bottom of the bowl and he thought it was OK too.

....ing

And I have walked a bit today and "YES, my foot has remembered left foot forward, it's for the first time in more than 8 years but I can still do it"

Showing off

Then we went out for a late lunch which I ate all of with both my cutlery, knife and fork in two hands

Hectic-er

Then we went off climbing which was WOW compared with last week, 3 or 4 times as high and it wasn't hurting the toes in my right foot so much

Bang bang, chop, c, b, b, w, w

So Ed came to visit me at 11 this morning as we had an appointment later. Anyway we were bored for a while at the beginning and he took me out on the A4o to where I lived first in Wales. We went off up B roads looking for the second house we lived in but couldn't find it

Fear

And we are going off climbing in a bit. It really hurt my right toes last time but he has been back to the centre, explained my difficulties and they got stuck in to fixing one part. So dunno, wait and see, later today I will know one way or the other

Poshness

And it occurs to me..... When I was driving older cars I would keep the window open. An inch if it was raining or cold, up to all the way. But my new car you can look like one of those strange weirdo's I have seen about with no windows down. I used to think they were just weirdo's but my new car has air conditioning, effectively it can blow cold air at you all the time that you want/need it. Windows, who needs to open them?

Walking, properly

So Paul came down at 1 minute past ten this morning. I tried to tell him off and send him away but he was having none of it.

Over lunchtime we went swimming in Carmarthen. Just WOW. For the past eight years, when I was able to walk at all, my right foot has gone forward then my left foor has come up parallel, along side, my right foot has then moved forward and on I walked. Today I was concentrating at first but then I was able to relax that as my feet learned how to walk properly. Right foot forward, left foot forward, right forward etc etc. I relearned how to properly walk, got out of swimming pool and tried it again and I remembered. Hopefully I relearned how to walk properly today

This afternoon I was feeling a bit scared so I waited until a MOS came past, I told 'em my story and said "Can you stay with me as I walk" as I was nervous, set off and immediately felt confident walking with both feet, properly, again. Obviously summat has been learned again!!!!

Geetaring

Then Freya came into see me, she seemed more pleasant today but who can tell. After we had a delicious curry that I cooked earlier today (It was delicious) Later it was doing my head in as Freya was playing my electric guitar, the one that I used to be able to play. I had to go outside as I was upset when Freya came out and said "You gave me your talent" which made me cry even more

AND as Freya said "Try this" I got my guitar back out and while I still can't play it by a long stretch I could actually play better than I have managed in some years tonight

OT

Then Sarah the OT came over. We were discussing curry when the door knocked again. It was Ruth. So we all 3 talked for 20 minutes then Ruth apologised and left.

Then me and Sarah got into making curry. We had a recipe for Green Thai Curry and good lord was it easy to make. Put 70% of the ingredients in the blender, chop the rest and it seems lovely.

THEN we tried to order online my veg trug but the website wouldn't work, so we phoned them up and ordered it over the phone

So aargh etc, bang bang chop chop busy......

Tooth

So my tooth seems to have got a lot better, now I have stopped doing that rinse after every meal, and it seems that I can chew a bit with that side of my gob now

She's (Not) Got Pink Hair

And Claire the Psychologist came to see me s'morning, we talked about Brain Injury and getting better etc, she decided that it would be good for me to see her again but waiting for funding now

But at one point when I was expressing how clever I felt I was/am she said that clever people do get better from BI, so (smug, smug, smug)

Busy

So I have none of "my team" coming but blinking busy anyway

Wiv Paul

So me and Paul went to Headway meeting which was more pointless than usual as there was no guest speaker tonight, we all left early so we headed off until we came to a pub in Pontargothi which a) was more accessible, b) open and c) sold whiskey mac's.

Edding

Well this morning me and Ed went 1st of all to Waverley Stores where we got most of our organic shopping,and then we went to Morrisons and got the rest of my shopping list

Aargh

Can't say much, me and Paul went to watch motorbike races today, which was both shitty and exciting

Puppy

And I met a woman's eight week old puppy tonight, it was by far the youngest dog I have ever stroked. Both my dogs were grown up b4 they got rescued and moved to a kind home, mine

Reminded

Now I am gonna cook pasta for tea tonight. It used to be one of my regular dishes but I haven't cooked it in a couple of years that I recall, possibly 8 years in total. Because I wasn't sure about whether to eg bring the water to the boil first etc, I had to check it and yes, I had remembered every stage correctly

But it was actually nicer than I expected but it felt a bit strange putting that little pasta on to boil, I think I am used to cooking for at least 3 or 4 people at a time, but it was nice anyway. What's an easy dinner with pasta? Grated cheese and salad?

New Phone

So my new phone was displaying time a XX:XXam then later YY:YYpm. I wanted 24hr clock but couldn't find it. Eventually when checking the format I realised it was already set to 24hr clock instead of 12hr. So I changed it to 12hr (no change) then put it back to 24hr and now it is expressing the time as ZZ:ZZ. No AM or PM. Obviously it was confused and befuddled but now I have had to say "No, like this"

Up

Still looking at my car out of the window...

And today I wanted some CD's to put in it, but all my CD's are full of MP3's which I don't know if it can play. So I burned 2 new CD's converted to "proper" format. I put them in the car along with one of my fuller MP3 CD's, so we can test next time I am away.

At 7AM tomorrow, when we are leaving to watch bike races.

Pauling

So first thing s'morning when Paul came here he took me off to the Vauxhall Garage in Carmarthen where after much signage and discussion we left in my new (45 miles on the clock) Vauxhall Zafira which is strange and wonderful.

Then he drove my new car to the swimming pool where again my mobility seems to be improving. Then he drove me back here in my new car, handed me the key and went off

Lord

Well I have eaten my dinner tonight and didn't even remember to be careful with half my mouth. Obviously much better

Edded

Well, what a day. An hour later than usual Ed arrived. Firstly he looked at my phone, click, click, click. No joy. So we went to the O2 shop where the chap with the "guru" badge on fixed my phone for free. It was because I was trying to send photos, which I had taken with my phone, and it got stuck, trying to send massive files.

Then we came back here and I had loadsa salad for my lunch then we went to Dynamic Rock where we went in. Ed said he was surprised that I didn't go "See you next week" but I got stuck straight in. Put on the harness, put on the cap (over my head-wear), then just got stuck into trying to climb. I only made it about 18 inches today but they have now met me and will change some of the grips etc and I will try again next week

I only managed 18 inches but it was climbing up from a standing position by myself

Phew

Oh and Paul did weigh me again s'morning. 10lbs less than I was last weighed, you have gotta loose it slowly to stay thin, so (TICK)

Busy

And I was 16/18 of the way through eating the starter at lunchtime(1) when I remembered that my tooth was out. Obviously much better

(1) I was in the café at the end of King Street with Paul, as we had already been out to St Clears looking for where this chiropodist is, at a guess she must be totally mobile

Muesli

And eating breakfast s'morning was much easier, I was able to chew with 1½ sides of my mouth, so obviously it is getting better/improving

Car

And it has been announced tonight that my new car will be ready on Thursday but it will take them a day to sort out the insure so on Friday morning I am going to pick up my new car.

Cooking

So Sarah the Occupational Therapist came to see me after lunch with a few more ingredients. Together we made Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni which is now awaiting to be cooked for me and Freya's tea. Half of it, the other half is in the freezer awaiting another meal for the two of us. ObAnd there is a small amount of the tomato sauce in the freezer too awaiting some boiled pasta to eat it by myself. But good lord, it looks much too posh for me to have cooked, surely I opened a packet and it was just there

Breakfast

So I got up s'morning, went to the kitchen, prepared a bowl of Muesli, brought into the living room, popped a spoonful into my mouth and suddenly thought "Aargh, where has my tooth gone?"

No more title underlining

I can understand it like today's and can't find a way of making it automatic, hence stopping. Unless someone drops me a line with tips?

Burry Port Folk Club

And me and Paul went out and had fun

Shoppies

And we went to Morrisons to do the weeks shopping, which we finished, did some chores here now awaiting to go to the Dentist later which I am marginally scared of, they are taking out 2 badly broken teeth

Fark, well I have done the dentist, she took out most of one of my broken off teeth but her back prevented her doing any more. They will send me another appt in 6-8 weeks

My mouth feels really strange as I explore it with my tongue, where has that broken many summat-d bit gone?

& At Em

Well, I got up so my alarm clock went off mid-breakfast again

Unexpected

I thought "Oh no, how..." but I managed all by myself, no help required

Tennis

And this afternoon I am being bored so watching telly. I have looked at the first 10 channels or so and the only vaguely interesting thing I found was a repeat of yesterdays Wimbledon Male Final

Walkies, properly

And this is the second day when I haven't been wearing my hi-heeled boots, just proper footwear on, and it seems OK

Still humming

Yes.....

Ho hum

Gosh but Saturdays seem boring as I am busy from Monday to Friday now

Wow

And my door knocked tonight. It was Ruth and her son who has been alive about as long as I haven't been IYSWIM. It was lovely to see them etc etc

Great

And double good lord. My new 3D grater arrived this morning, so when it had dried from it's wash I used it to make tonight's dinner, instead of my old 2D one, and just WOW. I now know I didn't have trouble grating, but trouble with my old grater

Paddling

Then we went off to the swimming pool, and good lord, last week I hadn't perceived the improvements but this week I could. Just wow. Today when I was walking in the pool if I concentrated my right foot would hit the deck heel first, move over as I continued, hit the deck with my big toe second (for the first time in over 8 years), bend over and relift up. Like a proper foot walking does. I had to concentrate but it worked properly, for the first time in over 8 years

(SINGING AND DANCING)

Receptor

So when Paul was here today our conversation got around to the telly, I showed him that when we start it it sez "Not connected" and then I have to backwards switch it on, which leads to about 100 channels. He said "Wait when it sez that", waited then it sprung into life, with 1000 TV channels. Will I be able to find summat to watch?