Walking

And now I can walk a short distance without my stick. It is slower and I have got to concentrate harder but it works, I can do it

A couple of years ago that would just have been an "impossible" but progress is being made

OK, progress. A few months ago I couldn't take my right arm out of the sleeve of my jacket, I had to take out left then reach across with my left arm to do it... A few weeks ago I eventually could pake out my right arm/sleeve if I had already taken my left out, yesterday, for the first time in fscking years, I can take my right arm out first. And I could still do it s'morning, it wasn't good luck, it was a skill that I have relearned

It might seem like a small thing but a combination of all the small things that are becoming possible makes my life so much better/easier

Big Bruv

And today, later on, my brother and his (beautiful) wife are coming over from Belfast to visit me for today and my birthday (tomorrow) then they are flying out so early on Monday morning that they won't see me after Sunday night

And I have just spoken to Nora, they are just in Carmarthen. So I will give them time to unpack in the hotel etc, have my bath & nap then see them in an hour or so

Then we did meet them later, picked 'em up and tonight we tried somewhere new, the Railway Inn in Nant Garedig and wow wasn't it delicious. We will be back