Groovy Device

And I finally figured out how to make my hand held PC device read a book online today, so I was able to sit reading on it

Groovy Chick

And yes, that beautiful daughter came to see me earlier

And good lord we had the dinner that Sarah advised me on today, I enjoyed it but Freya said "Don't like courgettes" but apart from them seemed to eat it all up well

OT

So Sarah the OT came round with a bag of ingredients and we cooked together a risotto for tonight. It tastes good so far and was very easy to make, so it might go on my "regular" list of dishes to cook

Finished

And I have just finished a book, a Spike Milligan poetry book that I have been reading for a few days, I finished the old fashioned paper edition today

Edding

So Ed came here s'morning, helped me change the bed, did some chores then took me to Morrisons shopping. He waited while I went round the back to recycle then followed me in. I went in through the gates, pulled out of the way. I stood up and pushed my trolley. He followed behind with my 'chair in case I needed it. He guided me where to go, he could read overhead signs but I was to busy walking. Half way round I asked for my wheelchair. I sat down for 5 minutes resting, stationary. Then I walked with my trolley rest of way round the shop, through till, and pushed it over to the wall beyond THEN I sat back down in my wheelchair. My whole weeks shopping, on foot. It was by far the furthest I have walked in ages

After lunch we went out for a drive, to Llandovery and over the Black Mountain but we missed the turnoff and got stuck half way up't mountain, had to turn around and come back. It was still a lovely drive tho

Like it was over the mountain on this blue thing which I missed and carried on to Llandovery

Gobsmacked

And I was sitting here (using my 'puter) later when there was a knock at the door. I went to see who was there and it was my old friend Julie and her current lodger, my son Toby. I went dribble for half an hour then they left. They will be in Wales 'til Thursday so I hope to see them again.

And I noticed that when they stood up to go Toby put his glass in't kitchen and put his chair back out of my way, he does care

Sunday...

Bloody Sunday

Poetry

So today I went over to look on my bookshelves, I couldn't find the book I was looking for but I found a book by Spike Milligan which I took out. I opened it, it said "Book of poems", I thought "Oh" but tried reading it anyway. A few pages later I came across a poem which made me smile

Oh dear

So I turned on t'telly because there was a F1 qualifying session on, I watched it for about 3 minutes then someone, Sergio Perez, crashed big style and they are still trying to get the driver out

Apparently he is OKish now

And I turned it on again to watch Man U play in some European Final, but they lost too

Sense of smell

So last night in my living room I spilled a glass of sloe gin. So I mopped it up etc but today I had to ask a MOS "My sense of smell disnae work, does it smell of booze over there?", he sniffed, moved 7 inches, sniffed again etc, and said "No smell".

So phew

Wow (Redone now)

So Paul came round today and caught up with the paperwork that it was too late to do last night, then Sara the Physio came round so we all set off for the gym. Just double good lord, I did it well, managed to walk on the treadmill, grimaced on the pedalling machine, was astonished at how straight up my right arm could be on the lifting weights machine etc. So we made another date in a fortnight to go back and sign up etc. My new hobby.....

Then we ventured in and had a look at the swimming pool, we have agreed that I am allowed to wear t-shirt to hide my flab and just walk in the pool, none of this swimming stuff which is nearly impossible but they say that just walking about in the water for half an hour will do me good

So one of next weeks agenda is to go buy some trunks

OAA

Wow, so me and Freya went to the monthly folk club and it was very special

Ed

So I went off with Ed to (Voluntary) Work, which went well, we had updated the web in about 4 minutes then got stuck into trying to design a new flier for them, I don't think it is very good so far, no background etc, but "they" sounded very pleased. More to do in a fortnight when we go back (as we had to tell 'em today), there is no point going every week, there is not enough for me to do

Waking

So I woke up, got dressed today, reached into my drawer and took out my tablets. I took one hay-fever tablet out and dropped it onto the floor. No sign, it had gone. When Paul came here I asked him, he reached under about 6-8 inches and pulled my tablet out from under the bed

Wow

So Paul came here s'morning, we talked and he did some chores for a bit, then we went out and bought some more sweets, as on Friday I start at the gym and I shouldn't eat as many then. Then we went to a different shop and bought another bottle of sloe gin to replace the one that I broke last night. I went into the shop in my 'chair, went to the end of the aisle, stood up and walked behind my 'chair with the basket on the seat. I walked up the aisle, got gin and a bottle of water to take to the gym on Friday, turned and walked to the til. I stood there and paid, walked towards the door. By now Paul was saying "Don't overdo it", I walked to the doors, walked out of the doors and walked across the car park where I finally sat down again in the car

The furthest I have walked in over eight years!!!

How f*cked

Oh, and we talked about how f*c*ed I was, about how my right knee was broken but healed itself as they were busy, how my right wrist was broken, about how they used to shake me by the right hand when I was having a fit, while my right wrist was broken and not noticed yet..... And he reminded me of how they couldn't keep me breathing when they were waiting for the Air Ambulance.....

Brissle

So me and Paul are travelling over to Bristol today so I can be assessed for my claim. Dunno what that means or what they are gonna do.... Wait and see

Flip, we have done it, 3 hrs in the car, met my father who had flown over for the meeting, had a delicious dinner, went and that chap talked about how f*cked I am/was, then said goodbye to my Dad, came back.

Where I tried to reach into the cupboard to place the 3 sugars I had got from the services in, and managed to knock out a whole bottle of sloe gin, which broke into a million pieces went everywhere, I had to get some of their staff to help

Since Then

Since then I have been sort of coming to terms with my new enormous piece of work in my mouth. And hopefully my next visit to the dentist (040711) when she takes out 2 teeth I think that will be the last for now, it all seems under control ATM so hopefully

Wiv Ed

So first of all Ed took me shopping, I didn't take the recycling this week as we are in a hurry but we got all shopping that we needed, came home, put it away then set off to the dentists. There I had 3 injections .... she gave me the first, it still hurt, gave me the second it still hurt, then the 3rd which actually made my tooth numb, she gave me 3 injections, drilled as far down as Australia then filled my tooth up. She said there is only 5% of my tooth left now, 95% filling

And the injections have worn off now, just b4 dinner time, it feels OK, no pain or...

So I wasn't able to eat proper food or drink coffee at lunchtime. At about 2.00 I tried a cuppa tea which was at first dead difficult but by the end much easier and I ate a packet of sweets for lunch at about 3.00

...& At 'Em

So up by 8AM s'morning after I put my splint in and took tablets. My right foot is a bit achy s'morning but not three bad, so really dunno. It doesn't hurt now so.....
Marginally upset, dentist s'morning, my teeth are such a mess after my accident and then not cleaning then for about 3 years