Zoe

And I got in touch with an old friend tonight, one that I haven't seen for 13 or 14 years. Julia got in touch with one of her kids through Facebook and passed on her details tonight

And I have just found out Zoe works as a carer, I have 24hrs a day live in carers

Splint Off

When I was getting ready for my bath I sat on the edge of my bed and started to take the splint off. ! piece of figure of 8, yep, done, one piece around the back, yep done, but I couldn't find the 3rd piece. I called for help, he said "It's just this", I said "Aha, do it up again" and undid it myself and then was able to take my splint off alone.

See if I have remembered tomorrow night

Dinner

So Freya came back for her dinner tonight which was nice, she was here 2 days ago but I am so important to her... we just had veggie burgers and oven chips but there you are, 2 pizzas will be made and eaten tomorrow night

Splinting

And my splint feels much lighter less like an enormous device that hurts my ankle. I have had it on since 10.30 s'morning and it just isn't hassle, so I will keep it on until after shopping later s'afternoon, no problem, no issue.

Taking it off on the other hand.... I need help with that. Now.

With Dicky

So s'morning we better nip to shop as Dicky didn't get to buy himself some lunch, when we are there we will get some staples for their collection and we may as well buy a mousemat or 7 for me

Aargh, we got everything else but forgot a mousemat

Power Cut

And I was just sitting here about to turn my PC off and go to bed when it all went dark, the power had all gone off. After about 30 seconds it came back on, lights lit up etc

Telly

And I have got sucked into watching an upsetting telly program tonight. Very strange, I have been watching it for nearly an hour now

Doom and Gloom

Is this such bad news as it looks when I first glimpse it?

I need a week off

So today we nipped to the splinters and got a radical new splint, yesterday it was radical this, day before it was radical the other

I just want/need a week off getting better so quickly so I can think about what's going on and come to terms with it all

Rapid

Then we got back here I had 20 minutes to eat my lunch then I went to try out my new splint in the gym. We were 2 minutes early which was well lucky after travelling over a hundred miles both directions, having my splint fitted and a quick lunch.

So well done Ed the driver

New Splint

And we have just been at splint makers in Cardiff and now I have a premade much lighter splint which only supports my foot sideqays, not up and down. It feels much better and I can now tap my toes while wearing splint!! I AM getting so much better

Neil The-smug-Hippy www.hippyweb.me.uk

(sent from my phone)

Splinters

And we are going to Dacey's in Cardiff s'morning to get my pair of new splints

No, change of plan

So Sara the physio met us there, was talking to the splinter chap about how much my ankle is better, then rather than the 2 splints that were planned I got a new type of splint that doesn't restrict my foot moving up and down(1) but does restrict movement sideways. It feels really comfortable, is much smaller and lighter and it cost £34.00 instead of £150.00 which was penciled in for the big thing

(1) I have got my splint on and can tap my toes on that foot

And it is the first stage of getting rid of my splints permanently. OK, only a first stage but it has gotta start somewhere

Visitors

Then Sam and Freya came for tea, the youngest and the oldest.

Then we gave them a lift to mummy's with Toby, we picked him up on the way.

And he told me he had his interview with college and they have taken him back, so A levels in a few weeks

Drs

Then we went back to the doctors and he was positive about how well my foot looks now etc.

We asked him about some nutritional advice and he said he would put me in touch with someone at the hospital

Better Walking Day

So after my lazy morning I walked into the kitchen, stood up to prepare lunch and ate it on a proper chair. My wheelychair is in't other room

(sent from my phone)

Chiropodist

And the toenail cutter came and did my feet s'morning. Lord, it is expensive but I think it's worth it

Lazy Day

And I am having a lazy day today, I stayed in my wheelychair until after I had prepared and eaten my breakfast, then I ditched the 'chair next to the desk, sitting in a proper chair and I walked to open the door to my chiropodist

Dinner

And by dinner time I was in my wheelychair again but I had to stand up and stir it loads until the white sauce turned into white sauce. I added to it loadsa cheese and some precooked veg and it was a bit lovely, but for the cheese sauce it said "Grate a cupful of cheese" and I thought "No, save on washing up" and just grated some, but I couldn't see how much I had grated until I lifted the Grater out of the way, I had loadsa cheese tonight, but it tasted ok.

The veg contained loads pak choi which kind of disappeared by the time it was cooked but there you are

Gym and...

When I say taken to gym I actually meant taken to That Evil Tesco Place where I bought some digital scales which might be easier to use, then Gym. But they weigh about 8lbs heavier that my others....

But the gym didn't seem so..... I wasn't in the mood today...

More Walkies

And I woke up in a bedroom with no 'chair in it and walked out and to get my breakfast again

Then I had to put my splint on and be taken to gym, then take it off as soon as I came back. I wheelchaired thru preparation of lunch then got back on my feet for eating, clearing up and leaving the room

And I am walking to my bed for a nap etc now, my wheelychair can stay out here