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Then after lunch, when I finished my salad we are going off to get some more and a few other things.

But no blueberries this week

A few other things including some more "mini choc ice on a sticks" and some toffee ice cream cones

Rugger

And we went to the pub about half past two and didn't leave until half way thru the third match some hours later. Firstly Ireland got beat which upset me a bit but then in the next match Wales played England and trounced them by nearly 20 points, an effective victory.

Ed had some of the freeby sausage and mash so I only had to pay for one dinner

He's back

And Ed is back today(1) so I am having to get used to looking up to his eyes, unlike the rest of 'my team'

(1) From the first part of his nurses training

Aardvarking

Then we nipped to Aardvark early and spent far too much on org. tofu and org. apple juice and so on. I went into the shop sitting in my 'chair to give me a chance to browse the shelves slowly and I got everything on my list and some more

Physioing

So this morning the Sara the Physio came to see me, and as we couldn't go out to walk in the rain just did loadsaa checks on my Bioness tool and my splint, and agreed to put next Thursdays patients on hold and come to Daceys with me

Freya

Then later we went to pick up Freya from school. She worked hard on her O-levels the whole time she was here apart from when we were eating dinner

For dinner tonight we had some of the pasta in spicy and tomatoey sauce that I had made t'other week for my parents dinner but it turns out that Mum was allergic to one or two of the ingredients. We weren't sure if it would freeze well, with the pasta in it etc but it was actually rather delicious, according to Freya, Paul and me

Wales Fan

And eventually we found a Wales supporter hat in town even tho I am pulling a face in this photo

Nowt On All Day

So me and Paul nipped into Morrisons where I bought more salad and 2 more packets of pre prepared potatoes.

Bingo

And so we nipped to the school fundraising bingo tonight, which was as much fun as usual.

Tonight, for the first time since my accident I experimented with playing 2 bingo cards at once. It was possible but I still didn't win

BUT tonight after the bingo he called out the raffle results, the very last one called was a bottle of cider that I won.

Jimming

So we are off to gym in a bit with the Bioness functioning on my right leg

And just further WOWness. Today I was able to walk about the gym without my walking stick, just my Bionesses foot. And just good lord. My right foot step isn't quite as long as the left but it's not far off. This Bioness makes such a difference. So next week I might try on a bike with Bioness

Walkies - first time in 10 years

And today I set off with Dicky to do walkies. We set off up the street with my walky stick and my Bioness clicking away, up the street, paused sat in stationary wheelchair got up and started progressing again.

Made it TO THE PUB. It is the first time in 10 years I have been able to walk to my local

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Nowt On Today

So I have nowt on my diary for today but I will nip out for another walk up the street later

Just WOW what a difference

So s'morning Paul showed up in his van, not who I was expecting but at least someone showed up. Shortly after we had done the showing him how to fit my new splint and my new Bioness device we set off.

So I was a bit nervous but we tried wearing my Bioness to gym.

What can I say but "WOW" it makes a big difference, a number of people commented on how my walking has changed, looks better etc

Lived & Learned

And tonight I ate (link to yesterdays) burger and backed small new potatoes and tonight I picked up the burgers with the big flat lifter and the spuds with the big spoon device and tonight it worked

Windy Miller

So I was in the bathroom running my bath. I thought I needed a pooh but couldn't make anything come out, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. So I moved over towards the bath when suddenly an ENORMOUS fart escaped and I didn't need a pooh any more

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Walkies

And we went out today with my new electrical device on my leg and someone pushing my wheelchair behind and walked up the street for 15 minutes and back down. I only had 2 rests, stationary, in my 'chair.

I didn't quite make it to the pub as I was thinking "I am allowed even on a non drinking day as it is SO impressive"

And it is all uphill that I covered today. And back down obviously...

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So we went off to Morrisons and did my weeks shopping today

Live & Learn

So tonight I was cooking scrambled eggs, beans and oven chips. When they were dun I was trying to lift up the egg bowl and fork stuff out. This didn't work, it was too hot to pick up, so I shouted "Help". Then I was trying to pick up the chips with a large spoon like tool, even bigger than a wooden spoon. This didn't work either. I saw my MOS picking up the eggs a spoonful at a time which worked but took a while. I should have lifted the eggs with that spoon device I used for the chips initially

What day/date?

And my new watch arrived s'morning. It was much cheaper to buy it from Amazon rather than a local shop, and I now can tell the date, time and what day it is from glancing at my wrist again.

I used to be able to do this but the strap on my old watch broke

Intimidated

And it felt a bit strange having Timmy tell Dicky about my new splint and my new, really expensive, piece of kit, my Bioness, which electrically impulses my leg. Because on Monday morning Dicky has to tell someone else about it and it is so important, it seems to work.

Walking with it on feels so different, so much better....

And Oh Dear, when we took it off for my bath my leg was well crushed, so we need to put it on much more loosely tomorrow