All Three Of Us

Then Freya txted me earlier today (after we had been to Lidl and got her food to cook tonight)  and said "Can Toby come too tonight" and he came out with us tonight, walked from the car with me walking and went to a restaurant with us all and ate. It is strange, in the last few months he has gone from being a stroppy failed teenager to being a successful man working in the care industry

And I walked into the restaurant too tonight and we all sat in a round, but slightly raised, seat which a) suited my difficulties and b) meant there was no-one sitting too far to my left where I can't see them with my wonky eye

And I walked from the car to restaurant tonight, too

Lidl-ing

So we went exploring today and went to Lidl's in Carmarthen to see if they had anything not available elsewhere. And we wanted summat to cook together with Freya tonight. I was deeply unimpressed with the store, cheap meat seems to be the main for sale stuff but we did find enough ingredients to make summat tonight.

Although I did walk from car to car via Lidl's

Sarah-ing

Then Sarah Bailey(1) came in to see me s'morning. She listened to me drinking and eating and was rather impressed.

And she said how much better I look, last time she saw me I still had an infection

Yes, she was impressed and said as I get fitter "stuff" will just become easier, swallowing etc

But she did my head in a bit. I asked her what was the problem with me choking, I thought there was some scar or summat from my accident. But she said "No, no physical injury, just your brain can't do certain things". So AAAARGH. But she did say that I sounded better today than I have ever to her so perhaps my brain is relearning

(1) The Little Old Lady as I remember her

Poohing

And I needed my morning pooh before breakfast s'morning

James

So we went to Gym s'morning, to a proper class. And it was hard work but I managed

Aardvarking

And we nipped to the shop s'morning, I left my wheelchair outside, walked in, did shopping, paid standing and didn't sit down until after I had left

FES

So s'afternoon we had to head over to Swansea to the Rehab Unit at t'hospital. When we were there I walked everywhere and they seemed pleased. They observed me and made loads of notes about how the device is set up and were generally pleased that it has made a difference to my life. So they gave me another cover so we can wash the one that's on and another load of pads. The next appt isn't for 3 months now

And we asked him if there is another way of attaching it, he said "Not really" the only suggestion he could make was a small shoulder bag

First Time In 12 Years

So on my new timetable it said "Go for a walk" s'afternoon. We proved a bit too busy but late s'afternoon I said "Lets go shopping" to Alex. First of all he fitted my FES device then we set off. We just went to Morrison's but I needed to pick up some frozen food and milk for the freezer etc. So we got there, Alex pushed me across the car park into t'shop, then I stood up and walked with him pushing my wheelchair behind. We headed for the very far end of the shop to the freezer section, halfway aalong the back to the milk then headed for the checkout. It took ages to get there but I managed. Walked thru the till and out of the shop. Then I said "Give up" and sat back in my wheelchair.

It is the first time in 12 years that I have managed such a long walk, from one end of the supermarket to t'other

(Sigh) Swimming

And we went to t'pool today for another swimming session. This time Sara was connecting with us too so I had to work as hard as ever, and she gave me a few extra exercises to so next time too

No Neil

And just because Wednesday is a "Having a drink" day doesn't mean you should have a Whiskey this early

My Memory

So this morning Alex sang "Reasons to be cheerful 1, 2, 3" I replied "No it's "Reasons to be cheerful, part 3" noisy link

Back To Normal

And I am back to my more usual routing s'morning.

Breakfast then a pooh

New FES

And Timmy said s'morning "This FES is looking bad but they didn't give you any extra, you will be back there on Thursday", but I said "No, there were loads somewhere". So he looked everywhere in't office, didn't find any, I said "There were, I promise" so in the end we looked in my filing cabinet.

Oh yes, there they were

Gymming

Then s'afternoon "we" went to gym where I did my usual loadsa exercise. It is getting so much easier, so quickly, so I reckon this exercise must continue

But s'afternoon I told off the leisure center receptionist, she said "Where are you going, gym". I said "No, James"

No Volunteer

So I didn't go to my rearranged day of volunteery work as we hadn't told 'em that my day of work had been changed but frankly I am not missing it at all, in fact I am glad not to go

Drowning

So me and Timmy went to the leisure center for the first of my "more exercise" swimming sessions. It was OK, we got the big disabled changing room so that was easier etc etc

So we will be back there on Wednesday for more exercise

BUT one hopes they have fixed the showers in the disabled room by then....

Thermostat

So yesterday chappy was experimenting with the boiler, at my request. After about 20 mins he said "No, it all looks on" then a few moments later said "Ah, what about this thermostat in the hall that's turned down".

"Yes, might be that..."

Lighter

And my alarm clock went off at usual time s'morninng and for the first time in some months I didn't need to switch the light on to get up

Fredumpkins

So we were late picking Freya up today as we had been so busy etc but she came here in the end. Immediately we got stuck into cooking together but today Freya was instructing me on eating veg too. I said "I can't do that" but she pointed at a frozen packs of veg and it was actually rather delicious on the side of a main meal. We usually use it as an ingredient for more complex dishes but this was simple and rather nice

Then after dinner, as we are both banned from the PC in each others company Freya proceeded to beat me at pool. Not once

More Reasons To Shop At.... (link there)

Well s'morning we went to Morrisons to do the weeks shopping.

I was pushed in through the doors, stood up and walked thru 'bout 1⁄3 of the shop (because my FES was making my foot go over slightly), wheelchaired 'til we were about ½ way thru, then stood up and walked pushing my trolley through the rest of the shopping, the queueing up, the paying and the walking back out of the shop. I was back out of the shop before I sat in my wheelchair again