Dressing

And he took off the first dressing off my leg s'morning as we are going to the swimming pool in a bit and good laird, the cut on my leg looks so much better, at a guess another 1 or 2 dressings (2 or 4 days) and it should be completely healed.

And when we opened the packets to put the new one on (after swimming today) we found 10 packets of gloves and... etc which are here anyway, my staff gotta wear gloves etc and 10 much smaller packets of dressings and big sticky plasters. So we have 9 packets in the waiting room, can't give them back, don't wanna throw them away so they are now in storage

Pee

Then after I wasn't able to relieve myself in the swimming pool, then I spent ages getting clean and dry then just headed straight home. By the time I got there I really needed a pee. So I went there stood up and peed. I did all I was capable of doing a couple of months ago but it carried on as my bladder is recovering. Then I passed my recent max capacity and it was still coming out. That was the biggest pee I have done for a number of years.

He Remembered

And as Alex is on s'morning and he remembered his swimming stuff at a guess we'd better go...

And that was as much fun as usual. As usual the "in the pool" stuff was fine but getting showered and dried was a nightmare

Ooh

So I finished my breakfast s'morning, stood up and walked, with my 'stick held off the ground in my left hand to the bathroom and went to the loo. I know what to check, my ankle was straight, both feet were moving forward, I/my back was straight, generally I think I was walking well. With no walking stick

And I did it again when AwfulAlex(1) could see me and he agreed, my posture is good and my foot planting is proper

(1) Or should that be AwesomeAlex?

Right Wrist

And I was walking about today when I noticed my right hand. It was just hanging straight by my side, not bending up, not having to concentrate to keep it straight, it just was, by itself

Bathless

So because the doctor gave me some dressings for the cut on my leg which have to stay on for 2 days I can't have a bath today. Or in two days time or four etc.

So it is to the bathroom for a wash now.....

Quiet Morning

So we had a quiet morning, the only event was going out (with no wheelchair) and going to the chemist to pick up my prescription of sticky pads to cover the cut on my leg.

S'afternoon we are off to gym, again with no 'chair

Gordon Bennett. I worked really hard and I am bleeding knackered now

Tesco

Then later we nipped out to Tesco to pick up loads of Green & Black's Ice Cream, some sweet spud oven chips and some Timmy food

The Beautiful Toe Fixer

And, I am not worthy, The Beautiful Linda, the toenail chopper is coming to see me this morning...

And after she cut my nails (very well and not painfully) she said "Now we need to come to the most painful bit, pay me" and I said "No, the most painful bit is watching you leave"......

Paulless

And Timmy has just txted me to tell me that Paul will have to be off work for 10 days because of his ringworm. So it looks like GrumpyGareth will come to AF and call in to see Toby on the way back

Little Shop

Then we did a shop to MoreReasonsToShopAtMorrison's and got some salad, some bread rolls etc etc

Upon Waking

So when I woke up today I had a strange word in my head. So I had breakfast but before I could eat it I had to ask the iPlayer/Interweb. And strangely enough I even spelt it properly

FESless

So I am not wearing my FES yet s`morning but just wow my foot is flat when I walk

Paul crisis

Then Timmy said to me that Pauls missus and son have got ringworm so dunno if he will be able to come with me to Ixion AF but he did say that someone could take me if he can't

Busy Morning

So we have a busy morning today, doctors for an injection, Aardvark then gym

Well so first thing s'morning we went to the doctors. I took my wheelchair but walked in. So we sat in the waiting room for about three quarters of an hour before a nurse called me and about three minutes later had finished my injection.

So because it wasn't yet midday we nipped to Aardvark where it took me so little time to buy my weeks food that we had time to come home and put it away (including some into the fridge) before nipping out to gym

OK we were 5 minutes late for gym but got stuck in and did it all, including the climb up and down while holding a chair. There wes one lady there who hasn't been there for a couple of months and she did say to me how much better I am getting, which was nice

Fredumpkins

Then we went to pick Freya up from her school today and we had a pleasant time

Gymming

Well we went to gym and I struggled onwards. But I noticed that the bicycle travels faster if I am flirting with someone who works there...

He Fixed It

And I said to Timmy that my wheelchair was making a noise, he went into the bedroom and fetched it, when I sat in it and moved he could hear it, he looked closely and said "That nut, holding the wheel on, is just finger tight", tightened it up and it seems silent once more.

It is still a bit noisy at lunchtime(1) but not half as noisy as it was before, there is another enormous nut which he will bring a bigger spanner for on monday....

(1) When I am using it as I am so exhausted after gym...

Bother

Alex has remembered that we are supposed to go swimming on a Wednesday...

FESless

So last night and today I don't have my FES fitted but just wow, my right foot is learning how to 'not turn over' all by itself, the FES is teaching it so well etc