23 May 2012

Another good day after an almost painless sleep. Smiler left shortly after breakfast promising to come, probably next week. I have as they see me recovering from that at face, both Chloe and Smiler will realise that I am not at death’s door and however much I love seeing them both. They needn’t feel obliged to come down every week. If I have anything to do about it. I shall be for some time yet!

The mountain of pills, that I’m forced to take daily, certainly seem to be doing their job so far as my body is concerned and heaven knows what is happening to my mind! Over the last few days when I felt unwell, somehow I have managed to muddle up the dates. It was in fact today then I dear friends, the Hanscombe’s drove down to see us, not yesterday. However, the short account of their visit. I gave in my blog yesterday is just as apposite, so I shall not change it. In 50 years time. I doubt whether anyone will give a jot!

I really am improving daily and even getting back some interest in food and as a result, managing to eat a little more. I’ve said all along that he introduction and cessation of the morphine patches set may well back and, given time, there is no reason why I should not at least get back to the degree of strength that I had prior to that episode.

Having said that I did not exert myself at all today and spent much of the time, in my study chair, listening to beautiful music. The days slipped by with me lazing away but I felt no guilt hers. I really was recuperating after a nasty setback. One thing I have been very impressed by, is the way our district nurses now drop in, almost on a daily basis, to check out and make sure all is well. I suspect I have been profoundly ‘dangerous species’ list!.

Early afternoon Ross nursing rang to tell us that they would not be providing an overnight sister as they had failed to win the contract which had to another outfit -Two Counties. You can imagine how we felt having previously been elated when we had heard that we had received approval. Who were these people? I have never heard of them and we were expected to allow them complete access to our home during an entire night. Of course, we had no reason to suspect that they were other than a genuine and reputable carers Association but, I do believe the client should at least be consulted when a change was being made and given the opportunity to approve the substitution. Of course, we don’t mind that we are fortunate to have this service but I don’t think it unreasonable that we know who and what they are. Ross nursing have now been looking after us daily for over a year so we would need have no reservations about then sending along one of our regular carers. This in itself should be advantageous as we would almost certainly no the carer whom they sent to us.

We never received any communication from Two Counties, not even a telephone call. Then we did receive a telephone call, shortly before I was due to go to bed, but from Ross Nursing informing us that there had been some sort of mix-up and that no one would be coming to sleep in tonight. Unfortunately, Harriet was away on one of her mercy missions and there was no one we could contact to find out what had gone wrong. This will now have to wait until tomorrow.

22 May 2012

Another good night’s sleep with no prolonged pain. As soon as my’ lovely’ can get used to the new arrangement overnight and relax more, we will start enjoying the full benefits. I must say I’m very grateful to the combined efforts of Harriet, head of Ross Nursing; Doctor West, now my GP; and Sarah, my […]

21 May 2012

A red letter day – ‘My Lovely’s’ birthday. We had no particular plans for celebration, as much to do with all the medical business going on as anything else, as Alice, like most women of ‘a certain age! – does not like drawing attention to her advancing years! Dear Chloe took over the role occupied […]

20 May 2012

The good Doctor Michael slept in the bedroom, keeping an ear out for the alarm. In fact, we classed it as a relatively good night as we slept until 3.30, after which giving me a good drink of water, as my mouth was as parched dry as a camel’s after a lengthy trek through the […]

19 May 2012

The West Indians finished the first day’s play on 243 runs for nine wickets. With the first ball yesterday England took the last wicket and then proceeded to that steadily through most of the day. They made a very steady start with Strauss, our captain scoring a century, his first in 57 qualifying matches, and […]

17 May 2012

So, I came through that sticky patch. Basically, I think the problem was that there were too many people involved in various aspects of my health that various fields of medicine. It seemed to me that various pills were added without giving serious consideration to side effects one in relation to the other. What has […]

15 May 2012

Readers will notice that there was no entry yesterday, nor will there be one of any substance today. I’ve been going through a low period to the reaction in taking the off the morphine patches. So rather than struggle, in my normal way, to provide some matters of interest. I just want to reassure my […]

13 May 2012

It is the most beautiful morning blue sky and warming up nicely for what promises to be a perfect summer’s day. I just hope this lasts for the weekend for the cricket, for I am to determined to go, despite the reservations by those around me. These reservations are reasonable enough, in the light of […]

12 May 2012

Another distressing night. I wake up 10:30 finding it hard to breathe through the nose respirator. There was no easy rhythm to it. As each puff of air came through I seemed to have to make an enormous effort to it into my lungs and after a little while, and whilst remembering the frightening episode […]

11 May 2012

I past the night peacefully enough, in fact, in terms of pain and was certainly one of the best nights for some time. Harriet, the boss of Ross Nursing arrived back in this country and wasted no time in coming to see us and discuss our problems and ,in particular perhaps, some changes to our […]