getting better all the time (at last)
The last twenty four hours have brought a little bit of a healing spurt. The wound is not far off healed now and 90% of it is fine. Another District Nurse came today and put a wee plaster over the remaining bit, which is still ‘oozing’ slightly
I walked to the newsagents for a Daily Mail ! I’ve not been bothering (apart from Saturdays) and to be honest I’ve not really missed it much. The walk was okay – about a half mile round trip. I’ve been using just the one crutch for a while now and next week will try the walking stick.I can put more weight on the right hip and take stairs without support.
The only thing I can’t do for myself now really is put me socks on ! Well, not the right one anyway. Luckily Wallet is at hand and still eager to help – bless her. When it comes to ‘for better or worse’ she’s certainly had more than her fair share of the crap just lately.
Grand-daughter is staying tonight and we had some instructive fun watching the Athletics. Seems she hasn’t seen much…her brain is like a sponge. I’m always asking what I consider to be age related questions but she’s answering them all so regularly and correctly now I’ll have to up the ante. I’ve been teaching her how to use the index in a Road Atlas looking for simply spelt towns like Wem, and Ely ! Tomorrow we’ll do some ‘treasure maps’ - having hidden some goodies around the house and I might try a spot of gentle gardening, with g/d and Wallet’s help o’course. We have a huge Elder bush in the front garden that needs some pruning – g/d will have the kitchen upside down no doubt as she gets to grips with all manner of ingredients in a baking fest.
The word is it’s warming up and summers due for a fleeting return. I need another sick note soon to see me through until Autumn when I really will have to get my backside into gear and go back to work if I can hack it physically. If I can’t there’ll be hell to pay. Seven months away from work is a long, long time but I’ve no wish to make it permanent.
Plans are in hand to hire a narrowboat – just for the day…in October perhaps. Watch this space – I also fancy a few days in Mid-Wales come late September. I’ll be glad when I can drive again in a fortneets time.
