Today is a day of doing bits and bobs really. Started the day off I with a lovely shower, which is actually quite a palaver because the bathroom has to be got ready, the frame dismantled from around the loo otherwise there isn't any room the bathroom being so tiny. I also have a contraption called a "Limbo" which is used over my bandaged leg to cover it up when in the shower so it doesn't get wet. very clever...but you do have to be a bit careful because it does tend to be a tad slippy on the bath mat. Anyway, job done and I enjoyed a blissful shower. i have a number of aids in the bathroom, like grab rails over the shower, and by the side of the loo, also a seat over the bath to make getting in and out easier. The occupational therapy girls are great, really helpful.
Then sorted out a drawerful of bras because I had a delivery of two new spare ones from Bon Msrche in a smaller size, my other ones are too big now. trying to find somewhere to send the old very good ones to to recycle them. Have actually been waiting in all day for a delivery from Amazon which was supposed to come today but as of yet hasn't arrived. not sure what time they deliver to though.
Vin has done the bulbs in the barrel at the front of the house this morning, a little bit later than usual but doesn't matter, they will all come up around the same time.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Out For A Costa!!!
Hooray...out for a Costa coffee this morning, at long last! There was a time in the hosps when I was beginning to wonder if I would ever get there again, but here we are.
Firstly this morning the District nurse arrived to re-do the dressi9ng on my toe and leg. She rang up first to ask where we were in the village and arrived in a few minutes. lovely young girl, very friendly and nice. She did the dressing and when we said that we could get to a treatment clinic she tried to ring them but apparently the phone lines are out of action so she rang back at lunch time. She or someone else will be out on Friday unless we hear otherwise so at least we know where we are. can plan the rest of the week now.
Arriving at Costa tesco looked fairly busy, but got a good parking place near the entrance. went inside with the help of my walking wheels BUT the Costa was heaving..absolutely full so decided to give up and i went back to the car and vin went to get the bits we needed. Back at the car after that he said there was a space then so off we went back again and lo and behold there were loads of free spaces including our favourite table. I had a lovely skinny latte and he had a Grande soya latte with caramel flavour. Gorgeous...NOW I am on the road to recovery :) :)
Firstly this morning the District nurse arrived to re-do the dressi9ng on my toe and leg. She rang up first to ask where we were in the village and arrived in a few minutes. lovely young girl, very friendly and nice. She did the dressing and when we said that we could get to a treatment clinic she tried to ring them but apparently the phone lines are out of action so she rang back at lunch time. She or someone else will be out on Friday unless we hear otherwise so at least we know where we are. can plan the rest of the week now.
Arriving at Costa tesco looked fairly busy, but got a good parking place near the entrance. went inside with the help of my walking wheels BUT the Costa was heaving..absolutely full so decided to give up and i went back to the car and vin went to get the bits we needed. Back at the car after that he said there was a space then so off we went back again and lo and behold there were loads of free spaces including our favourite table. I had a lovely skinny latte and he had a Grande soya latte with caramel flavour. Gorgeous...NOW I am on the road to recovery :) :)
Monday, 2 November 2015
Another hang around day!!!
Yep another hanging around day. Waited round all day for the District nurses to come and change the dressing on my foot. The Podiatry lady said she would get in touch with them and they wiould probably come on Monday (today) Anyway, even though Vin rang up and left a message sso far nobody has been and I don't think they will now, so that messes up tomorrow now too. Ah well I am not in a position to moan all of the attention I have had
So that takes care of tomorrow now too.
Vin did some gardening this morning, he cleared out the barrel by the front door in preparation for planting some daffodils, we are a bit late but they will go in sooner or later.
I had a bit of a session catching up on the computer. ordered two new bras because i am down to one in the smaller size, and another pair of jogging pants as a spare set for round the house.
Vin also had a bit of a baking session and made a beautiful brioche loaf. he did the dough in the machine and we always finish it off in the tin in the oven. makes the house smell wonderful.
So that takes care of tomorrow now too.
Vin did some gardening this morning, he cleared out the barrel by the front door in preparation for planting some daffodils, we are a bit late but they will go in sooner or later.
I had a bit of a session catching up on the computer. ordered two new bras because i am down to one in the smaller size, and another pair of jogging pants as a spare set for round the house.
Vin also had a bit of a baking session and made a beautiful brioche loaf. he did the dough in the machine and we always finish it off in the tin in the oven. makes the house smell wonderful.
Friday, 30 October 2015
Footsie Dealings...
Today were expecting the chap from the podiatry clinic in maghullwho was coming to deal with the dressing on my foot However he did say he was going to contact the wound nurse to possibly come out with him, but in the end she rang up in the morning to say she would come at about two o'clock which she did.Very nice lady called Sue who spent an age looking at my foot and putting dressings on. Funny how everyone does dressings differently! I now have a dressing half way up my leg and I look like I have a broken leg now! :) What a good job we don't live in America all this would have cost a fortune by now and we would probably be bankrupt!
Another nice Autumnal day here, sunny but coolish at least I think it is but I am always cold anyway. So we had soup and toast for lunch. We quite often have baxters carrot and coriander but they didn't have that in the small Morrisons in Maghull so vin got some heinz instead and it was surprisingly very nice too..we enjoyed that. He is in the process of sorting out a shoppng list for Tesco tomorrowso I am giving that some thought. Vi9n puts everything on a list and sticks to it, where I am very much a pick things up as I go round and also somewhat of an impulse shopper. Good job we are all different. At present without a freezer it is hard to store things so it all has to be stuff that can be stored in the fridge.Ah well we will get one sometime..hopefully before not too long.
Another nice Autumnal day here, sunny but coolish at least I think it is but I am always cold anyway. So we had soup and toast for lunch. We quite often have baxters carrot and coriander but they didn't have that in the small Morrisons in Maghull so vin got some heinz instead and it was surprisingly very nice too..we enjoyed that. He is in the process of sorting out a shoppng list for Tesco tomorrowso I am giving that some thought. Vi9n puts everything on a list and sticks to it, where I am very much a pick things up as I go round and also somewhat of an impulse shopper. Good job we are all different. At present without a freezer it is hard to store things so it all has to be stuff that can be stored in the fridge.Ah well we will get one sometime..hopefully before not too long.
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Out..To days on the run!!!
Didn't have time to come on here yesterday because events meant we were out for the afternoon. Vin rang the District nurses in the morning because no-one had turned up from the podiatry service as expected and we wanted to know what was agoing on. It was over a week since my foot was dressed and I didn't want to leave it any longer. Anyway the only slot they had available was at ten to four at Maghull health centre..so that was where we went. Very nice podiatrist there did my dressing and said he would come out on Friday morning to do it again.We offered to go there but he said that he was on calls then anyway so he would come to us.Ok then...
Today we took my eight tootsies and my Delta frame off to Dobbies for a bit of an outing. Very enjoyable too. We had a look round lots of Christmas things, bought some for the Christmas box upstairs and a few things for presents.then went for a coffee. I thought we were using our free vouchers for the month but Vin said we didn't have any for October so he treated us to our coffees. I had a lovely large capuccinno and he had a large latte and we shared a shortbread biscuit It was actually quite busy but a large enough place to get round. Just as well since I am still learning how to get around with the wheels!! HaHa. Home for a soup and toast lunch and eventually up here for a mooch. Lovely to get out though I might add.
Very big surprise yesterday. The doorbell went at lunchtime and on the doorstep was a delivery of these from a florist in Waterloo. A most gorgeous arrangement of flowers in a lovely white pot. From Ann and John and Janet, Tony and the Australia mob. How unexpected and such a lovely thought. I was thrilled to bits that they should do that. What a treat..Bless them
The one thing that surprised me going out today was just how Autumnal everywhere is since I was last outside. being in a hospital room/ ward you lose all sense of time passing really, the colours all lovely this year, it was just nice to drive in amongst them. Leaves falling everywhere .
.Me and my beloved before the trouble of the last two months. What a star XXXX
Today we took my eight tootsies and my Delta frame off to Dobbies for a bit of an outing. Very enjoyable too. We had a look round lots of Christmas things, bought some for the Christmas box upstairs and a few things for presents.then went for a coffee. I thought we were using our free vouchers for the month but Vin said we didn't have any for October so he treated us to our coffees. I had a lovely large capuccinno and he had a large latte and we shared a shortbread biscuit It was actually quite busy but a large enough place to get round. Just as well since I am still learning how to get around with the wheels!! HaHa. Home for a soup and toast lunch and eventually up here for a mooch. Lovely to get out though I might add.
The one thing that surprised me going out today was just how Autumnal everywhere is since I was last outside. being in a hospital room/ ward you lose all sense of time passing really, the colours all lovely this year, it was just nice to drive in amongst them. Leaves falling everywhere .
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Another Day !
Just a quick visit today because I have been waiting in for the podiatry person to come and do my dressing n my foot. now presently 5 O'Clock and so far no-one has been so don't think anyone will come now.
It is getting really dark too, the nights are really drawing in but the clocks did go back on Saturday night so that is to be expected really.
Will be going down for my coffee in a minute and a little watch of something.
The physiotherapist did come out this lunchtime, and she had me going up and downstairs for her, and also outside for a little walk up the road with my delta frame . Hope nobody was watching this little old lady walking very slowly with a frame. :) :). Must get vin to take a photo..or maybe not!!!
It is getting really dark too, the nights are really drawing in but the clocks did go back on Saturday night so that is to be expected really.
Will be going down for my coffee in a minute and a little watch of something.
The physiotherapist did come out this lunchtime, and she had me going up and downstairs for her, and also outside for a little walk up the road with my delta frame . Hope nobody was watching this little old lady walking very slowly with a frame. :) :). Must get vin to take a photo..or maybe not!!!
Monday, 26 October 2015
Here I amAgain!
Well here I am again indeed. Eight weeks in hospital, and home a weekend. To be honest it is just lovely to be home and enjoying the peace a quiet and doing normal things.
Suppose i should change the name of the blog to Jenny Eight Toes now since I am one toe down on each foot now.. save a bit on the toe nailo varnish though :)
Vin insisted that I went to a walk in centre on August Bank Holiday Sunday with a swollen toe and foot and they wouldn't do it and said it needed to be seen by A&E so off we went to Aintree. 2 weeks there and they decided to toe had to go but couldn't do it there so sent me to The Royal Liverpool where I was for 31/2 weeks including 6 days in HDU unit. Back on ward 8Y then back to Aintree for a further 2 weeks on the rehab ward 35 for a final 2 weeks. A bit of a haul but we got there. Now home wwith a Zimmer frame for inside and a Delta frame for outdoors..lucky me!!!
Vin has been a star! What a trouper, visiting twice a day every day apart from one when we had new carpet fitted on the hall stairts and landing Hooray!! The parking has been horrendous, £7 a day in The Royal, and £3.50 in Aintree so a lot of my money gone on that, plus all of the other extras that were needed. It was so lovely to see him each day that really perked me up es[pecially some days that were worse than others..generally the weekends. Yesterday we did our crosswords by the fire and read the Sunday papers..Lovely.
Can't believe the Autumnal colours, driving home on Friday the trees all golden and loeaves falling remi9nds me of our holidays in New England..Oh to be there amidst the pumpkins and the gorgeous scenery.
Vin had his pizza and salad for tea last night and I had a really nice little poached egg on toast just nice and simple and a real change from the hospital food which was dire in Aintree it has to be said..not much choice for vegetarians. Most days I ended up with egg sandwiches or mac/cheese or a jacket potato with cheese. Being a veggie there isn't easy at all. Oh well at lest I wasn't paying for it! The food wastage though must be incredible, but that is another matter.
So to live another day! Will visit again tomorrow.
Suppose i should change the name of the blog to Jenny Eight Toes now since I am one toe down on each foot now.. save a bit on the toe nailo varnish though :)
Vin insisted that I went to a walk in centre on August Bank Holiday Sunday with a swollen toe and foot and they wouldn't do it and said it needed to be seen by A&E so off we went to Aintree. 2 weeks there and they decided to toe had to go but couldn't do it there so sent me to The Royal Liverpool where I was for 31/2 weeks including 6 days in HDU unit. Back on ward 8Y then back to Aintree for a further 2 weeks on the rehab ward 35 for a final 2 weeks. A bit of a haul but we got there. Now home wwith a Zimmer frame for inside and a Delta frame for outdoors..lucky me!!!
Vin has been a star! What a trouper, visiting twice a day every day apart from one when we had new carpet fitted on the hall stairts and landing Hooray!! The parking has been horrendous, £7 a day in The Royal, and £3.50 in Aintree so a lot of my money gone on that, plus all of the other extras that were needed. It was so lovely to see him each day that really perked me up es[pecially some days that were worse than others..generally the weekends. Yesterday we did our crosswords by the fire and read the Sunday papers..Lovely.
Can't believe the Autumnal colours, driving home on Friday the trees all golden and loeaves falling remi9nds me of our holidays in New England..Oh to be there amidst the pumpkins and the gorgeous scenery.
So to live another day! Will visit again tomorrow.
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