Chapter 58 - Bits & Pieces
The following was written last Wednesday morning
I was awake long before her alarm sounded at 6am. She took her soluble meds then I showered. A quick breakfast then frustration when I found my network connection was down again, and obviously 100Mb short of a large download I had begun late last night. Nothing to do, so typing these notes.
A 15 minute visit to the GP yesterday added $79 to our Visa account! And she only needed a couple of prescriptions and referrals for scans & a blood test. He did note however that her blood pressure was high at 160/90, much as it was the last time he saw her. Even though she is unhappy about me doing it, I must begin to regularly check her readings at home. In the past she has never suffered from "white coat" syndrome. She may not realise that high blood pressure is often symptomatic of kidney problems. And she has always been proud of her usually low readings of about 130/70 when compared to mine. The scans are to check that all is quiet following the removal of part of her right kidney almost two years ago.
A pleasure to see her sewing quilt blocks at our hall Wednesday night a week ago. Her window of opportunity was short, perhaps an hour after her 7pm meds kicked-in around 8pm. She has done no sewing since; perhaps Wednesday next week will see her try again. Today we drive to the coastal city where her ceramic doll has been waiting for two years after repairs. I am hoping she may be able to dress the doll.
Pains in her upper left arm and her right wrist cause her a fair amount of discomfort. Our Bowen lady was ill herself before we went caravanning and we have not had contact with her since our return; perhaps an appointment there may help the pains, although I suspect they are due to stress holding the bed poles when hauling her body around on the bed. Her toe nails are in need of podiatrist attention again. And she frequently complains of poor vision so a check-up is needed there as well.
Yesterday afternoon we had to collect the sachets of stuff for her to swallow before the scans on Friday. So we also walked around the block to rob the bank of a few dollars. As we returned to the truck I talked her into having a fruit juice concoction at a fruit shop/cafe. She was unhappy about entering the shop; she disliked the clutter of light weight aluminium chairs inside and was only happy to stop when she realised she could sit at a table outside. At home last night I grilled some sausages on our BBQ (now plumbed into the town gas supply) so we sat outside at the small patio table and chairs we inherited from our departed neighbours. She quite enjoyed eating there and then doing her puzzle magazines until dark when she discovered that she was unable to rise because the table was in front of her. Confined spaces are troubling her more these days; such as squeezing along the side of the truck when in the garage (she dislikes getting in or out of the vehicle while it is parked on the slight slope of our driveway). Doorways and corners cause her to freeze more often these days. She often talks to her feet demanding that they "connect" before being able to move forward.
Her second alarm clock has now woken her at 7am to shower. And my network connection remains down so I will post this later.
I was awake long before her alarm sounded at 6am. She took her soluble meds then I showered. A quick breakfast then frustration when I found my network connection was down again, and obviously 100Mb short of a large download I had begun late last night. Nothing to do, so typing these notes.
A 15 minute visit to the GP yesterday added $79 to our Visa account! And she only needed a couple of prescriptions and referrals for scans & a blood test. He did note however that her blood pressure was high at 160/90, much as it was the last time he saw her. Even though she is unhappy about me doing it, I must begin to regularly check her readings at home. In the past she has never suffered from "white coat" syndrome. She may not realise that high blood pressure is often symptomatic of kidney problems. And she has always been proud of her usually low readings of about 130/70 when compared to mine. The scans are to check that all is quiet following the removal of part of her right kidney almost two years ago.
A pleasure to see her sewing quilt blocks at our hall Wednesday night a week ago. Her window of opportunity was short, perhaps an hour after her 7pm meds kicked-in around 8pm. She has done no sewing since; perhaps Wednesday next week will see her try again. Today we drive to the coastal city where her ceramic doll has been waiting for two years after repairs. I am hoping she may be able to dress the doll.
Pains in her upper left arm and her right wrist cause her a fair amount of discomfort. Our Bowen lady was ill herself before we went caravanning and we have not had contact with her since our return; perhaps an appointment there may help the pains, although I suspect they are due to stress holding the bed poles when hauling her body around on the bed. Her toe nails are in need of podiatrist attention again. And she frequently complains of poor vision so a check-up is needed there as well.
Yesterday afternoon we had to collect the sachets of stuff for her to swallow before the scans on Friday. So we also walked around the block to rob the bank of a few dollars. As we returned to the truck I talked her into having a fruit juice concoction at a fruit shop/cafe. She was unhappy about entering the shop; she disliked the clutter of light weight aluminium chairs inside and was only happy to stop when she realised she could sit at a table outside. At home last night I grilled some sausages on our BBQ (now plumbed into the town gas supply) so we sat outside at the small patio table and chairs we inherited from our departed neighbours. She quite enjoyed eating there and then doing her puzzle magazines until dark when she discovered that she was unable to rise because the table was in front of her. Confined spaces are troubling her more these days; such as squeezing along the side of the truck when in the garage (she dislikes getting in or out of the vehicle while it is parked on the slight slope of our driveway). Doorways and corners cause her to freeze more often these days. She often talks to her feet demanding that they "connect" before being able to move forward.
Her second alarm clock has now woken her at 7am to shower. And my network connection remains down so I will post this later.
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