Chapter 273 - Living Returns Toward our Version of Normal
Several applications of Tiger Balm to her left hip, knee & lower leg vibrated in with the small battery powered, LED flashing $2 ball vibrator has had a beneficial impact. For the last three nights she has only risen once; this morning we both rose at 9AM, although I was up at $AM, returning to sleep sometime after she rose around 5AM; she wanted to use the loo rather than the commode, "Why stress yourself" I said, then relented and I think her self confidence benefited by her walking the distance into the bathroom. She showered and dressed without any help. Some of her pain relief has been due to her taking some painkillers containing codeine she found in her cache of pill boxes. Not many left so she will soon run out of them.
Following the GP's advice she skipped physio on Monday, attended the sheltered workshop on Tuesday which she regretted, complaining about the chairs she has to sit on causing her extra pain. On Wednesday we attended a demo at our hall for mobility aids, she coped well doing so. I think it was Thursday she had her toe nails done. Her friend around the corner announced that they are moving in a fortnight, so she will lose that human contact that had a need to unburden to her.
Yesterday we met with the Big Smoke friends at the club up the 4 lane. Although seated all day she coped well with the outing. Our washing machine has grown a form of scunge life in its internals so at the moment she is flushing it & putting small loads of washing through, for me to hang on the line.
Last evening she was failing to knit a pattern for a mobile phone bag, wasted several hours unsuccessfully. This morning she wonders whether the pattern is wrong. I hope so. There have been no further phone number confusions as led the neuro to have her have a blood test, the results for which she rang the neuro's rooms the other day, and although the neuro was unavailable, the receptionist said the only deficiency was Vitamin D (for which she is taking supplements as per the GP).
Following the GP's advice she skipped physio on Monday, attended the sheltered workshop on Tuesday which she regretted, complaining about the chairs she has to sit on causing her extra pain. On Wednesday we attended a demo at our hall for mobility aids, she coped well doing so. I think it was Thursday she had her toe nails done. Her friend around the corner announced that they are moving in a fortnight, so she will lose that human contact that had a need to unburden to her.
Yesterday we met with the Big Smoke friends at the club up the 4 lane. Although seated all day she coped well with the outing. Our washing machine has grown a form of scunge life in its internals so at the moment she is flushing it & putting small loads of washing through, for me to hang on the line.
Last evening she was failing to knit a pattern for a mobile phone bag, wasted several hours unsuccessfully. This morning she wonders whether the pattern is wrong. I hope so. There have been no further phone number confusions as led the neuro to have her have a blood test, the results for which she rang the neuro's rooms the other day, and although the neuro was unavailable, the receptionist said the only deficiency was Vitamin D (for which she is taking supplements as per the GP).
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