Tuesday, August 24, 2010

And The Wheels Keep Turning

Bugger me, a weekend where going to A&E never appeared likely.  Hard to believe, but true.


Saturday was a nice day so we went out for a little tiki tour, but probably over did things a tad as Sunday wasn't as rosy as Saturday had been.  Still trying to work out the balance as to how much one can do without it coming back to bite you the following day.


Monday was quite a good day.  Voice starting to come back a bit stronger, but still have to "manage" it, phlegm also starting to be easier to move and top-ups were actually few and far between during the day.


Went to bed around 7pm, final meds at 8pm and asleep around 8:30.  First top up was just after 1am (really happy with that), but next one was just after 6am.  It might have been more a precautionary one than fully "needed", but wasn't going to risk it.  That short time between top ups last night actually goes against the grain for the last couple of days, where frequency has really dropped off (yippee), so maybe we are getting over some of the pain.


Moira had sniffles over the weekend, so to minimise the risk of me catching anything, Ruth S stayed on Sunday night as well.  She was however finally in her own bed last night for a well deserved rest and break away from me.  Which leads nicely to a little acknowledgement.


If you've followed the blog from the start, you'll know just what an important part my sister Ruth has played through it all.  While we're both different people now from who we started out as, there is no doubt that the strength and resolve Ruth S has shown is largely behind what has got me through.  She has dug deep on numerous occasions and for that I'm eternally grateful.  Cheers Sis.  Right at the start, everybody was stressing the importance of the support you'd need from family and friends and to some extent I took that lightly - that early bravado thing.  As things progressed, this support thing has been the absolute show stopper.  I never really appreciated how dependent I'd be on home care, and for such a long period of time!  Or how taxing that would be on those involved.  Throughout there have been a tight group of supporters there and I just want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for your ongoing efforts in helping me through all of this and I can't wait for the recovery party (all I need now is to be able to eat and drink and we're ready to go).


Tuesday has dawned a tad overcast weather wise and also on the health front.  I seem to have some sniffles today that have been slowly building up over recent days and are now fighting with the phlegm for my attention and the tissues (a box of tissues lasts a day at the moment).  So, now there is something else to keep a watch on.  Temperature is normal, so that is good.  And, I'm drinking quite comfortably now.  Not huge amounts, but little and often.


So there you go, up to date again.  Mental effort required to do this has now knackered me out, so time for a rest of some sort.

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