Hello, I’m back!
The break was caused because I didn’t think I needed to anymore, and my eyes haven’t been so clever. The specs I used to wear to see the laptop screen were not good enough so I have been wearing the new ones but they are now getting useless so I am going to have another eye-test this week I hope. So, hopefully, thats the eyes sorted.
As I now cannot walk at all, there are to be adaptions done to the bungalow. You know, life in a wheelchair aint bad if I had more clear space but things like furniture and doors have a tendency to be in my way! I keep experimenting with different routes outdoors and now have a fairly good knowledge of the paths that I can use and which end in steps or the dreaded ‘bike proof’ railings, some I can manage but some don’t have enough path around for me to negotiate [as I found out one day when I had to be ‘rescued’ out of the mud]
Well, the first couple of alterations have been done. An extra double socket in the kitchen opposite all the others [above the worksurface only] and at a more sensible height that I can reach, and a grab rail in the hall above the radiator so I can use it to haul myself out of the wheelchair to go to the toilet. I had previously pulled the entire radiator off the wall at least twice, but, as usual, I am female and disabled, so when I mentioned that brick rawlplugs would never hold on the stud partition wall I was totally ignored [now I know why builders only have totally brainless and vain wives].
I’ve also been provided with a transfer board to enable me to move from the wheelchair to an ordinary chair. This was after the suggestion of the last paramedic who picked me up. Twice in as many months I have collided with the floor, the first time getting off the bed [and I had hold of the walking frame] and again when moving to a kitchen chair. Both times we had to ring for an ambulance to lift me up because Alan can’t and I can’t even move to a kneeling position. If ever you want to feel foolish copy me because being sat on the floor and being unable to get up makes anyone feel totally foolish. My legs just seem to give way, my GP says I have low blood pressure and that can make me fall, so I’ve upped my fluid intake and hope that works.
Drinking has been a problem for me, if I tried more than sipping I choked, and only been able to use one hand means I can’t do anything else at the same time, so solved by a drinking straw. Using a straw means that it is like sipping but I can drink larger amounts, I even managed a pint of lager at the pub last week, without a straw may I add!
I acquired a Kindle last Xmas, the only problem is that it has to be connected to this laptop to charge, so it made me laugh a few weeks ago when, because I knew I was to be a long time at the hospital, both the Kindle and the iPod were on charge at the same time, it was a good job I had the laptop on charge aswell!
Well as this has taken me a week I’ll go now and start the next.
