On the mend

So, the good news is that John is feeling a lot better. He has spent the day resting, which I’m pleased about. We also had good news from the respiratory nurses today, too. I had phoned to see if John should continue with the medication to deal with the pseudomonas infection he has. The nurse had said she would check and, having checked, she declared that the last few samples that John had sent in showed no sign of the infection, so no nebuliser needed just now. That was a very pleasant surprise!

While John was resting, I fiddled about polishing a few more ornaments and had another reminiscing day. The children’s first shoes, all encased in metal – silver, brass and copper – and on show in the cabinet, reminded me of their first steps. The passage of time swoops through and rushes us headlong into our old age, doesn’t it? My, oh my, we never thought we’d be old. We were planning to be young forever!

We had a nice surprise today when the doorbell rang. It was Peter – he wondered if John needed a hand with any of the wood he’d been trying to shift yesterday. As it happened, John had sorted out the one piece that he’d selected for Peter before I shouted at him to stop yesterday, so no help needed, other than Peter taking away said piece of wood. It was lovely to see him though and sit and have a cuppa together.

Other than that, it’s been a quiet day really. We watched a bit of the Olympics on replay – and had anxiety attacks when we saw that the women’s hockey team were tied at the end of the match and the result was to be decided on penalties. Well done to the girls who scored, and well done to our goalie who saved all of the penalty shots from the Spaniards. Phew – we can breathe again.

Also on the good news front, it appears that the COVID infection rate is definitely slowing down. Scientists are suggesting it’s related to the vaccine, herd immunity gathering pace and the school’s being out. Whatever it is, let’s have more of the same, please.

21,952 people tested positive for the virus today and 24 died in the community. Only 5 deaths were reported on 31 July & 1 August in hospitals today. More numbers may catch up tomorrow, but even that seems to be good news to me.

All for now, we’re having an almost early night – got to be up and out early tomorrow…..

Take care everyone. God bless.