One step at a time….

Dad jokes? Paul was full of them today!! I had texted Paul to ask if he could take John to Heartlands next Wednesday morning. Yes – he could. Lovely. Then he wanted to know whether the stairlift representative had visited yet?

As it happened, we were just settled nicely, listening to her soothing tones and agreeing to have the stairlift fitted next Wednesday, when the jokes started….. ‘Be careful – prices can escalate…..’ ‘Lots of ups and downs in the industry….’ ‘Enjoy the purchase. It should be an uplifting experience…..’ ‘Easy – one step at a time…..’ Well, they made us chuckle anyway!

John was resistant to getting a stair lift, but I suggested that the grandchildren would have a fabulous time on it, even if he didn’t need it yet, so we’ve gone ahead and bought one. Fingers crossed it works out well.

All in all we had a busy day really, one way and another. I nipped to yoga this morning and John took himself a walk, calling into the shops to buy some milk on the way. He did well, completing a mile circuit. He was a bit tired afterwards, mind you, and fell asleep during the first half of the telephone call to Australia!

It was lovely to talk to Graham and Gail. It’s been a while since we’ve chatted – and it always amazes me that five minutes has seemingly gone by but, in actual fact, we’ve been talking for over an hour! They suggested that we get a second opinion on John’s situation, so we’ll see what we can do. In the meantime, we are waiting for results of a blood test to come back, to see if John might be a suitable candidate for a brand new drug that NICE has just approved. That would be good if he was, wouldn’t it?

After the stairlift girl had gone on her way mid-afternoon, it was great to see Brendan who called in to collect some oak saplings that John has been growing. Linda and Brendan have some land they can plant them in, so we’re hoping that they take and have long lives. May we call it John’s Wood? Hehe!!

Originally driven by the fact that we might move house, I have started de-cluttering. Hence the feeling of tiredness yesterday, I think. However, because we have been so busy today, I’ve hardly done any of it. I did sort out a few things from a ‘bag of bits’ this morning, but I am now daunted by the task ahead. There is so much to do!! But one step at a time, eh? If only I were not a hoarder….. ah, well, it gives me something to do, when I haven’t got anything else, doesn’t it?

Take care everyone. God bless.