The Sadmin starts….

Despite it being one of those things that you really don’t want to do, and it’s sad that you are having to rifle through your loved one’s papers, I had quite an enjoyable day today. Anita came over to help me and together we made progress on some boxes of documents that I really should have sorted out a couple of years ago.

Not only that, but we had a look at a selection of Orders of Service that Anita had collected together in recent times, and I was able to extract some ideas from them – including a possible idea for a Bible reading. I must be honest, the fact that we’re nearly there with the service is a bit of a relief to me.

We had a lovely lunch together too, including cream cakes courtesy of Anita, although John only ate half of his mains (made room for the cream cake though!) because, mid-way through his lunch, John took a call from an oncologist’s secretary. He has contacted a Professor of Oncology to try and set up a second opinion on whether there is any other treatment to be explored. Fingers crossed.

Having missed his exercise class – and having eating cream cake – John thought he might do a round-the-block walk and so set off, not long after our lunch. He did quite well and got as far as the Village Hall on his circuit before he phoned for assistance. He wasn’t particularly out of breath but his leg was aching a bit so he thought the last couple of hundred yards might be a bit too much.

Towards the end of the afternoon, I was delighted to welcome a chap to the house who’d agreed to do a little bit of gardening. The front garden has been growing a fabulous selection of buttercups, thistles, oak trees and lemon balm, in addition to the intended plants in there.

The young man scooped up all those rogue plants and popped them into the green waste bin, before picking up his clippers and turning his attention to the front hedge that John had lovingly planted during lockdown. Hey presto! It had its first haircut. The front is beginning to look quite trim now!! (See what I did there?😜 )

We both felt worn out by the end of the day, so it’s been a bit of TV watching this evening and plans for an early night, but we have been buoyed up by the exciting news that Graham and Gail are planning to fly over to ol’ Blighty and will arrive on Sunday.

I tried to play it cool when Graham asked if I wanted them to come. “It’s your decision,” I replied, knowing that it really was, but shed a tear of relief and excitement when Gail said, “We’re coming!!” She can read me like a book that girl.

God bless. Take care everyone.