Up early this morning to trundle over to Heartlands for some treatment for John. He’s not feeling great at the moment, and struggled really, but made it there in one piece. When I picked him up later though, he was exceedingly out of breath. I was concerned. “I don’t know what to do for the best,” I said, “apart from take you round to A & E to get them to have a look at you” Alright then…. he agreed…..let’s do that.
So we drove round the block and stopped in front of A&E. John looked at the slope leading up to the door and thought he’d never make it to the top. He did, however, but then immediately came trotting back down again to say he felt better and didn’t think he needed to go in after all. So we drove home.
Once we were home, we had five minutes to slurp a cuppa before it was time to nip down to the GP surgery for another bit of treatment this afternoon. Then, the medical, medical stuff was done.
We relaxed this afternoon, watching programmes that we’d recorded and John snoozed for some of the time. He said he still wasn’t feeling great and felt a bit wobbly on his feet. ‘Wait until tomorrow’ is his motto though.
This evening it was the Quiz. However, John wasn’t up to it and said he’d go to bed. Out of breath coming up the stairs and generally looking a bit green. Hopefully a good night’s sleep will help and, like Fagin, we’ll ‘review the situation’ tomorrow.
John has more medical appointments tomorrow – whether he’ll be up to them is another matter…..fingers crossed and good vibes, please, everyone!
The Quiz evening was enjoyable, but I did have half a mind on John and found my brain distracted. Lovely to see everyone though. It does my soul good to see the group’s lovely, smiling faces each week and hear their laughter and join in with the banter. Ah…. friends…. wouldn’t want to be without them.
Because we were watching telly today we caught up with the news and found ourselves awash with the fallout from the ‘interview’ and Piers Morgan’s resignation. To be honest, I don’t care. I know that these are their lives, and upset and trauma has been present, but really, it’s all over the top. There are many, many ordinary, every day folk needing our love and understanding right now – such as the Everard family, whose daughter has gone missing, presumed murdered – so let’s get our priorities right, shall we?
In COVID news, the figures are about the same – so they are stabilising.
- 5,926 people tested positive for the virus today
- 190 people died in the community with the virus in the last 24 hours
- 79 people died with the virus in hospitals on 8 & 9 March
- Nearly 23 million people have been injected with their first dose of the vaccination; and one and a quarter million have now had their second dose.
Stay safe everyone. Take care on the roads tomorrow with all the winds howling around. God bless.
Positive vibes heading your way, in the hope that John feels a bit better tomorrow 🤞
You are so right on the news front, all quite ridiculous, definitely need to get our priorities sorted out!
Sending hugs xxx
Thank you Carol. I think I need to put him in a bag and shake him up!!
Sorry to hear John is not so good. It is not until you are ill that you realise how much effort and energy it takes to receive treatment. My heart goes out to you both – being ill is tough on John, but watching a loved one struggle and feel powerless to help is also tough on you, Anne.
You are as always both in my prayers xxx
Thanks Dawn. Aye, you know what it’s like….. your prayers are much appreciated.