Frustration breaking through - so difficult to be patient when patient you must be. But yes, each dawn is a new day that you get to see. Thanks for your postings.Hope all are well.
Sadly disappointed in myself
I now need carer to assist in morning .
Lauren needed back at work
I need little looking after, I said
A lie
Carers all very pleasant, despite never knowing quite who is attending me next day
Determined to make this as short a gig for them as possible ...sorry carers, much love & gratitude, honest
Limited in what they can do or offer me
So I get a visual check, that I'm ok
& A cup of teas & a small breakfast that I'm most grateful for
Too proud to be washed ...I'll manage... is my response & mindset.
Lh hand in plaster fingers to mid forearm ..do NOT get wet
Rh shoulder blade broken, so upwards/side motions severely restricted
Rh leg broke, pinned, reskinned
Rh rear ribs repairing
And various other locations of hurt.
Seated bathing at sink best I can do at mo.
Self washing rather hit & miss.
Lauren helps where I let her
Fraught all round with my indignation/ wounded pride & her frustration at my perceived petulance ...
Too little experience of being a patient, patient
Who knew I'd be such a tw**...(yes, yes, you boys, quiet at the back )
Mobility now moved onto toileting.... alone....yippee.
And made tea & toast today.
Yes, yes food of the devil, but I need to eat to recover, so only 1 battle a day really matters.
I skirt around the T2D where It appears, so only minor skirmishes outside of main meals
Main foods I do better, Lauren knows over the last few years what I can eat , like to eat & should eat
So shops & cooks accordingly
But a damaged wrist from a few years back has become an issue and limits what she can do.
Current nurse ratched duties haven't helped
I'm not quite DiCaprio from the revenant tho it feels it somedays when I let myself wallow.
Must do better.
Been a good day today.
Various family visits
Cheered me up
Rehashing the accident & the repercussions, real or imagined, invade my darker thoughts
So any distractions most welcome.
Well enough to be capable of thinking I have found a rhythm through the day that helps rather then hinders.
As said getting fitter.
The drag of too many points of injury impacting that, but realistic to know each day is step closer to better/fuller recovery.
I tell myself Each dawn is a new day, I get to see & I get to see it complete, where so many don't.
An indulgent whine..sorry
Onwards and upwards
Is the only way forward.
Spectacular Wolf moon, great shading and those sparkling highlights in the trees.
@jjraak you are actually doing really well. You are right that 'each day is step closer to better/fuller recovery".Hope all are well.
Sadly disappointed in myself
I now need carer to assist in morning .
Lauren needed back at work
I need little looking after, I said
A lie
Carers all very pleasant, despite never knowing quite who is attending me next day
Determined to make this as short a gig for them as possible ...sorry carers, much love & gratitude, honest
Limited in what they can do or offer me
So I get a visual check, that I'm ok
& A cup of teas & a small breakfast that I'm most grateful for
Too proud to be washed ...I'll manage... is my response & mindset.
Lh hand in plaster fingers to mid forearm ..do NOT get wet
Rh shoulder blade broken, so upwards/side motions severely restricted
Rh leg broke, pinned, reskinned
Rh rear ribs repairing
And various other locations of hurt.
Seated bathing at sink best I can do at mo.
Self washing rather hit & miss.
Lauren helps where I let her
Fraught all round with my indignation/ wounded pride & her frustration at my perceived petulance ...
Too little experience of being a patient, patient
Who knew I'd be such a tw**...(yes, yes, you boys, quiet at the back )
Mobility now moved onto toileting.... alone....yippee.
And made tea & toast today.
Yes, yes food of the devil, but I need to eat to recover, so only 1 battle a day really matters.
I skirt around the T2D where It appears, so only minor skirmishes outside of main meals
Main foods I do better, Lauren knows over the last few years what I can eat , like to eat & should eat
So shops & cooks accordingly
But a damaged wrist from a few years back has become an issue and limits what she can do.
Current nurse ratched duties haven't helped
I'm not quite DiCaprio from the revenant tho it feels it somedays when I let myself wallow.
Must do better.
Been a good day today.
Various family visits
Cheered me up
Rehashing the accident & the repercussions, real or imagined, invade my darker thoughts
So any distractions most welcome.
Well enough to be capable of thinking I have found a rhythm through the day that helps rather then hinders.
As said getting fitter.
The drag of too many points of injury impacting that, but realistic to know each day is step closer to better/fuller recovery.
I tell myself Each dawn is a new day, I get to see & I get to see it complete, where so many don't.
An indulgent whine..sorry
Onwards and upwards
Is the only way forward.
Indeed......Patience at being a patient is not easy at the best of times.
Extra gentle hugs from afar for you @jjraak
@gennepher I didn't know that it was called a Wolf moon. It was still amazing this morning when we walked the dogs.
Frustration breaking through - so difficult to be patient when patient you must be. But yes, each dawn is a new day that you get to see. Thanks for your postings.
Thank you so much for continually sharing your amazing gift.
Hi to all. @jjraak nowhere near a self indulgent whine. No one ever dealt with a problem by ignoring it and you and Lauren could never have envisaged the unique and particular circumstances in which you find yourself. Take whatever help is on offer until you heal. Thoughts and prayers with you and Lauren. Whatever is going on in my life and in The World your situation has become the new elephant in this particular room just now. Of course @SlimLizzy, Jan and family, Hilary and @Krystyna23040 and so many others need still need our thoughts and prayers.
Much appreciate the kind words & goodwill behind them
But it is a whine.
I know and I am grateful to be here
But I still see others with their own concerns.
You with your unwanted guest.
Evicted forever i hope, but with such worry.
A wider family, with their own health issues
@Krystyna23040 ....
With worries over Mr k, masked but still clear.
The care for her sister, & family, after their loss.
Yet still finding time & compassion for s friend.
And @SlimLizzy , coping with the most traumatic loss, beyond a child, that of a parent
That seemingly permanent bulwark, against all that life throws at us.
Adored & admired throughout our lives
And whilst knowing, few can say they didn't childishly wish the end, that comes to us all, would never come for them.
Yet come it must and we weather that storm as best we can
And others with their own pains, shared or kept in the shadows.
We all have our own and ways of dealing with them
For me, I'm more "a problem shared, is a problem halved" kinda guy
A philosophy I hope I have done credit when responding to others here & in RL.
Which just leaves a big thank you to all for letting me whine and getting such responses, full of kind words & respect
Grateful indeed
@jjraak you are actually doing really well. You are right that 'each day is step closer to better/fuller recovery".
Hug for still no negative but well done on the super fast skip acquisition. Thank you for sharing your art and enjoy your coffee as many do. As a carrier for whey protein I can live with a very large mug most days.Good morning everyone from under a cirrus ladened blue sky here in the dark and dangerous north. Whatever happened to that first line in Richard III, is it all being hogged daan saaaf? Wallpapergate is well on the way in one of the upstairs bedrooms and I can see the prospect of some paste being mixed today for replacement paper. All going splendidly and we have the new experience of a skip arriving on Thursday. Do we need to pipe it onto the drive. Always wary of new experiences in case it writes over some essential knowledge, like how to walk or blink. Or worse still, make koffy. Mrs Miggins tested negative this morning. Me - no.
Another spray and ink which needed a little bridge and a house or two. Have the best day that you can have, I really must make more koffy.
View attachment 52939
Thanks @ianpspurs - I have whey protein also - vanilla flavour - but I will be having avocado salad for brunch.Hug for still no negative but well done on the super fast skip acquisition. Thank you for sharing your art and enjoy your coffee as many do. As a carrier for whey protein I can live with a very large mug most days.
Shiny side up @alf_JosiahI would like to start this post with good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen, so I shall….hold me and me’s just did.
A straight 7.0 this morning.
Wow two of my fellow greasers on this site down, @jjraak and @dunelm, please, please fellow greasers get betterer soon, for the uninitiated greasers is slang for motorcyclists.
Here in Tilehurst Towers the day has been replanned.
Stay safe all and multiple virtual hugs where required.
Enjoy your haven of bed and periodic sleep rests in the day @jjraakIndeed......
In hospital ..well, what else could I be
But at home.
Yes, I am very less so ...guilty as charged, M'lud.
Up & moving, exercises etc, all just take it out of me
Unsure if post covid (Nov 2021) fatigue
Or overdoing it since accident
But the bed has become a haven & sleep a glorious distraction from the drag of time.
Patience dear boy, something I need to learn..
Such kind thoughts & hugs.
Thank you so much
Hope your day has plenty to enjoy in it .
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?