This is a summary of the last few weeks: I was ill for 2 weeks then felt well enough to go to the school fair on the Saturday. This was actually really enjoyable although crowded & a bit tricky getting round with my scooter. There was something strange though. Last year when I was going round J's junior school Christmas fair in the wheelchair nearly everybody was totally avoiding eye contact with me & there were several incidents when people struck up conversations with Louise who was pushing me & completely ignored me. Although I went round with an 'I don't mind at all' manic grin I sort of did mind a bit. Anyway at J's school fair this year people were coming up & talking to me! How odd. Someone even came up & asked if I wanted raffle tickets, I don't think that's happened to me before.
P had a chat with J's form teacher who said he's settling in well & 'joining in'.
Once we'd parted with loads of money & P had won a bottle of wine & some maltesers & J had won loads of sweets, a teddy, a balloon & a giant plastic hammer & I'd won 2 sachets of chemical laden bath creme we went out into the rain & decided to do a bit of shopping. There are some really interesting shops near J's school including a craft shop where I got some card-making supplies.
I'm going to have to stop for now because P is wanting the computer. I bet it's just so he can go on his flight simulator or check ebay for model aeroplanes.
Saturday 28 November 2009
Thursday 26 November 2009
Update
J is still off school. I am desperate for him to go back, I hate him missing so much but I suppose I was ill for two weeks so it's not that unexpected that he has been as well.
Last night I managed to go out - to a Neal's Yard party at Becky's. It was all about organic face creams & bath products. They were very nice and a bit expensive but not too bad. It turned out most of us there have a skin care regime consisting of a splash of water. That's what happens when you have children. When I was at work it was face creams & full make up & blow drying my hair every day. Now it's good if I manage to brush my hair.
I wasn't sure about some of the 'science' though. Not everything that's a 'chemical' is bad for you, water's a chemical after all. And I'm not sure I believe the one about the woman who put so much under-eye cream on that she got giant bags & they had to be cut off & when they were they were full of eye cream.
Anyway I just bought some little Christmas gift packs to see if I like them or not. I just have this suspicion that what you put on your skin might make it feel better & even look better but it doesn't mean it really is better.
It was nice to get out though.
There are so many people I know of who are ill at the moment. This week there's been Tracy who has now recovered from the septicaemia but has problems with her lungs, someone else at church had a stroke but is recovering well and then someone else who has been ill for some time had to have emergency surgery. I haven't heard anything about him today which is good news because I know I'd have got a text if there was bad news.
Yesterday I did a load of cleaning in the kitchen then today I was really tired and crashed out in the afternoon, well as much as J would let me sleep. I've managed to write some of the article for the church magazine on Faith Camp this evening. We used to have a magazine every month but then they changed it to every couple of months with the idea it would be bigger with loads of articles. However we haven't had a magazine since early summer & when I mentioned to the editor I was writing an article he said he would print the magazine when I've done it because he hasn't received anything else. No pressure.
I've just stayed up late watching a documentary about a 3 year old girl who spent most of the night playing with her imaginary friends. She got sorted out in the end though.
I must go to bed.
Last night I managed to go out - to a Neal's Yard party at Becky's. It was all about organic face creams & bath products. They were very nice and a bit expensive but not too bad. It turned out most of us there have a skin care regime consisting of a splash of water. That's what happens when you have children. When I was at work it was face creams & full make up & blow drying my hair every day. Now it's good if I manage to brush my hair.
I wasn't sure about some of the 'science' though. Not everything that's a 'chemical' is bad for you, water's a chemical after all. And I'm not sure I believe the one about the woman who put so much under-eye cream on that she got giant bags & they had to be cut off & when they were they were full of eye cream.
Anyway I just bought some little Christmas gift packs to see if I like them or not. I just have this suspicion that what you put on your skin might make it feel better & even look better but it doesn't mean it really is better.
It was nice to get out though.
There are so many people I know of who are ill at the moment. This week there's been Tracy who has now recovered from the septicaemia but has problems with her lungs, someone else at church had a stroke but is recovering well and then someone else who has been ill for some time had to have emergency surgery. I haven't heard anything about him today which is good news because I know I'd have got a text if there was bad news.
Yesterday I did a load of cleaning in the kitchen then today I was really tired and crashed out in the afternoon, well as much as J would let me sleep. I've managed to write some of the article for the church magazine on Faith Camp this evening. We used to have a magazine every month but then they changed it to every couple of months with the idea it would be bigger with loads of articles. However we haven't had a magazine since early summer & when I mentioned to the editor I was writing an article he said he would print the magazine when I've done it because he hasn't received anything else. No pressure.
I've just stayed up late watching a documentary about a 3 year old girl who spent most of the night playing with her imaginary friends. She got sorted out in the end though.
I must go to bed.
Saturday 21 November 2009
Update
Tracy who I mentioned yesterday is apparently a bit better today, they gave her a new drug and it seems to be helping. She is off the ventilator & breathing by herself. There is some concern as the drug can have major side effects but things are looking better.
Both P & J were a lot better this morning & I feel less exhausted today, mainly because for the first time in 4 nights I slept in my own bed. On Tuesday I slept on an airbed next to J who insisted he wanted to sleep on the sofa. He wanted me to sleep near him as he was afraid to sleep alone when he felt so ill. The airbed didn't seem to be inflated enough & felt like lying on jelly. J kept coughing & groaning in his sleep.Outside the wind was howling. From the cloakroom came a rustling sound which I was convinced was a pack of supersize rats trying to break in & our in-house rodent kept walking round his wheel (he seems to have got too old to run round it) all night. So basically I didn't sleep. The next night Digger was banished to the kitchen, P inflated the airbed a bit more & J & I swapped over. He slept well but I found the sofa was too short. If I can't stretch out my legs the muscles sometimes go into spasms which they kept doing all night. The next night J went back to his high-level bed but I slept underneath him in the futon. This wasn't too bad, it was a bit short but my legs hungover the end. However the waterproof mattress cover, which I'd put on to cover all eventualities from J's sleepover friends, rustled every time I moved. Then last night I was back in my comfy wumfy bed next to my coughing husband.
Both P & J were a lot better this morning & I feel less exhausted today, mainly because for the first time in 4 nights I slept in my own bed. On Tuesday I slept on an airbed next to J who insisted he wanted to sleep on the sofa. He wanted me to sleep near him as he was afraid to sleep alone when he felt so ill. The airbed didn't seem to be inflated enough & felt like lying on jelly. J kept coughing & groaning in his sleep.Outside the wind was howling. From the cloakroom came a rustling sound which I was convinced was a pack of supersize rats trying to break in & our in-house rodent kept walking round his wheel (he seems to have got too old to run round it) all night. So basically I didn't sleep. The next night Digger was banished to the kitchen, P inflated the airbed a bit more & J & I swapped over. He slept well but I found the sofa was too short. If I can't stretch out my legs the muscles sometimes go into spasms which they kept doing all night. The next night J went back to his high-level bed but I slept underneath him in the futon. This wasn't too bad, it was a bit short but my legs hungover the end. However the waterproof mattress cover, which I'd put on to cover all eventualities from J's sleepover friends, rustled every time I moved. Then last night I was back in my comfy wumfy bed next to my coughing husband.
Friday 20 November 2009
Please pray
If you are the sort of person who prays please could you say a prayer for the following two people:
1) Someone called Tracy who is related to someone at church. She is the mother of 4 children, has recently had swine flu & is now in ITU with septicaemia fighting for her life.
2) Our local vicar's wife with whom I'm quite friendly. She has recently been diagnosed with secondary cancer in her spine & pelvis & starts chemo today.
Thank you.
1) Someone called Tracy who is related to someone at church. She is the mother of 4 children, has recently had swine flu & is now in ITU with septicaemia fighting for her life.
2) Our local vicar's wife with whom I'm quite friendly. She has recently been diagnosed with secondary cancer in her spine & pelvis & starts chemo today.
Thank you.
We're ill
Sorry for absence. Basically we all have what seems to be swine flu. I'm getting better but am exhausted. J has been really quite ill but is now on the mend. Tamiflu made him sick so had to give up on it. P went down with it yesterday & went on tamiflu straight away. He is a lot better this morning apart from coughing a lot. It's been a bit tough but we're getting through it.
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Getting better
Feeling quite a lot better today. Actually got up this morning & sat in rocking chair for couple of hours. P is very much looking forward to me being able to do school run again. I think it's been quite an educational experience for him.
P's Dad came home on Monday, he's doing well.
P's Dad came home on Monday, he's doing well.
Monday 9 November 2009
Not such a good day
Not feeling so good again today. Yesterday managed to stay awake all day but slept several hours this morning & feel cold & achey.
P & J went to Remembrance Service yesterday, J in parade. P said a lot of people there.
After lunch J (after lots of instructions re good manners) went to spend the afternoon at the house of one of his new friends. P said it was behind big gates down a private road & they checked them out with a cctv camera before opening the gates.
Hmmm.
J had a good time anyway.
Just had call to say P's Dad coming home today.
P & J went to Remembrance Service yesterday, J in parade. P said a lot of people there.
After lunch J (after lots of instructions re good manners) went to spend the afternoon at the house of one of his new friends. P said it was behind big gates down a private road & they checked them out with a cctv camera before opening the gates.
Hmmm.
J had a good time anyway.
Just had call to say P's Dad coming home today.
Saturday 7 November 2009
A bit better
Feeling a bit better this morning but still taking it easy. I think I could easily adapt to sleeping nearly all morning as a lifestyle.
P & J gone to church men's breakfast.
P's Dad should be home any day.
Sun shining. Autumn colours seen through bedroom window beautiful.
Going to turn on Premier Radio & probably fall asleep.
Yawn.
P & J gone to church men's breakfast.
P's Dad should be home any day.
Sun shining. Autumn colours seen through bedroom window beautiful.
Going to turn on Premier Radio & probably fall asleep.
Yawn.
Friday 6 November 2009
Still ill
I'm still ill. Felt better on Tues & got up then in afternoon started feeling bad & that night felt like I was dying. Phoned doctor on Weds & he said to go & see him. I had to go in through back door & wear a mask & he put on a mask too. After taking my temperature in each ear several times & commenting on fact that one ear was hotter than the other he said I could have mild swine flu or I could be getting worse swine flu or I could have a different virus. He said that in fact no-one really knows who's got swine flu & who hasn't. The government just arbitrarily decided that if you've got cold symptoms & a temp over 38 you can get tamiflu. Anyway he said I should go home & rest. So we cancelled J's piano lesson, the friend who was coming to dinner tonight & the firework party & I'm spending most of time asleep in bed when I'm not coughing.
J's school had a church service for Year 7s this morning to which parents were invited. I couldn't go but P went along & said it was very good but hardly any parents there.
Had bit if a panicky call from J this evening - he had too little bus fare for 2nd bus. Super-heroine Becky went & picked him up then went to get her children from after school club & another mum brought J back here. Quite a relief to see him.
J's school had a church service for Year 7s this morning to which parents were invited. I couldn't go but P went along & said it was very good but hardly any parents there.
Had bit if a panicky call from J this evening - he had too little bus fare for 2nd bus. Super-heroine Becky went & picked him up then went to get her children from after school club & another mum brought J back here. Quite a relief to see him.
Sunday 1 November 2009
Ill
I'm ill. Got some sort of virus, probably what J had. Don't think it's swine flu as haven't got a temperature but I feel bad. Spent most of yesterday & today in bed.
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