I can't believe it's five months since Leaf broke his leg. They've hurtled by as they do these days. Three weeks ago the assessment was due and I was called to the hospital. Even with regular physio, Leaf hadn't made sufficient progress learning to walk again. With that advance warning, I didn't sleep well, but … Continue reading CRUNCH-TIME
Category: Medical
ACCIDENTS WILL …
How life can turn on a sixpence! One minute we're coasting along, the next, dramatic news can barge in and we have to rise to whatever has been thrust at us. Since my last post, Leaf's life has changed. He fell and broke his leg - the femur up near the ball-and-socket of his left … Continue reading ACCIDENTS WILL …
CHRISTMAS 2022
HOW LIFE GOES ON The postal strike in the UK and general communication uncertainties have prompted me to come up with a long-overdue DOODAH post. Not long overdue because of laziness but, mainly, because I'm no longer Leaf's carer and much of his life is behind the locked doors of the dementia unit. Those doors … Continue reading CHRISTMAS 2022
WHAT THE HELL?
It's been another of those Covid chaos weeks - utter confusion! U-turns in all directions, revelations, cancelled holidays, more and more whistleblowers with horrible stories. Official websites reporting high levels of adverse effects and deaths from the Covid shots. Massive demos in many countries (over a million attended the peaceful march in London on the … Continue reading WHAT THE HELL?
THE POWER OF POSITIVITY
By surfing the net as much as I currently do, my world view has come to encompass much more detail and recognise many more inter-connecting pieces of the giant puzzle. The puzzle that is the Universe, 21st century man and woman and the Cosmic Shift we're going through and rather like the extraordinary Word Cloud … Continue reading THE POWER OF POSITIVITY
EVER THE OPTIMIST
Today, I had a truly extraordinary experience. I rang Leaf just before lunch. He came on the line and said gaily 'Hello, darling, how lovely to hear from you!' A lump rose in my throat. We then had a good conversation with him sounding almost normal, just a little slow to respond. My Leaf was … Continue reading EVER THE OPTIMIST
FASCINATING WHAT WE FIND
I'm always distracted when rooting through the office to find a document I'm sure I have but can't remember where to find it. When I came across a photocopy of one of my letters to the Weekly Guardian from 2008, I just had to read it. And, lo and behold, it was about Alzheimer's. SORRY NO … Continue reading FASCINATING WHAT WE FIND
DON’T BLAME THE MESSENGER…
Our marriage has reached a stage where all I can do is wait. Not for anything specific, at least not for anything specific that I'm at present prepared to divulge, but because the situation for both Leaf and I has no immediate resolution. So far, after the operation, he's doing well, although I have not … Continue reading DON’T BLAME THE MESSENGER…
THE OP. AT LAST!
Dear Friends – I'm back! It's been a busy time on the hospital front. I was called to Lannemezan in a hurry – no nothing wrong, but an appointment for Leaf with the anaesthetist prior to his op. which had now been scheduled for the fourth of March. Leaf was pretty comatose, lying on the … Continue reading THE OP. AT LAST!
BACK IN THE WAITING ROOM
A non week, a flat week, a finally getting around to sorting odd socks week. I’m banned again from visiting Leaf. For how long, they don’t know. I ring him most days but apart from his initial greeting ‘Hello sweetheart’, he’s unable to carry out anything resembling a conversation, usually forgets I’m on the end of the line, … Continue reading BACK IN THE WAITING ROOM
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