General Chat

My dad won't walk again ,he seems happy to let that go,he can get to where he wants to go in his wheelchair.

The speech is much improved now.When he first came home we were having a struggle with something he was trying to tell me and he asked me if I was thick or something because I couldn't understand him. So the humour is still there.

I felt that being ill is not a particularly happy feeling but learning and achieving are so we might concentrate on those.

We don't have many gadgets but the long grabber thing is excellent,for me as well.My OH is 6'8" so things do get put out of my reach,deliberately no doubt. There is a thing I bought from Lakeland that lets you break an egg with one hand but guess who has never used it.

One big contention we had was about his going out electric wheelchair.He had to go to the hospital to the hearing clinic and thought he should go in his manual chair but I made him go in the electric one,with a face like a smacked bum I might add.

Then he came back and told me about how he had gone down the corridor with them,all full of himself,Fangio.He goes round the shops in it now.

He was very awkward about wearing reflectives on the road so I made his brother tell him to and gave his brother the number of the wheelchair centre so that he could ring them and have it taken away from him.That had him!

He is achieving so much now that it his becoming harder to keep finding more things.

What wonderful stories you all have to tell.

Helen - I love the idea of the card. I was lucky enough not to lose my speech but it was very slurred, as if I was drunk. I just used to tell people, that I hadn't been on the bottle but had had a stroke. It still happens to me now if I'm very tired.

Gail - I hated it too , when anybody snatched things away from me to do it themselves. You are an absolute star .
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Sharron - Your Dad is very lucky to have you to look after him, it sounds to me as if you're really on the right track. Had to laugh when I read about the gadget for cracking eggs one handed, I could really have done with one of those. I don't even want to think about how many eggs I ruined before I learnt to do it properly again!
I was just giggling to myself when I read about the wheelchair. A nurse walked into my room, on my birthday, with a wheelchair and asked me whether I would like to give it a try. She helped me into it, I practised a bit in the room (mainly bumping into furniture) and then I was off, down the corridor, the poor nurse chased me down the corridor waving a hairbrush, I had been bedridden for 2 weeks, my hair was such a mess, she was embarrassed for me. To be honest, I didn't give a monkey's, freedom was beckoning! That wheelchair was probably the nicest birthday pressie ever.

Frank, how are you doing?

Oh Julia,just how selfish are we all? Only you thought to ask Frank how he was.

Yes we can all talk the talk but you have walked the walk.

It is good to be told I am doing right by one(or two) who have been there.Thank you.

You're welcome Sharron, if you ever need to talk, please feel free to PM me.

Hi all,
Thanks again for all the positive vibes you are sending out. I am trying to be positive, but do get annoyed with myself when things I am doing don't go right.

I do most of the cooking in the house, it takes a long time to prepare the veg, but I start in the morning and it all gets done by afternoon. My chickens have to be feed and watered every day,so thats another thing to keep me active. Now I have you lot to read about and talk too. I look forward to getting on my PC every day and seeing whats going on.

This I must say is all down to MEL. she introduced me to the threads. I get a lot of pleasure from it. Thanks to you All.

Lovely to hear from you.
Glad to hear you're trying to be positive and that you're getting pleasure out of GR.
Sounds like you're a busy man!

Julia x

Hi Julia. certainly try to keep busy. Went for a walk last night to my local Football Club to see Man U play Celtic. I am a West Ham fan (Yes the do have some) and been so for over 65 years. Don't think I will change now.

Frank

Glad you try hard to do things Frank - keep popping in here and you won't have a chance to feel low lol



Lizx

Just thought I woud Wish one and all a happy NEW YEAR> better late than never.

Thank you Frank, and

Happy New Year to you too.

May 2009 be a good year for us all.

xx

Happy New Year to you too Frank
Love Mary xx

Happy New Year, Frank. Nice to see you and give my love to the chickens:-) BC XX

Happy New Year to you Frank and everybody else.
Hope 2009 will be good to you all.
Julia x

Happy New Year from me too.

We have just aquired a board with three nails in so my poor old dad has to peel the potatoes every day now.Today he was akso forced to juice and cut up the oranges for the marmalade.He did it in the food processor.

Won't be able to call it my marmalade this year.

He was also forceds to go to the next village on the bus to buy the oranges.Poor old sod!

Regarding Marmalade. We went into Tesco's yesterday to buy Saville Oranges. they said they won't be around till next month. Is this right.???? I trust everyone in O.K. and keeping warm during this cold snap,

Ours came from a little greengrocers.I don't think they are quite as juicy this year but did seem to reach setting point quickly.

Had to be quick to get them in Tesco last year as I recall.

My wife has made about 16lbs of Marmalade. I have eaten two jars so far. Its great. I have started making cakes. The first lot were Rock cakes. Did a fruit cake last week. This week I hope to make a rich fruit cake (like a Christmas cake) It keeps me busy for a couple of hours. and they have tasted good so far.

Hope everyone is keeping well, I haven't had a bad turn this year!!!! and I don't want one.

Well done Frank, keep making the cakes, and other things too, anything to keep you active and your brain ticking over lol Don't eat too much marmalade and cake tho or you will put on loads of weight lol
Best wishes for a very good year for you.
Lizxx

Went to see the Practise Nurse on Tuesday, Check up. I have put on a stone since last year. My actual waist size is 45" thats not my trouser size they are 38" She took the mesurement where your waist is and you had to exhale so as to get the right size. DIET DIET DIET. for the next few months