Danny goes home tomorrow, so after that we will have to shift for ourselves. I have bid on a lightweight wheelchair for us to use upstairs. It's in Newtown, about 33 miles away. Hopefully I will be up to driving up there to collect it. I am brewing a chest infection though and feel exhausted and just want to nap on the sofa. I have booked a phone call with the GP for this morning - they won't give me an appt. until I have had two negative tests, but I'm not wasting the ones we have here.
I had my phone call with a lovely Dr in Cardiology this morning too, following my ECG that I had in the Surgery a few months back. It automatically flags up anything the machine thinks needs further checking. In my case it is apparently perfectly normal and my low pulse (between 40 and 50) shows it is normal and I am quite fit. So that was all very reassuring and another P.H.E.W. moment from that.
Keith has just choked a bit on some cheese on toast, so I need to stay on alert with him. I am on alert all night long too, leaping out of bed if I hear him breathing badly. He made me remove the wedge pillow which had him propped up better.
Once the GP has phoned, I can have a lie-down on the sofa again. Tea tonight is Pukka steak pies as cooking is not something I am warming to right now. We have wasted so much food in the last 10 days - I am still having to force food down but my weight is still that nearly half a stone lower that I hit after 4 days of not eating. I would like to lose a further stone. I heated up the last 1/3 of a little individual pie dish of Cottage Pie that Danny made on Monday. I didn't enjoy it, but I have to eat something.
Chocolate bars and anything sweet are history now, so is alcohol. No nibbling between meals, although I have had a few poppy seed biscuits in the evening - my body needs a little salt I expect.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. I am hoping Danny will be able to check my computer today and sort my photo storage out.
What a scrumptious cow - Aberdeen Angus or a Dexter perhaps. Or are there Black Welsh Mountain Cows as you have BWM sheep. My spinning friend and sheep farmer lost her BWM ewe this summer which is a shame as her fleece was a dream to spin - so light and lofty it practically spun itself. T has just sent through some fantastic photos of trekking in Snowdonia this past weekend. They ended up hosteling the first night as it took eight hours to drive from London starting at 2pm, (T was the sole driver in our 13 yo Polo without any bells or whistles) but camped and cooked on a camp fire on Saturday and Sunday nights. They came across a poor young lad who had fallen and broken his leg awkwardly on that treacherous horseshoe section so stayed with him until the Air Ambulance arrived keeping him dry, warm, hydrated and fed. I am in the throes of making my delicious quince and apple cake. I’ve softened the chopped fruit in the oven in a syrupy mix of the juice of a whole lemon and a tbsp of muscovado sugar and creamed the butter and sugar. Now to beat in three eggs and fold in the fruit and syrupy juices, the zest of a lemon, 100g flour and 85g ground almonds before baking. This is my go to apple cake when quince is available. Good news on your heart results. We checked our BP at the medical centre last weekend after our jabs and I was happy to measure 120 over 80. We also weighed ourselves on the fancy digital scales which measure your height and calculate your BMI. I was 63kg, 171cm clothed and shod and with a ‘healthy’ BMI of 21.4 according to the print-out. I’m going to be 63 yo on Sunday and feeling well in my body and heart and more than ok in my mind and soul given the stresses of looking after S and the worry about the children. Mind you I have a LOT of strategies in my arsenal to keep me bendy and able to withstand the slings and arrows. I borrowed ‘Dear Friend and Gardener” from the library yesterday which is a compilation of the letters written between Christo Lloyd and Beth Chatto from 1996-1998. In his 1998 introduction Christo mentions that he had been recently diagnosed with Parkinsonism but it turned out to be a wrong diagnosis and that he was now being treated successfully. I thought that was interesting as he was probably seeing a top notch neurologist. Take care Jennie. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteWelsh Black I think. A shame you have lost your source of such fabulous fleece. Well done to T for being in the right place for that poor boy with the broken leg. Talk about a good deed well done. Oh that baking sounds wonderful and cheered me up to read about it. We are living from stuff heated up in the Popty-Ping and I couldn't give a damn that it's not fresh cooked by me - the chill counter is having to keep us going at the minute.
DeleteI am still half a stone lighter than I was 3weeks ago and plan to lose some more. I've been overweight too long. My BP has dropped to around 124/64.
Happy Birthday - I am sure it will be delightfully celebrated.
Isn't the chest infection part of the Covid illness? Or the secondary Covid pneumonia? I hope you can get medical help soon. It's just a week since you got sick. No anti virals for you? Best wishes to you all. lizzy x
ReplyDeletePS I do see you said you're not eligible for the antivirals. I didn't realise there was a special needs protocol.
DeleteYes, the chest infection comes with Covid. I have managed to stay out of developing it although I have been coughing up gunk. No anti-virals for me, as I'm not considered vulnerable enough (if you have COPD you'd probably qualify though).
DeleteJust keep swimming - chin up above the water level. Good news about your results, hope you get some help so you can have a good sleep.
ReplyDeleteI am floating, head tied above the water line by a rope! Sleep still a premium as the Covid has irritated my bladder and I'm up every two hours.
DeleteHopefully you are both on the mend from this horrid Covid bug. We have been away to the Cotswolds for a few days staying in a very bijou flat, but it was sooo hot in there, and neither of us felt 100% whilst there. OH suffering terribly with his sinuses, Vogel's Plantago helps and me with a gippy tummy. Its very pretty but so nice to be home and tomorrow we are meeting daughter's family to celebrate Alec's 76th birthday. Do hope Keith continues to mend and I see nothing wrong with lying on the settee with some chocolate and wine. Love and hugs Gill Xx
ReplyDeleteI think it will take a while Gill. I haven't been able to rest and heal, just had to carry on as normal though when Dan was here he did the cooking and washing up and getting Keith in and out of bed/shower etc.
DeleteSorry it was so hot and stuffy in the Cotswolds flat, but at least you got a break. Enjoy the birthday celebrations with your husband.
Chocolate - forget it, not interested. Wine - even less so! My body will thank me for it :)
I, too, hope you get sorted out quickly, healthwise. I adore cows, possibly because I grew up around them. I exect you know a laying down cow is supposed to mean rain coming. Something about keeping the grass dry. We have just returned from helping out with the grandchildren, their Mum is recovering from post covid pneumonia. We didn't go in the house, the children were passed out through the door, other grandparents also pitching in. I said we looked like we were at a drug house, except it was children being handed in and out.
ReplyDeleteI don't miss having a huge dairy herd next door - you would not believe the mess they left across the lane. Cows lieing down heralds rain, and for the same reason as you were given probably as a child. Hoping that post-Covid Pneumonia will not develop here, but Keith's breathing is very much better now though you can still feel the rattle in his lungs if you put a hand to his back. Well done helping out with the grandchildren - I bet their mum would struggle so otherwise.
DeleteI don't think I have ever seen a cow sitting before. Nice photo.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you get better really soon. I know it is hard for you to rest with Keith not feeling well either and your worry over him.
God bless.
I don't think I had! I have just been outside for some fresh air - doing the compost bucket from the kitchen, and the litter tray tub. Keith has the heating on here and I am usually in the thinnest summer top I can find or I melt! The fresh air is verywelcome.
DeleteCows always look so peaceful. I'm sorry you can't get the antiviral meds. Could you make a case for them, as Keith's primary caregiver? Staying healthy is vital for you. I hope you get rest. Sleep.
ReplyDeleteCelie - it's mostly sheep round here, though there is a suckler herd of beef cattle on a nearby farm. Way past the stage where anti-virals would help me now, rest is what I need.
DeleteHas Keith been seen by the SALT people yet? They can offer lots of advice on swallowing but should help for a while. Be careful, this is NOT the way to lose weight! Good food and nutrition is important right now, and plenty of it. Hope you won the wheelchair.
ReplyDeleteNope. Got to chase that up again next week as the PD nurse has obviously forgotten (again). At least we have night-time pads being delivered next week. They were costing a fortune in Boots.
DeleteWell I suppose it is good that you have had a report that you are healthy even though you feel terrible. Rest as much as you can, and not eating is definitely not the way to lose weight.
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