. . . it's rained, steadily I think, overnight and the garden has suddenly perked up and my Malvern Hills climber (requested birthday present from our son this year) has suddenly shot up, and more buds to open now. A cool 14 deg. C today - perfect walking weather. I can now empty the washing up bowl down the sink, but I will still use most of the water to top up in the garden as the soil will still be so dry and as you can see, the Hollyhocks have been struggling, despite my watering them more than anything in pots in the yard. (I chose NOT to share the bottom foot of dead and yellowing leaves or in another pot, one which has just become totally dessicated.)
We are trying a new tack on the slow-to-work medication now. Given that dairy products can interfere with the Levodopa take-up, especially milk, we have changed from cow's milk to Almond Milk. Two days in, Keith found it easier to walk yesterday. So, we will see how this progresses - it may just be a coincidence and the meds are finally working. Whichever, K was walking well up and down the kitchen yesterday, on the flat tiles (the yard is covered in large stone chippings and he finds that a difficult surface) so is going to try and increase this daily, along with his "chair squats". We are still waiting to hear when the Physio is going to come back but perhaps it won't be until they see how well the medication is working. It would be lovely to go and walk in the Groe each day - I miss walking along by the Wye, and seeing the wildlife.
One other new thing - K has suddenly changed holding his walking stick from his (good) left hand to his (bad) right hand. Not an intentional decision - he just picked it up with the disabled right hand and is ok using it on that side now.
Anyway, my heart goes out to anyone suffering from this horrid disease - effective treatment seems to vary from person to person and it seems so random. ((HUGS))
