Isn't it annoying that busy days always all come together rather than space themselves out? This week has been enjoyable mostly, irritating in parts and very tiring. The irritating part of course was going all the way to Ripon in a taxi (hugely expensive) only to find that the hearing aids were not any use and having to start again, which entails yet another visit.
Monday was my visit to the doctor which went off well and finished with a lovely walk back down the road looking at the gardens and enjoying the warm, sunny weather. Tuesday was the hearing aid day - and even then the journey was pleasant and the Autumn leaves were so pretty everywhere. Wednesday - yesterday - I did put more on my post that was readable but at the last minute (as happens often) I lost the lot. There is no doubt that my shake is getting much worse and I catch something which wipes my post off.
So - yesterday half way through the morning I had a phone call from a friend who had been trying to contact me by email to say could she come for coffee (after she had gone I searched and - annoyingly - the email had gone into Spam.) She set out immediately and not only did she stay for coffee but we shared the lunch my carer had left for me (home-cooked gammon with a good salad, piccallilli, cheese - to which I added my favourite baby beets in sweet vinegar and good bread and butter) and then I went with her to a poetry afternoon at W's. By the time I got home again I was very tired but it had been an enjoyable day.
Today was hair cut and blow-dry day. My taxi could take me down but not bring me back so I had arranged with my son to collect me. Then this morning early he rang to say his wife, who is an invalid, had been very ill overnight after her third Covid jab yesterday. He dare not leave her. But luckily friend S stepped into the breach and arranged to collect me. That went off without a hitch and back home she came in for a cup of tea and stayed a while. A mutual friend rang asking for help on her computer and that took up quite a large part of the visit (S is my first 'port of call' too on computer issues - she has wide experience and also has a good, analytical mind). After lunch another friend M rang and said could she walk round - she came and we had a good old chat for a couple of hours and now it is almost tea time. Phew! what a busy few days.
Luckily this afternoon my son rang to say the paramedic, the ambulance and the doctor had all been to his wife and after treatment with hydracortisone she was steadily improving and had actually requested something to eat. The whole episode had been triggered by a third Covid jab yesterday.
It is now 7pm and I shall go and find something for my tea -not sure what as a piece of my birthday cake this afternoon has rather taken the edge off my appetite.
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