Went to Kew Gardens today. Absolutely beautiful. Snowdrops seem to be getting over but some lovely crocuses starting to appear. Hope the hospital bed helps Claire, great idea to get one. Also hope that the cold I’d on the way out. Supposed to be getting warmer, but I can’t feel it yet so take care! Mo x
Clare Drops, how sweet Diana. I’ll forever think of Snowdrops as Clare Drops from now on. x
Hope you and Mum are having a good day with lots of nattering, Clare. x
Love “Clare drops”, children say the most wonderful things, hope you had a good day Clare and are feeling a little better xx
Hi Clare,
I do hope the hospital bed arrives quickly and helps you to be a little more comfortable.I am in Brussels working for a few days, it is very wet and I miss my garden when I am here! The airline left my bag behind in Birmingham so I had to rush out and purchase an emergency outfit for tomorrow just before the shops closed here (7pm), however the bag actually turned up about half an hour ago. Still couldn’t have risked it - I could not have worn the same dress 2 days in row to the office, without any possibility of washing it, and simply had to have some clean underwear!
Hope tomorrow is a brighter day and your cold eases a little.
Sue xx
Hi Clare
Just wanted to blow a few Valentine’s kisses in your direction. Not seen you post here today…maybe you’re busy opening the pile of cards that the postman delivered or perhaps you are stabbing at buttons on your new bed! Just hope that you’re feeling a bit better today.
X x x x x x x
Twinky
Evening all,
Was feeling rough this morning but now having the nebuliser twice my chest is a little clearer and can breath better, will do it again just before bedtime. I also have an oxygen lady coming tomorrow to get me to sign a consent form and she will deliver a tank for me too…I hope I don’t need it for too long!!
Had a nice day with mum, she took me to the doctors and then we had a drive round so I could show her all the natural grown snowdrops on the banks of the single track roads round here. Some are still not out but there were enough to get the picture :o) Clare drops is so sweet Diane, like Katy says, children come out with the most beautiful comments sometimes and really touch ur heart. I am honoured :o)
Thanks for the valentine kisses Twinky :o) I didn’t get any others today, although I did get a card, from Jon lol, well I am guessing it was him…
Sounds a real pain of a day for you Sue, glad you got your bags ok in the end…can you still claim on insurance for the new outfit, that would be a bonus :o)
Kew gardens is beautiful when ever you go, I have never been in springtime, I bet it looks glorious.
There was a great rush to finish my puzzle between mum, me and XOH, they were both kind enough to leave me the last 20 to do, otherwise they were both pouring over it all day, doing bits here and there…it is so addictive. I have just opened another one, I guess its the hardest as its lions in dried grass, so everything is the same colour, or almost. XOH says there was no point in giving me an easy one lol
I hope everyone is feeling ok today and I hope you all get to sleep tonight…CM, Twinky and Libby…fingers crossed
Luv and hugs to all
Clare xxx
Hi Clare
Good to hear you are feeling a bit better. Nebs are wonderful things!
I’m off to bed now, hoping I won’t be joining the 'upallnighters"
Sleep well
Laurie x
Pleased to hear you had a nice day with your mum, Clare, and good to hear the neb is easing your breathing. I hope you are now having sweet dreams and waken feeling rested. Is it tomorrow your new bed arrives?
Have fun with your new jigsaw - it sounds a difficult one.
My day was spent catching up on phone calls, I talked myself dry!
Love and hugs.
Libby x
Sounds like you had a good day with your mum Clare. I’m so pleased the nebuliser is helping with your breathing and that the O2 will make a big difference as well.
Congratulations getting the jigsaw finished and hope you are now enjoying your new one too.
Diane love your grand daughters comments about Clare drops.
Lulu xxx
WHOOOOOOPPEEEEEEEEEEEE :O) :O) :O)
I slept right through the night, no loo stops or anything, I guess about 7 hours :o) Feeling good, not so wheezie chest too. I have had one puff on inhailer as I was so tired putting on sexy black stockings but my legs were so swollen last night my son couldn’t stop ering and yuking them lol, I had asked him to pull my sock off… :o) Apparently they work better if you don’t get up at all before you put them on, makes sence, I suppose…
No plans today, apart from signing consent form for oxygen, she’s coming soon, I hope, then the world is my oyster…Make a cake day sounds a good idea as Jamies last slice of choci cake went in triple portions last night, my son is such a pig!!! My daughter and I struggle with our weight so hate to see the skinny one gorge himself lol…
I hope everyone has a good day, hope your meetings go well in Brussels Sue and the return journey is not so adventurous :o)
I hope you are enjoying being back at work Revcat I bet everyone pounced on you for a catch up, as soon as it was announced lol (if I know churches lol)
Its quite warm here so I will mayb attempt a walk today in the village with doggie.
Luv to all
Clare xxx
Hi Clare… seven hours sleep, that’s brilliant! So pleased for you. Hope the O2 lady gets the papers sorted quickly, it will give you more freedom for sure. I remember the lovely oxygen man, called Nigel, who used to come out to my Dad (a very long time ago) and the difference it made to him… must have been good if I can recall his name more than 20 years on.
I have been back at work for almost a year now - and only ever had six weeks off after my surgery - I am one of those annoying blighters (or stronger words) who worked all through treatment with minimal difficulties. But, yes, take one day off and the work stacks up again! Had a few big things to handle recently, so it keeps me on my toes.
Gorgeous blue sky here in Glasgow today. We never had any snow and our snowdrops are a way off yet, but the central reservations on one of the arterial roads are lush green with daffodil shoots reaching skywards, and in a few weeks will be a mass of golden yellow. If snowdrops are Clare-drops (a lovely thought) than daffodils are Rachel-flowers, reminding me of a friend stolen by ovarian cancer in 2006.
Have a good day, definitely time for cake!
Clare, lovely sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Chocolate cake yum yum, it’s my favourite so would be shoving your son out of the way, so I could get there first!
Beautiful day here too, one of the walks we used to take passed “Snowdrop Glen” named by the family, just beautiful. Bankings so full of Clare drops with a stream running through the middle. Lovely, happy memories. xx
Seven hours, how lovely! just off out to walk the dog on the common and look for Claredrops.
7 hours sleep sounds good Clare, and so glad you woke feeling refreshed. Something quite different happened to me today. Called into an exhibition on Mexican Miracle paintings near Euston Station waiting for train back to the Midlands. They were absolutely amazing, painted by ordinary people who put their faith in a specific saint in a time of crisis, and the tiny paintings are a thank you. I am not particularly religious in the usual sense of the word, but these paintings were really uplifting and thought provoking. Sometimes we can find inspiration when not looked for and I certainly wasn’t looking for it today! Take care, hope the O2 is helping, love Mo xx
Saw some lovely claredrops at Dudley Zoo today.
Evening all,
Feeling very sorry for myself tonight, shivery and fluey, coughing up for england but have my nebuliser now which is a great help, oxygen coming tomorrow as well as my sister and her twins and the occupational therapist, so a full house tomorrow, hopefully I am feeling a bit less snoozy…
Could do without being ill really, I mean the cold but I could do without the BC too :o) I don’t know how strong I can be anymore, it seems to have sapped any energy I had, so hoping it will clear up and make life a little easier.
I think my son lives in another world to me…he asked today that if I am feeling well enough could I take him to Beaconscott railway line on saturday or sunday. He likes to relive the past, go back to his childhood, I believe its the way he copes with difficult situations and if I take him again it will be fresh in his memory. I’m certainly not able to drive now and not sure I will be safe by the weekend either, we shall see…I could drive there and have a wheelchair, thats the only thing I can think of. I would do anything to take him there but as I am the only one who drives its hard to make an assesment of whether I am safe enough. I’ll see how I feel but I guess he will cope with the let down too.
I’m on my nebuliser now which makes breathing much better for bed time.
Night night all Hugs and luv
Clare xxxx
Sending big hugs Clare… It’s so hard when you are torn between wanting to do something and being able to do something… I’m sure your son will understand if your aren’t well enough to drive any more… But just a thought is there any volunteer car services that could drive you there and back?
Glad the neb is helping… Enjoy your busy day tomorrow but overdo it hunny.
Take care
Lulu xx
Pleased to hear the nebuliser is helping Clare. Your infection sounds miserable, I hope it beggars off soon.
So a full house for you tomorrow, enjoy your visitors’, and make sure you get all the aides you need from your OT.
Love and hugs,
Libby xx
Hi there,
just a quick pop in, I hope…when I get up for the loo, I can’t resist the pull of the computer, even though It may keep me awake lol.
I am totally amazed by the facilities for occupational help service. I just made an enquirey at the beginning of the week about things and by the end of the same week will be fully equipped with all the aids i need. I wonder if its just the oxford area as you see such horrific accounts on the tv of people asking and waiting ages for things.
I feel so much better, just with 3 hours of sleep tucked under my belt, I will go and attempt a few more in a min…
What ru both doing up libby and lulu? Have you tried to sleep yet or working up to it :o)
clare xxx
Trip to see the trains? Sounds lovely if rather tiring. Is there anyone around who has offered vague help? If so then ask them to be chauffeur for a morning . You probably won’t want a long trip even with a wheelchair but it might be good to share the time with your boy. If I were closer… no, scratch that. What day and I’ll be happy to come and drive you. Actually fable it would be an honour.