Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

Georgiegirl256

:rotfl: Darn it, I did miss a trick!

faerielight

hi guys, mini trigger : I had a mixed day today.. the gynae appnt for the expert I've been asking to get to for 5 years was lost. I saw a young locum who refused to talk to me or examine me as she was out of her depth, so it's back to square 1 again to try and get sent to him. It tapped into the cold rage I feel for my incompetent hospital. It took a lot of courage to psych myself up to to today and face my women's probs, so it was a hard morning.My friend came with me , He took me to a park for lunch , then we went swimming! My 1st bit of exercise in 5 years!

He surprised me with an incredible 12 month swimming membership at a local hotel.. It is so nice of him.I can't believe it!. I'm gobsmacked! I know he has been really worried about my health. It's a good place to go, as it has disabled changing room with a shower seat, and steps leading into the pool, not a vertical ladder that I can't get up, and the pool is warm, so it doesn't seize up my arthritis.
It's a tiny pool. and it is mainly elderly who go there, it's not a trendy, intimidating place. I am so out of shape, so I'm only going to be able to mange a very short swim, I'm going to have to pace myself, as I'm pretty weak at the mo.

My gastro surgeon told me to go swimming, as it's the only safe way for me to exercise, and that it will help prevent any further hernias, help my arthritis, and help me lose weight.
I went today and it was so freeing to be in water, and weightless, but I was scared of aggravating my belly, and I'm really tired,but it was worth it.
I am starting to envisage my quality of life slowly improving, what with the mental health support too, which starts on Friday.
And I won 2 comps today! I think my luck is starting to turn

whitewing

Lovely news, faerie. What a great post to read at the end of the day.

seven-day-weekend

codemonkey wrote: »

Spring and Summer are my least favourite seasons. Heat doesn't bother me so much, but I have to be careful not to get burnt and the pollen attacks me. And there are insects. So many insects. I quite like spiders and bees but other stingy things, especially wasps and horse and deer flies can eff right off.

Plus, being a black, double coated dog, DA suffers and I have to worry about contaminated water and algae and heatstroke.

I do enjoy it being light for 16 hours a day though.

I love spring. All the new life and the end of the long dark nights, full of promise and new beginnings.

I like summer because of all the flowers, but don't like it too hot.

Autumn can be pretty.

I hate winter. I hate the dark nights (dark for 16 hours in December ), I hate snow and ice. I'm not struck on Christmas. I keep telling myself that December is the darkest month, January is the coldest and then it will start to improve.

The irony is, that my husband, our son, and myself all have our birthdays in January. I wish we could have them in May!

My husband is a redhead (now going grey, but he IS 67 ), but he does not have the fair skin that often goes with red hair. He is solar powered, if the sun is out he has his shirt off and is out in it and goes a beautiful colour. I am dark and tan easily, but don't often sit in the sun, so he is usually more tanned than me.

faerielight

aww thanks WW x

Georgiegirl256

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My husband is a redhead (now going grey, but he IS 67 ), but he does not have the fair skin that often goes with red hair. He is solar powered, if the sun is out he has his shirt off and is out in it and goes a beautiful colour. I am dark and tan easily, but don't often sit in the sun, so he is usually more tanned than me.

That's one thing about being a redhead, red hair keeps it's colour really well. My Mam is in her 70's and still has a lot of colour and has never dyed it. A school teacher once told her that she'd be grey by the time she was in her 20's, but as she was only saying the other day, "who's having the last laugh now?!"

That's great news faerie. What a lovely thoughtful gift off your friend too.

Solarjunkie

I'm so with SDW on this one. My sympathies to those who find the hot weather needs to be endured, not enjoyed.
The whole family were here yesterday, we were in the garden for hours, most of the group slathered in factor 50. Not me, I don't think I actually own any sun cream. You may see why I chose my user name!

onomatopoeia99

tea_lover wrote: »

If I think about the sun for more than a minute I get burnt and then peel. Have never tanned in my life (although I'm not sure I'd want to, it's just another sign of damage, but for some reason more socially acceptable than burning!)

I will tan if I get a medium amount of sun combined with suncream, however too much sun or no suncream and I'll burn and peel but I am at least able to go out in the sun if I'm careful. It's been a good few years since I've made a mistake, as both burned skin and sunstroke are very unpleasant and not experiences I wish to repeat! edit to add I've known people that go straight to lobster mode in the sun and know it can be a nightmare for them

I try quite hard to avoid gettting tanned, as I've never regarded it as a good thing - never understood why people want to look tanned (but as I've often said, I'm odd and don't "get" some things which everyone else seems to ).

Torry_Quine

Faerie What a lovely gesture from your friend. They had obviously checked out a pool that would suit your needs.

Torry_Quine

Solarjunkie wrote: »

I'm so with SDW on this one. My sympathies to those who find the hot weather needs to be endured, not enjoyed.
The whole family were here yesterday, we were in the garden for hours, most of the group slathered in factor 50. Not me, I don't think I actually own any sun cream. You may see why I chose my user name!

You really should use sun cream even if you love the sun. Its not just sunburn that's the issue.

Living in N/East Scotland too much hot weather is rarely a problem. :rotfl: