Old Style Ways and Poor Health part 2.

MingVase

I sleep ok, it's staying awake that's the problem here

Know what you mean re raised beds and the garden. I would like them for veg but it's impossible when you aren't fit and strong. Other people just get loads of stuff delivered then make them - how can we in our state!  Just not possible.

pollyanna_26

The OP returns. Thank you both Mar and Maddie for your posts elsewhere today. I'm annoyed with myself for responding to the bait. I should know better by now. Those who matter to me from various OS threads have been kind and supportive which is what matters to me. Monna with her I don't often post here but made me laugh out loud.

It's nearly 3 weeks since the last post here. Sometimes the days seem to drag and other times seem to go by quickly.

I'm constantly trying to remember what day it is.

It feels so strange since I dropped youngest at her BFs on March 13th. She remains under shielding until Superdoc says otherwise. He last phoned her Tuesday . The nurse had visited to do her full blood checks and the results were not good. He and dd had a debate whether to risk further joint damage or introduce an oral steroid which should help minimise joint damage. However with already being immune supressed the steriod leaves her more open to infection. She opted for the Steroid being indoors and less likely to pick something up.

I spoke to the surgery Monday re the monthly meds. Superdoc was going to sign them off and add the Steroid and send them to the pharmacy. Waiting for the notification through from Boots they are ready to collect.

I've been wondering how everyone is. I had some sleep problems and wasn't posting much.

I know you really weren't well Mar. I really should have got in touch. How are things now? Did you manage to get any help or advice from the GP?

I don't seem to have done a great deal. Some gardening but not up to the heavier stuff. The weather has gone between too hot and too cold and damp. Something in between would suit me better.

Re raised beds etc. Mine especially the Link a Boards went in years ago. So did very large pots and large wooden containers. I doubt I could do them myself nowadays but am glad the actual growing is easier using them.

I don't know about others but I find it hard to focus on things much. There's all sorts I coud do but miss the routine with regular appts etc. We often used to moan about all the appts although we appreciated all the help dd was getting.

Everything is now texts and phone calls and nurse visits which is more than many are getting but it does feel odd.

We've given up on trying to follow unclear , rambling directives. Superdoc is following the trusted science as are we.

There's been a couple of hotspots in NW England for quite some time. Liverpool and Manchester. we're about 20 miles north of Liverpool and although Lancashire included in the hotspot.

On the 11th March Liverpool FC played Altetico Madrid at Anfield. The virus was already a problem in Madrid and Altetico had been playing behind closed doors at their home ground.

As usual 3000 Madrid fans were marched through the city to Anfield by police. No closed doors and roughly 52,000 fans in the stadium. After the match both home and away fans mingled in bars and clubs. Many away fans stayed in hotels etc, many spent a few days in the area before flying home,

The figures for Corona were high. I don't know why so in Manchester but that's a city many visit.

We've had the idiots turning up along the entire coastline, lighting fires, bbqs and drinking although fires , bbqs and alcohol are banned along the 20 miles.

A couple of days ago I read about an illegal rave which took place in woodland in an area of Liverpool . Numbers were estimated as between a few hundred to a possible two thousand who showed up , lit fires , drank and took drugs Three people were taken to hospital with burns and broken bones, As if the NHS haven't enough to cope with.

Having taken police away from other matters . They left a trashed woodland bottles , cans , drugs and nitrous oxide canisters. Not to mention human waste.

The police made a number of arrests and seized dj desks, lighting , lasers and other equipment. Someone had the audacity to set up a Go Fund Me page to raise £5,000 to alledgedy replace their equipment. First claiming it was broken then edited to say lost.

Anyway the R number is now risen. I've only left the house a few times since March and take great care.

I fail to understand the sheer selfishness and stupidity of some so called human beings. Some seem to think themselves invincible. I don't care what becomes of them . They're busy talking about fake news , there is no virus and you're all fools Some blame 5G and set them on fire endangering those who have to do the repairs once the fires are out.

I  really believe better and clearer info proper guidance and not loosening the lockdown too soon could have made some difference.

Not to the idiots but for those struggling to follow the often confusing guidelines .

Of course the economy needs some cosideration but not at the expense of human lives.

I quite like the Mayor of Manchester not so much our Metro Mayor. However they have stood up for pupils, teachers and their families and so far no small cannon fodder have gone to school.

DD2 has been volunteering in spare time from her Senoir Safeguarding  Post and helping with the children of Keyworkers and those who are vulnerable and need routine.

pollyx

MingVase

Glad tp see ypu back Pollywolly. I'm deep in diet research to try and find one that helps me. We're still on lockdown up here. I know what you mean when you say you can't focus on anything - I'm the same. I think I should be knitting, I think I want to knit, I sit and thionk about it for a minute then decide I can't be assed to knit. Then the whole thing starts again re diets.. I just lost focus altogether !

maddiemay

Hello again Polly and MingVase (I still think of you as Mar though) also a wave to Tink if you see this.
Things ticking over here, still shielding and will need to for quite a while I think.  We are still taking our walks in "the park" a couple of times a week, those aristocrats in times past did a wonderful job with the magnificent tree planting. Mum has been poorly, a combination of an infection somewhere and after years of consuming too many sweets, chocs and carb heavy meals she has crossed the line and now being treated for type II diabetes, it seems that she has responded to the ABs and Metaformin.
I have been able to do a lot in the garden and the back garden is looking good, the equally large front garden looks good from the street, but needs quite a lot of time spending on it, has been too dry to do much (hard clay), but we have had a little rain. Also enjoying trying new recipes, it sounds like I am doing a lot, but effectively only have enough energy for 3 or 4 hours effort a day, housework never quite seems to get to the top of the list though.  Thank goodness no one is coming into the house to see it.
Big decision, do I go to bed now or sit up til midnight to see if I can nab a Tesco delivery slot?  

MingVase

Hiii MM    I've just bought wool to knit the socks that I keep putting off and then buying more wool for.. I'm going to bed now before I buy anything else I don't need!

maddiemay

Good morning, dry and bright, sun just breaking through and not cold, not looked at local forecast yet.
Hope that everyone is O.K. I managed (quite easily actually LOL) to fall in the garden yesterday, there are some large rocks at the end that were in front of the boundary fence, when next door folks who were doing it up from a wreck put their new fence in they put it more to their side which physically, if not in law, gave us an extra 18" or so of garden, OH was some way along clearing bindweed and brambles which we have inherited. I missed my footing and ended up on my backside on the floor in this no man's land.   I thought that I would have to turn on my hands and knees first, but was amazed to find I could (with supreme effort) grab the tallest of these stone and haul myself up - phew just a few tender spots, not looked for bruises, but shouldn't be too much.   Need to get back to my exercises, I have badly lost strength since not being able to see PT at his gym.
Just been to check outside, far too dry still to plant anything, so am going to have to pot on masses of things.
MingVase I have an enormous stash of yarn intended for future projects, now the RA has made knitting so painful it all sits there looking reproachfully at me, I really should pick up a project and knit/finish a little each day/week, but do not seem to have the ooomph needed, mostly in the head though, I could make enough time if I could motivate myself.

MingVase

I'm the same. It's not health problem it's a self discipline one. aka being a-lazy-waste-of-space problem.

pollyanna_26

I'm finally back. One failed laptop and thankfully now a replacement. I've got lots to catch up on over various threads so I hope all are well and plodding on.

pollyx

pollyanna_26

Oh Maddie I hope you're well over your fall. It's such a shock when something like that happens. A few times in the last few months I managed to miss one or two steps going downstairs. I seemed to lose concentration ,luckily I managed to grab the handrail except for once when I made it to the bottom thankfully only a couple of steps but ended up bruised and shaken.

I find in the present situation my mind seems to wander a bit and I'm thinking ahead instead of concentrating on what I'm doing.

Why don't you try knitting Elaine's stormy weather shawl to snuggle into in winter? I went back yesterday for the instructions I'd stored on the other laptop It never did get printed dd has the printer scanner with her at her bfs at the moment but her desktop isn't working since moving it there..I brought up the bookmark for the pattern last night but it was showing the error again however I clicked on the link you mentioned and searched shawl and up it came. I've written it down and put it in the little case the PPC , Bloods book etc live in so hopefully it will stay safe in there until I have the printer back home.

Maybe Mar would like to knit it as a change from the sockk mountain. I know she can't wear wool next to her skin but I've been using Sirdar Crofter Fair isle Chunky which is 60% Acrylic 25% Cotton and 15% Wool and is very soft and light and can be machine washed. It was discontinued a few years ago but mines from the stash. I did notice sellers on ebay so it may still be out there. I buy most of my wool from Amazon and bought it from there.

I don't know if your PT has exercises etc online but many have been supporting clients online so it could be worth checking. Dds physio printed out all the exercises,tips and advice etc from her sessions with him a couple of years ago and she's kept them up even before the pandemic. It's just doing what she can manage when able to and it has helped a lot both physically and mentally during the present situation.

pollyx

ETA I could access the pattern because the hard drive from the other laptop was put in this . It's a good idea if possible because it saves a lot of info and bookmarks etc stored on the previous one.

LameWolf

*Opens door quietly and sidles in*

Anyone remember me? I've not posted here in an age, not since the start of this shiny new thread in fact. I had a few teething troubles with the new MSE forum, then got scared off when I found it impossible to prevent people from PMing me.

Add in the worst flare I've ever experienced (which is still ongoing unfortunately), plus four months with no doggy guests due to lockdown, and things have been a tad fraught in the Wolves' Lair.

Anyways - Mr Wolf and I are still alive; he's currently playing Conflict: Desert Storm on the PS2 (yes we still have a PS2). *rolls eyes*

I've treated myself to a lovely thick ankle-length towelling dressing gown. I'm fed up with taking all morning to get dry after my bath, despite Mr Wolf's help, so the idea is I get the worst wet off with the towel, throw the new dressing gown on, and get on with tasks while it completes the job.Seems a bit of an extravagance, as it wasn't cheap, but I had plenty of &mazon vouchers, and Mr Wolf said to go ahead and get it.

Anyways, thought I'd just pop my head round the door; must go now, dins will be cooked in a few minutes, and I need to move the laptop off the table so that we can eat.