General Chat

I am really pleased that your husband is home Ginnie. I hope that he will get better every day.
Would it be possible for one of your children to take you in to see your husband Joan? It must be really strange for you being on your own, when you have been so used to looking after him. It is very windy here with lots of rain. I hope it isn’t as bad for you, so you can get a good nights sleep

Afternoon all, hoping all is ok with you all.

Joan I am so sorry to hear that your OH has had to go into hospital it is a worrying time for you and your family. I hope he will soon feel a little better with the transfusion happening . Sending you both my best wishes.

Florence, AnnG and Linda hope all is ok with you whatever is happening where you live with the weather. A few dry days would be nice wouldn't it.

My OH came home Thursday evening at long last. They phoned me at 10.30 am and said he was coming home, they had arranged for patient transport so we didn't know how long it would take, he left hospital at 8pm and finally got home at 9.30 pm. so he was in the ambulance for a long time as other patients were dropped off 1st. He lost a fair bit of weight as well which he didn't need to as he a skinny chap anyway.
He came home with a large back of tablets etc as they have now put him on injections for insulin so the nurse has been in to show him how to inject himself .
Apart from the that he is doing well with his exercises and doing things for himself.
Onwards and upwards we hope from now on.

Ginnie

hello girls.
Thankyou Linda, Florence & Ann, for you kind words for both my hubby & myself.
I am ok ! but I suddenly feel so old now that hubby is in the hospital & I'm not doing the various things for him when he's at home.

Our daughter has gone over to the hospital again today so I won't get an update until she gets back, hubby did phone just before dinner time & we had a wee chat, he sounded sooo weary, & pining for home, I can't see that happening for a while, as he has a nasty wound re the cancer & a serious infection.

I don't know what to do with myself, just trying to take things easy & not to worry too much but that's not easy. I would like to go outside & finish up some of the jobs needing done as that would help pass the time but it continues to rain without any let up, getting a lot of my crosstitching done though & for a wee while it takes my mind off other things.

Florence I hope you are feeling better.
Linda any more news re your house move etc, I really feel for you re the changes that have happened.

Hoping all is well with you all, take care, & thanks again.

Off to see what to make for my tea, probably something simple like fish fingers,
not the sort of thing I / we are used to, LOL.
Bye for now.

Joan.

I was looking in to see if there was any news of Joan’s husband, I do hope everything is alright

It is another dreadful day, the rain is still pouring down. We went to the local town twelve miles away as I had something to collect from Argos. The fields were very flooded. In some places the water running off the fields had completely covered the road. The worst problem was some of the Reginald Mole husband drivers who were absolutely crawling along. On the way back we followed one woman who did 25 mph for miles in the 60 limit. While I appreciate that it was raining, she had built up a massive queue of traffic behind her. Some people really don’t know when it is time to hand their licence in :-(

Yes I did watch it. Quite awful especially the chicken feet eeek! Thought provoking I guess, but I wouldn't want to dine there.

I think maybe Cassie but the ginger haired lad Tom is good too...sooo hard. I wonder what they will be cooking tonight? But it will be back in the MC kitchen and probably a meal of their choice, something personal to them maybe.

Joan if you do look in, hope everything is ok with hubby

<3

Florence in the hebrides

It is hard to guess who will win Masterchef . Did you watch last nights? What a weird restaurant.

Afternoon all

Oh Joan, Reading through your news, I felt sad for you because of what hubby had to endure. Its heart breaking when people don't comply with your needs isn't. You just want what's best for your family . Hubby would have been confused as he isnt used to leaving the house anymore and with a lack of blood, he would have not been himself.

I hope the transfusion has lifted him and also that he gets whatever medication he needs. Being at home just waiting for a phone call is so hard but I hope you are eating and keeping warm yourself.

Yesterdays storm here has passed over but now a damp overcast day with no wind!

I got word yesterday from our new estate agent, we have a viewing on Saturday at 9.30. Fingers crossed that they make an offer! Hope you OH Linda sorted out your estate agents!

Daughter went for her Covid Booster this afternoon, so hoping it doesn't affect her later re her blood sugars. She's getting a pizza for our Fri tea which will be yummy.

Masterchef final tonight BBC1

Just a day pottering and having a declutter in the kitchen. Things build up in the corner and on the table but they are there no more....

Need a coffee now as my fingers are getting cold and need to put on the heating.

Stay cosy all

Florence in the hebrides

Oh dear Joan, I am so sorry to hear about your husband, you must be so worried. I guess that they will want to keep him in until he is less confused and they can assess his mobility problems.

It is cold today, but much better than yesterday when the rain was torrential. We went to Ripon cathedral for Eve’s school carol concert, she is in the choir. We had lunch in a cafe first and had intended to do some shopping, but it was far too wet to walk around, so we just went to the cathedral early and sat in there. Afterwards we went back to my daughters for dinner. I was glad when we finally got back home as driving in the rain was difficult.

I got all the cards ready for posting this morning, had to alter the insert giving everyone our new address
As OH passed the estate agents, he noticed that a week after our house went back on the market, it still had a large red SSTC sticker across it in their window, so he wasn’t pleased about that.

Joan sorry to read all the problems with hubby but hopefully after the transfusion he will be a bit better than he was. It is all such a worry for you. Luckily your daughter was able to be with him in hospital, that must have been a comfort for you. I hope that by now you will have been told what is happening. will they keep him in a couple of days I wonder? Or send him home?

You look after yourself and make sure you are eating and keeping warm. <3

Hello to all, sorry not to have added to the thread recently.
Hubby has not been his best for a few days & on Sunday night he fell in his room, our daughter & her hubby managed to get him back into his recliner.
Hubby was fine, no damage, he was just glad to be off the floor & secure in his chair.

Our son had a rranged to come over from Forres & he felt hubby should be checked over & reluctantly hubby agrreed to the nurse calling in, she checked him over & said all looked ok but whilst she was here she took some blood from him.
Results showed severely anaemic & should have a transfusion, well that cused such a rumpus, hubby not wanting to travel some distance to our main hospital.

He is very frail & he has great difficulty walking, but he relented & agreed to go.
Next morning at 9-30 am we got a call to say an ambulance had been arranged to collect hubby within about 2 hrs, great, daughter & me were in Morisons doing the grocery shop, so we had to make a dash round the store etc to get home in time so as to pack his bag & break the news to hubby, we hadn't been expecting this to happen so quickly !!

Just before 2-00pm we got a call to say hubby had been upgraded from "ordinary" patient to a priority case, he should have been listed as priority at the start !!
Ambulance arrived at 2-30pm, & things didn't go easily, having told them the easiest way to leave the house etc they decided not to "comply".

Our house is just a very old, typical small Scottish country cottage, so not a lot of room to manovure, anyway they made a start on getting hubby into the chair & he fell before he got into it, nightmare.
Eventually he was 2safely" in the chair & after a slow journey he was at the bottom of the stairs, the front door is closest & widest but no they said they would weave their way through 4 doorways & down 2 steps rather than go out the front way, I was not happy.

Our daughter foloowed the ambulance to the hospital over an hour away,& spent the rest of the day & iup until 9-30pm with hubby.
He went directly to the ward as soon as he arrived & during the night he had his transfusion.

Ourdaughter phoned me this morning to update me & to say she was on her way back to the hospital so as to talk to the Dr's/staff as hubby was a bit confused when he was trying to tell her about what was happening !

He is not happy to acept various treatments for his conditions ( cancer & heart condition ) & that is because of his serious mobility problems ! he just feels if his legs can't be cured then there's no point doing anyting else !
Just not sure what's going to happen now, waiting patiently to hear from daughter about what might have been discussed.

Oh my goodness what a looong thread, sorry about that.

I hope things are going ok for all of you, & that you didn't have the storm that we had last night, the wind was terrible & the rain was ongoing all yesterday both through the day & all of last night, the banging against the front windows was horrendous, still raining today.

Bye for now, do take care.

Joan.

Morning all looking in.

Wet and stormy here today so a complete contrast to the last few days. However the temp has risen so not as cold which is good.

Need to do some ironing today as it has become a mountain! I do feel better just wish it would do one now as im getting fed up with this coughing, so tiring!

Dad got home but not without a few problems. They said he could go at 4pm but....patient travel couldnt take him home until 10pm!!!

So he tel his carer who works until 6pm but he got delayed and didnt arrive at the hospital until 8pm so as you can imagine, dad's patience was running out. However about 9pm, he was safely back in his own home enjoying a cup of his herbal tea.

He sounded so tired so we didnt chat long as he was wanting his bed.

Fingers crossed for your OH JG, so hope he gets home today.

Linda, your poor OH must have been bored. You really are in limbo just now with your house sale etc and right on top on xmas. Hoping you get good news soon.

Joan, if you are looking in, hope all is well with you & hubby, keeping warm.

Well Ive finished me coffee so better make a slow start on the chores and se what I can achieve today. Hate the place getting untidy and undusted!

Take care all

Florence in the hebrides

It is good news about your dad Florence and that you are starting to feel better as well. We just need Ginnie OH to be released as well.
It is cold and frosty here, the grass is white.

OH is bored, so he has just shampooed all of the carpets in the house. All I can smell is shampoo. They will soon dry off with the heating on. They weren’t bad, judging by the colour of the water in the tank. It is just the heavy traffic areas such as doorways which needed a freshen up. We usually borrow my brothers carpet cleaner, but our next door neighbour just gave us an almost new upright Vax cleaner he was getting rid off. I don’t know why he wasn’t keeping it, they did clean the carpets when they moved in two years ago because they were really dirty. They are just about to replace all the carpets in the house and he said they won’t need cleaning for three years, so he doesn’t want it cluttering up his garage.

Morning all.
I received a late call from dad last night to say he is being discharged today :-D

He suddenly sounded so much brighter than in the afternoon! He has hardly eaten as the food he says is dire. No choice, you just have to accept what they give you! So hes looking forward to a decent meal and a good nights sleep later.

My dad has always been busy and for him to have to stay in bed for 2 days was really hard for him, but never mind he had had a heart attack which nearly finished him off!!

Anyway, such a relief for me to know hes ok and going home.

JG, I so hope your OH gets home today too. Its a constant worry when family are separated from you isn't it.

Heavy frost last night, but sunny and bright and about 1 degree so very cold.

Hoping I have turned a corner today with my chest infection as feeling a little better.

Hope everyone looking in is well and keeping warm

Florence in the hebrides

Hello all, another rainy cold day it was bin day for us as well Florence we have to put our bins out the night before as the truck comes to us about 6am . Last night it was pouring down of rain and I got quite wet. Again I got wet bringing it back into the garden again.

OH still not home maybe tomorrow, the walking frames have arrived for him to use so have everything in place here now. Just need OH now. Of course he has to be in the hospital which is the longest journey away from us . Just hope the op proves to be worth it for him.

Hope your dad is recovering well Florence.


Take care all
Ginnie

Afternoon all

Havent heard directly from dad but his carer took him some things earlier and said he was being tf to another cardio ward. Hes very tired and has been dozing a lot( Hes very bored lol)

No tv in the room and no papers to read so he is feeling the day long! Im sure he will tel me tonight but his carer said he is doing ok so thats a relief.

JustGinnie, sorry your OH is still in hospital, hope he gets home soon and recovers well.

Ive no appetite and still coughing etc. I'm drinking plenty but am feeling so tired but cant sleep :-S

Oh dear Linda, scotch eggs with beef mince er nooo def not. Cottage pie with pork mince hmmm probably not either lol although i dont eat meat but i can imagine the taste was quite different.

It was a bright, sunny day but very icy and it was bin day! So daughter put them out and then i wrapped up(shes away again) and walked on the grass and slowly dragged them back to base. I needed fresh air and had a thick scarf but crikey it was brrrr. Thought some fresh air in me lungs might have helped but not sure it did.
Anyway was glad to get back inside and warm up.

Hope everyone else is well and keeping warm.
Had a nice surprise earlier as the postie bought me 5 late birthday cards.

Florence in the hebrides :-D

Doh, I was going to make some scotch eggs this morning, so I went to get the pork mince out of the fridge, only to discover a pack of beef mince. I must have used the pork mince to make the cottage pie on Sunday. I thought that didn’t taste quite right.
I have had a lazy morning as I couldn’t do the cooking.

I have just done a Covid test, not because I am ill, it is because we are taking part in the new ONS winter survey. We do a test every month and complete a questionnaire. It is just to be helpful this time, we don’t get a fee as we did before.The test was negative of course.

We have library books to the housebound to deliver this afternoon, but that won’t take long.

I hope that your husband has come home Ginnie nd that your dad is fine Florence

I hope you get your OH back tomorrow Ginnie, he must be getting really fed up by now

So sorry to hear about your dad Florence, it sounds like he has had good treatment . It is a worry for you of course being so far away. Hope you feel better soon as well.

Such a shame that the other couple who wanted your house didn't put in an offer. You have done all that clearing of furniture getting ready for the move as well . I hope you get some good news soon so you don't lose the house you want.

OH still in hospital , he was due to be discharged this morning but phoned to say he hadn't been but maybe tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Ginnie

Oh dear Florence, what a birthday. Thankfully it sounds like your dad is going to be OK. It is a good job he had his friend with him.
Keep yourself warm, it is freezing here as well. I like it when it gets dark so that I can close all of the curtains and make it cosy.

I had to ring the estate agent today for the house we are buying and tell them our chain has collapsed. I thought they were putting their furniture into storage, but it turns out they have had an offer accepted on a house with no onward chain, so they are not going to be happy either. There is nothing we can do until we get another offer :-(

Afternoon all.
Thankyou for your kind wishes. I have just spoken with dad and he's ok but not getting any sleep and he is exhausted! Its an emergency 6 bedded cardio ward so lots of machines bleeping all the time. He wont get home before Thursday maybe Friday.

He's not allowed to drive for 4-6 weeks so as you can imagine he's not a happy bunny as he's always busy! But I've told him, he has to take it easy for awhile unless he wants to spend longer in hospital!

Had a few cards in the post today which was lovely to receive and 2 presents. A friend has brought me an Amaryllis bulb to grow myself. Its in a lovely hessian bag which I can reuse afterwards.

Im still coughing away but just have to get on with it as best I can. Keeping warm inside and drinking honey & lemon to help soothe.

It's strange how one minute everything is ok and then 1 tel call can turn your life upside down . Just being so far away and not able to visit him is hard but hopefully he is in safe hands now.,

Going to put on the heating in all the rooms today to keep a constant temperature flowing.

Right off to make a hot drink now.

Florence in the hebrides