Day 44 of 74
Aug. 5th, 2013 04:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
london1967Another week has gone past since my last post.
I have got used to being confined to my armchair/bed/wheelchair and to hopping about on the crutches (although I still occasionally lose my balance or kick one of the sticks).
The worst is always when you read or watch a movie and then for a few moments you forget about the leg, only to be reacquainted with reality when you think about getting up.
We continue to go to our usual local haunts for my daily breath of fresh air.
The parks
which sometimes present a conundrum:
(And here's another puzzling sight: the blackboard of a local pub which has been closed since the beginning of the year for violation of thespelling licencing laws. And then squatted in by the manager for a while.)
The local garden centre/cafe' for tea and cake:
It's nice to step out of the front door to admire our 'babies':
(cornflowers and opium poppies)
Yesterday afternoon we had some unexpected visitors: Michael and Christopher who had just got back from Sitges the night before.
Luckily, I had just finished my toilette at the kitchen's sink
My kingdom for a shower!
It's amazing and worrying to see how the muscle of the injured leg has shrunk in just 6 weeks. And also my gluteal muscles too.
The leg and knee in
look rather vile: the leg is compressed by the straps and swells where there is room. The rotating pad that compresses the knee doesn't do much for the swelling.
Poor Adrian (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
london1952) has to go up to Leeds tomorrow for a couple of nights, but luckily the lovely Ricardo (bazanges) is on his way to visit us and 'babysit' me!
I have got used to being confined to my armchair/bed/wheelchair and to hopping about on the crutches (although I still occasionally lose my balance or kick one of the sticks).
The worst is always when you read or watch a movie and then for a few moments you forget about the leg, only to be reacquainted with reality when you think about getting up.
We continue to go to our usual local haunts for my daily breath of fresh air.
The parks
which sometimes present a conundrum:
(And here's another puzzling sight: the blackboard of a local pub which has been closed since the beginning of the year for violation of the
The local garden centre/cafe' for tea and cake:
It's nice to step out of the front door to admire our 'babies':
(cornflowers and opium poppies)
Yesterday afternoon we had some unexpected visitors: Michael and Christopher who had just got back from Sitges the night before.
Luckily, I had just finished my toilette at the kitchen's sink
My kingdom for a shower!
It's amazing and worrying to see how the muscle of the injured leg has shrunk in just 6 weeks. And also my gluteal muscles too.
The leg and knee in
look rather vile: the leg is compressed by the straps and swells where there is room. The rotating pad that compresses the knee doesn't do much for the swelling.
Poor Adrian (
london1952) has to go up to Leeds tomorrow for a couple of nights, but luckily the lovely Ricardo (bazanges) is on his way to visit us and 'babysit' me!
