A love story

 The Love Story of Ralph and Edna.
>
> Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to,doesn't

> mean they don't love you with all they have.
>
> Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while
> they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly
jumped
> into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.
>
> Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled

> him out.
>
> When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she
> immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now

> considered her to be mentally stable.
>
> When she went to tell Edna the news she said, "Edna, I have good news
> and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were

> able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the
life
> of the person you love. I have concluded that your act displays sound
> mindedness.
>
> The bad news is, Ralph, hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe

> belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead."
>
> Edna replied, "He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry.
>
> How soon can I go home?"

 

 

Nordic Walking Poles

Nordic walking poles are a bit like ski poles.  Usually used in pairs, they are used for walking.  There was a certain amount of hype about them a while back as they are reputed to give you quite a good work out when walking as they also exercise the upper body.

I have to confess that I wanted them more to avoid using a walking stick or my crutches, as I needed something that helped me keep my balance whilst walking as my knee is prone to give out and send me tumbling over - not a pretty sight as I end up looking like a beached whale.

I have not taken them for a test drive yet, so will report back when I do.

For those who want to know what they look like, follow the link to the website I found.  If you want to try them out you can get them from Argos for £14.99 or the deluxe ones for £19.99 - and then if they work I may invest in more expensive ones.

http://www.sheactive.co.uk/brand.html?supplier=00000066&type=brand&gclid=CMrNnuLmuo4CFQSlEAodrAMnyg

 

 

Latest update

Bob is doing well, and just beginning to get a bit aggitated at not being able to do all the things he would like to do.  Patience is what I tell him, he has to be careful until he goes back to work in November, so we are only half way there on his road to recovery.

Today we are going out for lunch as it is my birthday, and he is taking me to a sports shop to investigage some Nordic walking sticks.  The problems with my leg needs an operation on the knee, so it is difficult to walk at present, and as I am supposed to be ensuring that he walks for half hour everyday we have to find a way of doing that without me suffering too much, and by all accounts these sticks could be the answer.

Later we will be seeing all the grandchildren - we have 9 of them still living at home with their parents, so they will all call sometime today

What's new

It has now been almost a month since Bob's operation and he is doing well.  Fortunately he is pretty much a lazy, laid back person, so having to do not a lot for a few months is not a problem to him.  What with his reading, computer, internet chess and the cricket he is keeping himself amused, and I am now able to leave him for a couple of hours at a time to pop into work. The worst is no wine, as they cannot get his Warfarin levels stabalised at present, they shot up far to high, and as booze also thins the blood we cannot risk him bleeding to death.

Mind you this internet is a wonderful thing as I have been able to work from home, and along with my mobile phone no one really knows that I am not in the office (apart from the office staff of course).

All the running around after Bob has caused my fibromyalgia to flare up, and also a knee problem (had Xrays yesterday to see if there is more wear and tear since the last Xray about 5 years ago).  The pain killers do not help, they just make me whoozy which I hate. 

We are supposed to up Bob's exercise by walking more, but at the moment when we are out he races ahead of me, and anyone seeing us would think he is looking after me as I creep up behind with my walking stick.

 

I have just started a college course on diet and nutrition, so had better get back to starting the assignment I came up to my office an hour ago to do.

 

Home now

It is now 10 days since Bob's operation and he is doing really well.  The Doctor's were pleased with how the operation went and how quickly he became mobile again.  Due to the nature of his medical condition he had to have a mechanical valve fitted, so we are attending blood clinics alternative days so that they can get his Warfarin levels right.  He has been home now since Wednesday evening and as luck would have it the Test Match is on, so he is being kept quiet and occupied watching England V India (not that England are doing so well, but the cricket is still good).

 

He now has to be patient as the recovery period is slowish, and he is not allowed back to work until November.

Just over 2 days to go

We now have just about 2 days to go before the op.  We are due into hospital on 1st August, for the op on 2nd.  Bob is really quite tired now, although he will not admit it.  Me, I am worried, stressed and in the middle of a major fibromyalgia flare up.  My physio says it is all to do with stress, so lets hope that goes away after Thursday, because I need to be fit and well to look after him, when he comes out of hospital

 

Mary

Our new journey

We are now about the embark on a new jounrey in our life.  When Bob was in America for his secondment he came home at Christmas and was seen by a heart surgeon.  We were led to believe, that although he had a heart problem we had a lot of time to deal with it.  When we got back we saw the specialist, and today saw the surgeon.  Without a valve replacement he has less than 2 years to live, so we are going ahead with an op on 2nd August to replace his faulty valve.  He has ankoylising spondalytis, which has caused the valve to misfunction.  We knew this could happen, but have not been prepared for it to happen at 52.  I am not sure how I am feeling at present.  Given the job that I do, I only see the cases that go wrong, so it is hard to feel positive.  Luckily he is feeling that all will be well after 2nd August