Month: October 2022

I’ve been getting a bit edgy recently, because of the constant delays to Hospital admission … … and the need to arrange, cancel, and re-arrange transport. I’ve also been having concerns/worries/fears that the insidious Myeloma (very-creepy-bad-thing) might start quietly, sinisterly and sneekily reappearing.  SO … I decided to make a total pain of myself and… Continue reading WOW!!!

Well … as instructed, I waited until 12:00 to phone the Hospital Bed Manager, to check my admission that’s booked for today, Sunday. Once again, pretty well as I expected, it couldn’t be done, because of bed unavailability. The main problem is that the treatment that patients like me have (and I will have) totally… Continue reading No Admission

For the last two and a half years and a bit, one of my jobs has been ordering our home food shopping deliveries 🤓 And I’ve grown to enjoy the power of my position 🙂 Yesterday, I created next week’s shopping list and ran through it with my manager, aka Amanda (my wife) She was… Continue reading Shopping Damage

It’s five o’clock in the morning.   We need to be ready for Hospital transport 🙄  It’s PICC line fitting day.   So I’ll have new plumbing in my body by the time we head home 😳 Our driver arrives at 6:30 – very calm, white shirt clean, and pleasant. It’s a good journey to… Continue reading Take Your Picc

Today, we found out that I wouldn’t be admitted to Hospital today. It was bad and good news Good because we didn’t want me to go in the first place,  and Bad because we wanted to go, to get through this next important hurdle. My suitcase was/is packed, and almost too heavy to lift …… Continue reading Admission Impossible

Today I had my feet checked by a foot healthcare specialist, Kay, and prepared for the on-coming storm. It really was a very pleasant experience, and vastly better than the nuclear kidney thing. She warned me about the risks of wearing Hospital tights, if toenails are too well trimmed.  Isn’t it amazing what we don’t… Continue reading Feet 👣