Hello lovely ladies, what a fab glamorous thread this has become, what with cocktails and sparkles and glitter. So glad none of you can see me as "glamorous" is not the word that would spring to mind, and I'd be chucked off forthwith. Sorry for the long absence, bit of an emotional week but more of that in a minute.
I'm sad to hear that some of us are struggling, any positive vibes I have I'm sending your way, along with good wishes, thoughts and sincere hopes that things will improve. I've really missed getting on-line and hearing from the strong, funny, positive ladies on this thread - it's a real tonic, I truly hope anyone suffering can take the same positives away as I do, and that you all feel better and stronger and more optimistic before too long. And if the thread itself doesn't do it for you, I can personally and highly recommend one (or more) of Pa's cocktails.
I haven't been on MN at all in the last week or so, so I don't know what thread Izzy is referring to, but by all means, if anyone out there can benefit from anything that has happened on this thread (and how could they not? There has been such a wealth of wisdom and love) then do link away.
Homebird, seems like your Dh and ds have been keeping the medical profession in NZ busy this past week! Glad to know both are recovering - maybe we should put our respective dh's in touch and they can swap war stories and entertain each other. Or perhaps they'd prefer it if Laz read them a bedtime story about Mr Denning? I love the story about Dr Hasan too, can just imagine him cowering away from grateful relatives! I think we should start a club for hero doctors, can see there could be a lot of fun in that - twice monthly meetings to debate suitable candidates whilst working our way through Izzy and Pa's cocktails. Naturally, we would have to interview each prospective member in person ...
Autumn, here's hoping you have a wonderful time in Cadiz, it sounds beautiful. Wouldn't say no to the Greek Isles either ...
Anyway, back to earth with a bump! Dh came home on Friday, having had his new line put in last Monday. It works just fine in terms of dh getting enough dialysis (new ones often don't apparently) but for some reason its painful. People have been asking me all week how he is and the honest answer is "I don't know". He's very quiet and grey and slow, and any sort of movement hurts him. As long as he's absolutely still he's fine, but if he moves, he says he feels as if everything is tearing apart. In his own words he says he's "fragile". He's also very emotional and frustrated at his inability to do anything, but I totally get that. We're off to cardiac clinic tomorrow and renal clinic on Friday so he's still being kept a close eye on.
Dh badly wanted to come with me on Sunday to take ds to Uni, but it just seemed too risky. And since I could hardly drive for crying I think it was a wise move on his part ... I was so taken aback by how upset I was, I mean its not like I didn't know it was coming, but I cried and cried. Ds cried when we said bye to dh, but on the whole, he was excited and I'm really happy for him (said through yet more tears!) I had a quick convesation with him this afternoon (just before he had a nap prior to going out tonight - hard life!) and he seems to have taken to it like a duck to water. Those of us left behind do miss him enormously (even ds2, who would rather poke hot needles in his eyes than admit it) but it was the right decision (hopefully).
Some time way up thread I had to go to Wales as my dh had a fall. Well, this week it was dm's turn to take a tumble. Unfortunately, she's in Florida so I can't rush to be with her but she assures me she's fine, just shaken. I only found out because my brother let it slip (he's been out there for the last three weeks with her). I know she's playing it down as she doesn't want to worry me but she is very frail physically, as well as having Parkinson's Disease. Dh and Dm are very close - so now I have each of them fretting about the other, and playing down their own ailments! I have to say that the hibernation mode I felt I was verging on at the beginning of the thread is sounding rather appealing ...
Back with the next (long and boring) installment soon. Look after yourselves everybody.