Melissa Mitchell is fundraising for Spinal Research - JustGiving

Melissa Mitchell is fundraising for Spinal Research - JustGiving

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coffee cake and tea

wednesday day is charlie day,,we laugh and giggle all the way west,,,as if we were children,,inside we probably are,,an hour of no responsibilities,,just a time to spend quality time with my wee brother.colin is good he has been up for a while,,but is now taking time out in bed,,he has had a hard night,,one of his bed mates has kept the ward awake for the majority of the night,,,colin has barely slept,,and neither has anyone else,,he is exhausted and needs to sleep,,,we have the normal chat,,how are things,any movement,,what was for lunch,,this particular ward chum has been haloucinating,,not sure if thats how you spell it,,anyway he shouts all night about people getting in his bed,,people being in his bed,,on and on he goes,,,well two carers are helping him behind the curtain ,,turn away now if you are genteel,,,when he passes the most enormous fart,,,at this stage one carer says,,theres no way anyone could stay in your bed tonight bob,,,name changed to protect the guilty,,and the other says ,,heck bob you nearly blew my fingers off,,,well how i laughed,,,hmm maybe you had to be there,cup of tea,slice of coffee cake and tea,,,and then east to leave colin with bob and his wind,,which will hopefully blow anyone in his bed out and let everyone get some sleep

i didnt think anyone would die.

very sombre day,,colin is fine ,mark has settled and he is happy that gym time has returned.but he had sad news for me today,,one of his bed mates died yesterday,,its rehab,i thought the danger was over,,but obviously not.I was shocked,nieve maybe,i know its a hospital and i know spinal patients can become ill very quickly,,but i just didnt think anyone would die.I know christopher reeve died,,but he was superman,he lived in a different planet,no not superman planet but hollywood planet and they are always theatrical,,but this is govan glasgow,,so i will re-read all the notes the hospital has given us again and memorise all the danger signs and just hope and pray that i never have to deal with it.

just call me two lamp lotte

insomnia cup of tea beckoned,,so i ventured down to kitchen,,,damn dash,,,the kitchen lights had fused again,,,melissa colin where are you when i need you,,,no 2 daughter having learnt how to fix fuse has now abandoned me to visit new zealand,,,inconsideate i would call it,,,anyway i can fix this,,yes retreived standard lamp from dining room,,,stood back to admire my handy work,,thought it was all quite retro chic,,,floral ,,,with fringes,,,yes this might catch on,,,place lamp in front of sink,,job done,,turned round tripped over flex,,flex pulled out of plug,,,damn dash,,i can fix this,,,standard lamp retreived from sitting room,,,brass with cream shade,,more laura ashley than retro,,two lamps in front of sink,,,job done,,,lawrence lewellyn bowen and handy andy would be proud of me,,,,i was on a roll,,,,constant beeping of walk about phone has been driving me mad for days,,,i can fix that,,marched thru to sitting room,,ripped out battery,job done.decided rest of alterations to home can wait till tomorrow,,,and i thought DIY was hard.

thanks to all freinds

just in from glasgow,,colin up and in gym,,no news there then,,he was very tired today,,sleep interupted last night as his air mattress failed,,very dangerous for colin as his skin is vunerable,,anyway this was sorted,,new mattrees found,,transfer done,but all this takes time and at one in the morning is not easy,,,so hence the reason colin was about asleep mid sentance,messages on my machine from susan sykes and johnny dm,,i am always so thrilled at the constant support of freinds,,colin is a lucky man to have people that care to keep in touch and wish him well,,we appreciate it all guys...............

did she ever go to school

morning,,well can i just say my middle daughter melissa has left the country,,nothing i said i promise,,but off to visit her best freind the lovely lucy in new zealand for 6 weeks,,,,,at this point i have to say the blog will deterioate immensley,,,i i dont do spelling,,i dont do punctuation and my tenses are normaly wrong,,,so says melissa but i think she exagarates,,,,and yes i did go to school,,,i did mum realy i promise,,it just doesnt always show.So colin,,well lets say it hasnt been the best weekend,,they found a small mark on his buttock on friday,,this means bed rest,,its not big,,but if it broke down we would be back to square one,,so the rugby was watched from his bed,,a welcome release from the boredom of the weekend,Shelley was home ,,brought three strapping lads she met at camp america,,,for a 21st in glasgow,,visiting her dad on the sunday.full of shelley news,,which always amuses colin,,,our rodent freind i think has got the message,,,i hope,,the rodent man was called and brought some poison,,,oh dont start if your an animal lover,,i am too but it was either him or me,,,so far i have heard nothing for the last two nights,,so lets hope its RIP,,,,THE HOUSE IS VERY QUIET,,NO COLIN ,NO GIRLS ,,,NO MICES,,,,i arrive home and phoebe and i curl up,,commotosed and watch what evers on the box,,,how i wish i could go back to the days girls were bickering ,,colin was cleaning tack on my clean floor and i was just hoping for some peace,,,but colin is in rehab now so he is working on coming home,,the girls are never far away and i hope my chums will not stop visiting,,,

You've got a friend in me...

When your down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.....

Winter, spring , summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a freind.

The weekend...

Saturday came and went. Colin's two eldest headed west, my picnic basket with them. The day passed with tales of home, their mad mother and tales of woe. My quick nervous breakdown as Louise and I had clashed the previous evening. Louise and I are very similar and both of us being over tired was not a good combination.

A new day and all words forgotten.

I filled my day with some retail therapy. Laura Ashley beckoned.

I headed to Corrine that evening, a plate of chilli to warm me up. Friends are so important at this time.

Saturday evening was spent at the movies. I cannot remember when I was last at the cinema but they did not have two seater sofas! I kid you not. Corrine and I giggled at the "date night couples". It looked like the whole of the southside was there, on viagra.

Then we looked at each other. Maybe they though that we were a couple. OR WORSE, maybe they thought we were two "almost" middle aged women ladies who didn't have a date on "date night".

Sunday passed without any unusual happenings. Colin and I chatted and watched telly and snoozed. Not much different from home. Weekends are long, but they pass. The gym and therapy is just around the corner.