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I'll be 55 this August... I've had bronchiectasis for ten years plus this year... End stage lung disease for the past year...been on oxygen for three years... and have I got used to it yet?... nah! I am now waiting for the biggie; a double lung and maybe a heart transplant. I love my life weirdly enough, because I have some wonderful family and friends who are with me every step of the way on my adventures, even though I embarrass them on a daily basis with my unorthodox way of looking at life. Not for the faint hearted!

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Brief encounter

Well yesterday was a triumph, as not only am I shoving cream up my nostrils, I now have to put drops in my eyes too as I'm allergic to the bargain eyeshadow that I brought the other week.
Sorry for putting make up on in the vain hope of trying to look a tad like a woman for a change!
I think I can safely say that the after effects of those strong antibiotics that gave me this brief well being feeling, have now well and truly worn off... bummer...though I can't blame the eyes on that.
Still however brief it was to feel well for me, it certainly was lovely.

We went to the cinema last night to watch the British comedy 'Chalet Girl' and actually it was enchanting with the beautiful snow scenes and the absolutely drop dead gorgeous 'Bill Nighy'. You got to love that man!
I think my imagination was on overdrive again, no not me and Bill and an evening of lurve, but that I could smell the crisp air and that pinch you get on your cheeks through the cold air.
I really want to be able to do some travelling again.
I still have wonderful memories of the first time that I saw the fjords in Norway by daybreak, but I really do want to experience other snowy places too and even try skiing etc. Well actually I just want to go places again, hot or cold, I'm not fussy.
I was such a late starter at going abroad and I really miss all the places that I could have gone and might not be able to do.

Still never mind, I had my lovely son cook mother and me a fab roast dinner of new season New Zealand lamb for Mother's day. Mmmm yummy. He is an amazing cook that son of mine. My eldest son missed out as he has an abscess under a tooth and has in great pain since Thursday even on antibiotics etc.
Made me realise how useless I am now. If he was to ask me to look after him, I wouldn't be able to get up all the stairs if he was in bed, as he lives in a town house and the kitchen is on the bottom floor and everything is up on the next two floors up loads of stairs.
He has promised me that he'll call me through the night if he is in a lot of pain again and I would give it my best shot at getting up and down, as I know what it's like to be on your own and frightened when you are ill.
He has an appointment at 9am tomorrow so fingers crossed it is sorted.

Lots of love Debbie x

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