You can take my mum anywhere !!

Firstly, Karen is on top form today. 100% her old self, feeling really positive and an absolute joy to be in the presence of. She lights up the whole room when she is like this.

Visitors this afternoon were Adele, Michelle and my mum and dad.

Karen was alert, pain free and very talkative.

Mum had us in absolute stitches. You may have heard of malapropisms (named after Mrs Malaprop from Sheridan’s “The Rivals”), well there should be such a thing as AnnPollardisms.

Karen was asking how dad’s company was doing. What mum intended to say was that “they were working very hard”. What actually came out (AND LOUDLY TOO), was

Mum :- No, they are doing very well, but working like blacks.

I nearly choked.

dp :- MUM !!!!!!!!! (I shouted out)

Mum :- What love, have you hurt yourself ?

We were in absolute stitches for ages.

Here is Adele and Michelle. Adele was crying with laughter…..

Dad then recalled their trip last week to South Africa with Peter and Judith Dawson (Wendi Peter’s mum and dad (off Coro St.))

Mum said to Judith referring to what she was going to wear for the evening’s meal …..

Mum :- Are you wearing those shorts Judith, or are you putting something nice on ?

As I say, you can take her anywhere, but best to have her gagged !

Here’s everyone visiting….

We had a cracking couple of hours. Thanks for coming up mum and dad (and battling the with 1 hour+ tailback).

Tonight, we think it is Jane and Debbie.

Another cracking visit – loads of laughter at Deborah and Lydia’s antics. Jane was a no-show. Lydia – a surprise visitor, but very welcome

kp still on a roll.

Really enjoying this ward. Ward 12 staff were very loud and inconsiderate, but these staff (Ward 16) seem much more tuned to patient’s needs.

kp is a bit concerned that another lady on the ward may not make it through the night, so i think she is dreading tonight.

Here is a photo of Debs, kp and Lydia.