A bit of a subdued day overall.

When we got up, kp started to discussing the ironing/washing she needed doing. I already felt I had a full few days ahead with various appointments, jobs, paperwork etc… and this really made me feel low. kp could sense this and we had a chat about it. kp feels guilty that she makes me feel low, I feel guilty that she feels guilty etc etc etc…..We both blame it on the situation and not each other, but still it’s tricky.

Anyway, we got past this although both remained subdued for much of the day.

I was exhausted by 1pm and desperately needed a snooze before we went to the hospital. kp woke me up at 1.50pm and we went to see kp’s consultant. It was lovely to see him and we had a nice chat. He was pleased with her progress. kp brought up the hernia situation, and he checked the notes and gave her a quick examination and said it will need operating on. There is no rush, but it is in kp’s interest to have it done sooner rather than later so that she doesn’t feel as loose in the stomach area. It’s quite routine apparently and she will only be in a few days. We’ll have a think about this over the next few days about when/where she wants it done. He also reassured kp that forgetting people’s names was “ok” and provided her some tips that might help.

The appointment over, we went up to Ward 22 to see the staff. It was lovely to see the few faces that were around. They were very pleased to see Karen and all had a good laugh about “old times”

When we left, kp had remembered most of their names, but one of them completely eluded her. She thought the Ward Manager was called “Lorna”. Close Love !

That’s about it for today.