Karen is coming home today. Just heard from a very excited kp !

Picking her up this afternoon during visiting

Well, she’s home.

I went home to pick the car up and to put the wooden ramp back in place which Tommy had built. Tommy came round to help screw it into place.

I arrived late at the hospital, but in perfect time to take kp home. No sooner had I arrived than the last piece of the puzzle required for kp to come home, the doctor’s letter, was delivered. (Not so) Quick trip to the loo and we were on our way. kp was loaded up with plastic bags (on her wheelchair). I was carrying her case, 2 crutches and a zimmerframe whilst pushing the wheelchair with one hand. I got lots of sympathy along the way from everyone who saw me.

kp:- Can we pop into Ward 16, so I can say bye to the staff and me mates (patients in her room ?

dp :- Yes dear, no problem

Bit of a struggle getting her into the car, but an 80 year old man came to help me (I kid you not). He had obviously done this for many years with his wife.

kp was well pleased to get home. She was absolutely knackered. So was I. So, after the dogs had seen her again, we both retired. We were both woken up by a bouquet of a beautiful flowers arriving from Nigel and Terry (thanks you two) – that’s “Thanks for the flowers”. “No thanks for being woken up”

kp snored like a trooper (she has to sleep on her back).

When she woke, I got the usual…..

kp:- I just couldn’t fall asleep.

Yeah, right !

No fags for a week, I just hope she can keep it up.

Soon after we woke up, I went for supplies. I left her with a cup of tea, all the remotes, the phone, her mobile etc etc…. Sorry about the photo quality.

I had to get our card table out as all our other tables are too low for her, and she has to be careful not to bend down, for fear of dislocation.

Let’s end on a funny. This happened yesterday. She had been given a sheet on what to do and what not to do. Things like bending, twisting are no gos. There was a whole section on “Sexual Intercourse” that caught my eye.

It went something like this. You should refrain from Sexual Intercourse for 6-8 weeks, blah blah….

When Karen read that out in the presence of the physio and all her other wardmates, she laughed.

kp:- If my husband reads that he will be chuffed to bits, he hasn’t had any for 2 years….

Oh, how I laughed.