Journal: Walking and a visit to the Doctor.
This week, 7 days, I have been walking every morning. Starting with 35 minutes and each day increasing the time by about 3-5 minutes. Normally I would increase the time by 5 minutes per week but I have been walking once or twice per week and I found I was in reasonable fitness.
Today is Friday, these past 2 days I attempted a sloping piece of road as well. The first day I got part way up near the top, rested 2 minutes.Today I only got half way up and had to stop and rest 3 minutes. I'm at my maximum for a while.
At the beginning of the week I could feel a slight tightening in my left arm. Now it is no longer there.
I visited my new GP yesterday, I needed a new supply of my meds (tablets). He is young, about 35 possibly, his mind works very fast, he reminded me of myself at that age when I could do the same without any problem over long hours. First impression..., I liked him.
There was another reason for me going in today to see the doctor. I needed to have my driving license suspended. Twice during my recent visits to the hospital, as an out patient, the doctor and the physiotherapist have suggested that I think about it. I have been thinking about it for quite some time now. I just needed a prod. My bouts of dizziness from the seizures are not getting any better. Maybe, they may be getting a little worse. I don't dwell on it, but, I hate the thought of being the cause of a traffic accident.
Now I will have to try not to be a back seat driver.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Journal: The latter half of this Week
On Thursday I had an appointment at the hospital again to try and sort out my speech problems. Rebecca again, she had with her, a student, Anne? Annette? she was quite older than Rebecca who would be in her mid-late thirties. The student would be 50, or slightly more. We went over word training again and how to deal with it. Pat was with me too and dying to chip in. Rebecca would ask her an occasional question.
It was suggested I should try exercising again which I have done little of since my stroke 4 years ago. We decided that I should start walking again. I went out yesterday in the rain for 35 minutes. I had to try and remember more things and I was taught ways to best improve my problems. Soon my hour was up and I felt worn out. I have another appointment in just over 2 weeks.
We left the hospital and called in again at Forlongs to change one of the bowls for another one of different colour the one we had did not seem right with our new table. We also had a problem with the table, there was some wide marks which showed up depending on the angle of light. We had tried polish with no success, Alistair suggested to try a couple of things over the phone and we tried without success, He said he would change it with one sitting on the showroom floor tomorrow. I was worn out and went to bed just after 8.30 pm. Pat soon followed, both knees were giving problems with all the walking in the hospital.
Two men arrived on Friday with a table top only, from the showroom, they looked at out table and said the marks had come from polystyrene packing rubbing on the table. They had seen the problem before. They set about changing the table top and all was well. They told us a couple of more tricks too, when Pat mentioned the extension wooden mechanism was tight. Apparently they were not just delivery men from Forlongs, but they assembled furniture coming into the store from overseas.
When we woke up this morning, Saturday there was a light fog and all the surrounding house roofs were covered with frost. The sun was shining through the fog. Now at 10.30 am the fog is gone and the sky is a brilliant blue. I will try another walk tomorrow.
On Thursday I had an appointment at the hospital again to try and sort out my speech problems. Rebecca again, she had with her, a student, Anne? Annette? she was quite older than Rebecca who would be in her mid-late thirties. The student would be 50, or slightly more. We went over word training again and how to deal with it. Pat was with me too and dying to chip in. Rebecca would ask her an occasional question.
It was suggested I should try exercising again which I have done little of since my stroke 4 years ago. We decided that I should start walking again. I went out yesterday in the rain for 35 minutes. I had to try and remember more things and I was taught ways to best improve my problems. Soon my hour was up and I felt worn out. I have another appointment in just over 2 weeks.
We left the hospital and called in again at Forlongs to change one of the bowls for another one of different colour the one we had did not seem right with our new table. We also had a problem with the table, there was some wide marks which showed up depending on the angle of light. We had tried polish with no success, Alistair suggested to try a couple of things over the phone and we tried without success, He said he would change it with one sitting on the showroom floor tomorrow. I was worn out and went to bed just after 8.30 pm. Pat soon followed, both knees were giving problems with all the walking in the hospital.
Two men arrived on Friday with a table top only, from the showroom, they looked at out table and said the marks had come from polystyrene packing rubbing on the table. They had seen the problem before. They set about changing the table top and all was well. They told us a couple of more tricks too, when Pat mentioned the extension wooden mechanism was tight. Apparently they were not just delivery men from Forlongs, but they assembled furniture coming into the store from overseas.
When we woke up this morning, Saturday there was a light fog and all the surrounding house roofs were covered with frost. The sun was shining through the fog. Now at 10.30 am the fog is gone and the sky is a brilliant blue. I will try another walk tomorrow.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Journal:
Another Friday and Saturday. 2 Days of Shopping.
During the passing weeks we had been down to Forlongs Furnishings in Frankton to have a look for a new dining table and chairs we found what we would probably need. We did not buy anything at the time, we just wanted measurements. We returned on the past Friday to place our order for delivery next week. During our visit Pat had a look around for a possible glass cabinet to put her Lladro in. It is presently up in the attic storage room in banana boxes along other ornaments she has bought over the years.
Pat spotted a possible cabinet, freestanding on legs so we took the measurements. She also spotted 2 large shallow dishes, one for our new table and one for a possible Christmas present for Gillian.
We paid for our Friday purchases and the salesman Alistair asked if we had a "Birthday voucher" (worth $30). Pat said we had but we forgot to bring it with us. The salesman said he would credit us if we could get to the shop by tomorrow. We said OK. Anthony was going across tomorrow.
When we got back home we found the measurements of the cabinet for the Lladro was ideal. So we decided to go ourselves back to Forlongs, its only 10 minutes up the road, pay for the cabinet and the 2 bowls and deliver the voucher and come straight home.
The table is made of Rubber Tree wood which comes from Java (Indonesia), it is very hard and a pleasant medium brown shade.
Another Friday and Saturday. 2 Days of Shopping.
During the passing weeks we had been down to Forlongs Furnishings in Frankton to have a look for a new dining table and chairs we found what we would probably need. We did not buy anything at the time, we just wanted measurements. We returned on the past Friday to place our order for delivery next week. During our visit Pat had a look around for a possible glass cabinet to put her Lladro in. It is presently up in the attic storage room in banana boxes along other ornaments she has bought over the years.
Pat spotted a possible cabinet, freestanding on legs so we took the measurements. She also spotted 2 large shallow dishes, one for our new table and one for a possible Christmas present for Gillian.
We paid for our Friday purchases and the salesman Alistair asked if we had a "Birthday voucher" (worth $30). Pat said we had but we forgot to bring it with us. The salesman said he would credit us if we could get to the shop by tomorrow. We said OK. Anthony was going across tomorrow.
When we got back home we found the measurements of the cabinet for the Lladro was ideal. So we decided to go ourselves back to Forlongs, its only 10 minutes up the road, pay for the cabinet and the 2 bowls and deliver the voucher and come straight home.
The table is made of Rubber Tree wood which comes from Java (Indonesia), it is very hard and a pleasant medium brown shade.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Journal: Another Day of our Life in Hamilton
Yesterday we visited the new Countdown supermarket near the Base shopping Centre, here in Hamilton, the largest in the the Waikato area. Small compared with the the UK, but big for little o'l NZ. Plenty of specials but no cheaper than our other normal Countdown uptown.
We called in at the New World Supermarket on our way back to get some loaves of bread, they make particularly nice bread.
Today we are staying home, rain is promised the next 7 days, but the forecasters are not always right, today we are getting small showers and sunshine.
Did a few odd jobs this morning, firstly hung out a few bits of washing Pat run through in a cold wash last night and this morning, I put a few more pieces, towels etc to be run through in a hot wash. No good hanging them out on the line outside, the showers would get them, so I hung them on the portable clothes stand, pressed the garage roller door button, set the clothes stand in what sun was shining then left the through door into the laundry open and also the other laundry door to the outside open for a through draft to continue drying when the showers came.
Usually when I do this the doors bang shut with the stronger breeze gusts, but this morning I was smarter than the wind. Looking around the garage I spotted the heavy concrete Santa Claus gnome and propped against one door, that will do the trick I thought. We had brought him with us went we moved from Huntly. Now for the other door, I couldn't see any thing heavy enough. What to do I thought as I wandered around the garage tidying up. As I wandered int the laundry from the garage I put a loose plastic bucket out of harms way and I suddenly had a notion, the plastic bucket, fill it with water. That did the trick, heavier than Santa Claus!
This is the first day I have been feeling myself for quite a few weeks, 6 or more weeks since we began packing and and moving to our new home, before that, 2 trips to the hospital by ambulance, then 3 trips to the hospital as a day patient. I have been mainly feeling miserable and bad tempered. Pat has been very patient with me as she knew I did not want to move from Dudley Ave., we had been there for 43 years, it was a nice house and my den was the basement, the house was private and upstairs the views, lovely from most of the windows. Overlooking the lake was my favourite watching the wildlife.
But today I feel much better, I do hope my cheerful mood continues, I hope I don't lapse back into the moody ways of the past. I have just added the weeks up, it is not weeks, it is months, 4 calender months. In another 8 weeks it will be Spring. March 7th to July 7th. 7, is this an omen?
Yesterday we visited the new Countdown supermarket near the Base shopping Centre, here in Hamilton, the largest in the the Waikato area. Small compared with the the UK, but big for little o'l NZ. Plenty of specials but no cheaper than our other normal Countdown uptown.
We called in at the New World Supermarket on our way back to get some loaves of bread, they make particularly nice bread.
Today we are staying home, rain is promised the next 7 days, but the forecasters are not always right, today we are getting small showers and sunshine.
Did a few odd jobs this morning, firstly hung out a few bits of washing Pat run through in a cold wash last night and this morning, I put a few more pieces, towels etc to be run through in a hot wash. No good hanging them out on the line outside, the showers would get them, so I hung them on the portable clothes stand, pressed the garage roller door button, set the clothes stand in what sun was shining then left the through door into the laundry open and also the other laundry door to the outside open for a through draft to continue drying when the showers came.
Usually when I do this the doors bang shut with the stronger breeze gusts, but this morning I was smarter than the wind. Looking around the garage I spotted the heavy concrete Santa Claus gnome and propped against one door, that will do the trick I thought. We had brought him with us went we moved from Huntly. Now for the other door, I couldn't see any thing heavy enough. What to do I thought as I wandered around the garage tidying up. As I wandered int the laundry from the garage I put a loose plastic bucket out of harms way and I suddenly had a notion, the plastic bucket, fill it with water. That did the trick, heavier than Santa Claus!
This is the first day I have been feeling myself for quite a few weeks, 6 or more weeks since we began packing and and moving to our new home, before that, 2 trips to the hospital by ambulance, then 3 trips to the hospital as a day patient. I have been mainly feeling miserable and bad tempered. Pat has been very patient with me as she knew I did not want to move from Dudley Ave., we had been there for 43 years, it was a nice house and my den was the basement, the house was private and upstairs the views, lovely from most of the windows. Overlooking the lake was my favourite watching the wildlife.
But today I feel much better, I do hope my cheerful mood continues, I hope I don't lapse back into the moody ways of the past. I have just added the weeks up, it is not weeks, it is months, 4 calender months. In another 8 weeks it will be Spring. March 7th to July 7th. 7, is this an omen?
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