INCHIES DAY: Wednesday 13th October 2021: Plus a 'Thoughts On The Day Ode'

♥ Keith is patient... Does anyone know why? ♥

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WEDNESDAY 13th OCTOBER 2021

07:00hrs: Although at first, I wasn't sure if it was 19:00hrs instead, I stirred back into ersatz life. Soon realised, I had just slept for over six hours - and was ready for more, Hehe!

Then the Thought Storms began. What day is it? Have I missed the Carer calling? Isn't something being delivered today? Gawd blimey, the feet are hurting! Have they blown up again?

Ah! Along came the hot urine through the tubes with a bit of a sting with it. So, out of the recliner and to the NWWB (Nocturnal-Wee-Wee-Bucket). When using the article mentioned above...

Accifauxpas!

I suffered a Neuropathic-Leg-Dancing episode, short but vicious it was! Gobsmackingly, I got the bucket down on the floor without any spillages or splashes! Which felt like a victory!

Amazed, yet I felt a smidgeon of pride in my rare, successful Anti-Accifauxpa manoeuvering! Smug-Mode-Status!

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The Feet Had Swollen!

The muscle in the lower right leg had sunken into the flesh? The toes were almost white in comparison with the colourful feet?

I took these shots of the state of the limbs.

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Aha, an improvement this Wednesday. However, the green ranges are absent. Still, it gets me down to the Hypertension Stage 1! Only one reading in the red.

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Morning Carer Arrived

0810hrs: Carer Carol ♥ appeared in the room, the door chime is not working again! What the heck's wrong with it?

I've not seen Carol for a long time now. T'was a pleasure for sure. She got the medicines sorted, and we had a chinwag of great enjoyability, quality and humour. 

Carole suggested I get a digital clock that shows the time in 24hr clock format. Which sounded like a great idea. I looked them up on Amazon later - but got too confused about which was suitable. I nearly ordered one but noticed in time that it was in AM PM format. Phew! Humph!

Thanks, Carole! ♥

Oh, no waste bags were taken to the chute this morning.

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Comments

I caught up with comments replying to. Made a brew and heard what sounded like Herbert above had dropped a dirty great big box of tools on the floor. I hope he's hurt himself. Tsk! I meant I hope he hasn't hurt himself. Ahem!

Six times in the hour

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Amazon Orders Checked

The cheaper PPs I ordered from Amazon should be coming today - By 10PM, it says on their tracker. I got all of the Tena ones left, amassed in the Porcelain Throne room. There was more than I had realised! I found some that the declutterers had hidden under the clothing boxes.

Fear not, better too many than too few?

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Started This Template

However...

Is he bothered? No!

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Made up More Waste Bags

Pottered about in the kitchen, got some potatoes in the crock-pot. Back to the computer, Mr Overpaid, uncaring Fries' Virgin Internet Media was back online. Miraculous!

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Eleven times in the hour

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BlogginG

Made a brew of Glengettie and set about creating this blog, mainly from the written notes I made as the day dragged on. Haha!

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End Car Park Photo

Just the one car in it this morning.

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Eight times in the hour

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Ordered New Door Chime

Got it through Amazon. I hope it works this time! I opted for this one because it says no batteries are needed? I'm crossing my fingers that it won't be too complicated for me to it set up. I'm lost without a door chine/bell. Nurses, delivery people, Carers may all think I'm not it because I cannot hear them at the door. They can knock the hell out of the flat's door (a term used by a carer), but my being Mutt & Geoff means I just am not aware of them... Mind you, with Herbert clanging and banging away, even if I could hear...

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Eleven times in the hour

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POrcelain Throne Session

The evacuation was the easiest one for ages. A smidge messy, but I've had many worse ones this week. No bleeding at all, so Harolds Haemorrhoids are getting a break at last! Haha!

Inspected The Plates

Hey-Ho! I think that the bloating/swelling has gone down a bit? The lump of missing muscle in the right legs shin seemed to be getting bigger, mind you?

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Thompsons Punjana

I made a brew of the delightfully tasty tea and had two shortcake biscuits dunked with it! Oh, I do live well!

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The Wee-Wees

I've not mentioned them yet, have I? They are less than yesterday, but bearing in mind I filled the grey bucket twice and took many leaks in the WC bowl, that's not saying too much. Hahaha! Had yesterdays flood not happened, today's would be considered as far too many... I got a bit tied up with the words there...

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Only five times in the hour! I think he might be getting to the end of this model of whatever that he's making?

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CorelDrawing Time

Inchies Day blog. I went onto CorelDraw; I must get some graphics made, as headers on the World Famous (Two people comment on it, you know!) Then I dithered and changed my mind again, and...

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hOUSEHOLD sanctification mODE ENGAGED!

A rare pertinaciousness came over me. A determination to get the bucket emptied and sanitised, the thick jumper washed, and the kitchen floor mopped! (This scared me a bit, too!)

A plan of action was made too! I whipped off the thick jacket, took it along with the filled wee-wee bucket to the wet room again. Got the bucket sanitised.

I used bleach and soda on it and disinfectant afterwards. 

Got the jacket washed in the kitchen sink and hung up to drip dry. It was a bit of a struggle with the rinsing, with the thing being so thick, but I told myself to keep nipping in the kitchenette, hand wringing the bottom parts, as it hung on the hanger, to dry.

Then I started to clean the kitchen floor. Which cost me a few injuries as I struggled to get the old mop-bucket out.

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INTERRUPTION!

My plans had to be put on hold as the intercom rang. It was the PPs being delivered from Amazon. So, I abandoned the mopping and accepted the box from the delivery driver. Handed him a can of Gin in thanks and got on investigating the new cheaper PPs.

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A Challenge This Was

I cut my finger on the cardboard box opening it. Stubbed my toe on the trolley as I moved the boxes into the spare room. Took a bag of the PP's (6 packs all together delivered!) and took one out to have a look at what they were like.

They looked a little delicate, but at this price, I can cope with that.

A bit rough around the edges, too. I'll likely wear them when I go out; there's a reason for this... hobbling is so painful, the knees hurt, the swollen feet even worse, Anne Gyna isn't too keen on my outings, and Back Pain Brenda gets very annoyed with me - Thus, if the new pants turn out to be uncomfortable to wear, what the heck! See that? A cunning plan there!

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Back to THe Mopping Up!

Seconds after taking this photo, to show you how much the swollen foot had gone down...

ACCIFAUXPAS

There I was. Pressing down merrily and repeatedly on the Mop-Spinner mechanism. I don't think I need to tell you this, but... The foot slipped, and I trapped the toes in a multiple toe stubbing!

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Josie Rang The Chimer

I got to the door as Josie was giving up again, and going back into her flat. I tried to explain why she could not get to return the tray and things from Sunday, told her about the door chime problems. Explaining again, that she can always open the door and come in, or leave the tray and things in the hallway. Josie explained why she couldn't get me... But it was all a stunted, unreal, farcical discussion. We both have dementia, Josie worse than me, I think. We are both deaf as well. 

I told her of the new door chime coming that didn't need a battery... I think much of what Josie said to me and visa-versa was lost into the ether seconds after the words were spoken!

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Graphics Needed

I went onto CorelDraw; I must get some graphics made, as headers on the World Famous (Two people comment on it, you know!) Inchies Day blog. 

Got just two done, but felt that was a decent effort, with how I'm feeling at the moment. Suddenly weary and tired again.

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Should I Get Something To Eat?

Yay, or Nae? That is the question. Mind you, the Carer is due shortly, so I'll leave it until the evening Carer has been. It should be Valerie, I think. Hope she enjoyed her break. So, I ate... 8.8/10 I did rate!

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Balcony Photos

Just beginning to get dark now. I'll try to get some decent photos.

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Waste Bags To Chute

As I was taking the bags through the lift lobby, Carer Valerie appeared from the flats at the other end of the building. She held open the chute room door for me to get in and out. We walked back to the apartments, and Valerie got the medications sorted out and served up for me.

We had a brief chatter between us, and off the gal trotted. ♥

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Downhill Then

No sooner had Valerie departed, the fatigue and dark depression came over me. I was not capable of doing much. Although I tried to work on a graphic, my heart was not in it, and I gave up.

Washed and down into the recliner, and I spent a while just waiting for sleep to come. The mind undisturbed by Thought Storms, I don't think I had the mental energy to bother?

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Whoopsies, errors, more than my fair share,

Frustrations, far too many to bear,

Things happening, of which I wasn't aware?

At times I yearned for a wheelchair,

Toe-stubbings & tumbles here and there,

Vascular Dementia, causing much despair,

Of course, that's something you can't repair,

Occasionally, I'd just sit here and stare...

Then off for a wee-wee, taken with care,

All in all, it was a daytime nightmare,

No thought of logic, like being self-welfare,

But I'll fight it - I do declare!

I'll do my bestest, anyway, I swear! 

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