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SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2021
05:00hrs: I woke without a lot of input from the brain this morning. No thought storms, plans, ideas or hopes... in short, empty-headed? I didn't even need a wee-wee at all? Oddlimost!
But the torrent of weird, confusing thoughts started storming after a few peaceful moments of unadulterated pleasure at being able to go into a sort of standby mode.
Then the fretting started and stayed with me for a few hours. The letter that had arrived last evening was niggling at me, and it still hadn't been opened; So, I girded my loins, got ready to read what my EQ assured me yesterday, that would be 'not-good news'.
Well, my EQ was spot on again. It involved an increase in the cost of the carers and a new assessment to be made. The letter was so complicated that I'd already forgotten the first one as I moved to read the next section.
A telephone interview assessment will be on Friday 10th at 10:00hrs. I have a list of things to have to hand when they call, but where do I find them after the crap, fiddling, unreliable, mess-making, pretend declutterers and cleaners called?
Pretty low in spirits now.
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HEALTH CHECKS
Well, after the nerve-racking reading of the letter from Social Services, the results from the Health Checks were hard to believe and take! Especially after two days of really low figures?
Feeling even lower in spirits now!
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Porcelain Throne Utilised
Another shock, that's the third already today! The worst session for months! How so much evacuated product could come from one visit to the throne takes some understanding!
Gooey, sticky, stinky, bloodied, and it blocked the cistern! Took me ages to get rid of the product; I had to refill the tank several times to do so.
Then when cleaning myself up, I found that Harold's Haemorrhoids had been bleeding, but most worryingly, the fungal lesion too!
So, I had to go through the Daktacorting of the lesion, with the accompanying attached agony in doing so!
My low spirits had turned to depression this time.
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Computerisationing
Answered a blogger comment from Billum from near Ohio. Then made a start on this template. I thought I was doing well and on the point of escaping the darkness of depression... and realised I had not yet posted yesterdays blog off!
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I Thought It Was A Good Idea...
So I updated & posted yesterdays post to Blogger. What a Wassuck!
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Morning Care Arrived
I was in the kitchen making a brew of Glengettie when the tuneful 'Oh Sussana' tune played on the door chime. I recall thinking, well, at least the chime is still working, somethings went right - Gawd, I was still in the depths!
But, not for long. I was raised to the level of almost-contented by carer Carol's attention! Despite my not saying anything, in the first place, she recognised that I was not my usual self, bless her ♥.
After getting the medications sorted and questions asked, she had a chinwag, and that freed my tongue, and I waffled on about the Social Services letter and how it had got me going a little. Carol had a look at it and said she would send an email to Meridian, asking that the carer on the telephone day reminds me and makes sure I have all that is needed on the day. Bless her cotton socks!
I asked Carol if she's let me take photos of Teddy and Koala bear; she let me; I was tickled pink! She made an inquiry; she asked why I had got a Teddy and Koala Bear on display? Hehehe! And fell in love with them! I told her of them being sent from the world for me by two kind beautiful TFZer ladies.
Thanks, Carol! She took the bags to the chute for me on leaving. Not had such kindness and patience for a long time. ♥ It gave me a much-needed boost.
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Checked The Plates
They felt a lot betterer to walk on this morning. Much improved, methinks? Here they are... very fair!
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Prepped Josies Meal
Made a mug of Thompsons Punjana and got the cooking process started.
Over the next couple of hours, I kept nipping back to cooking duties, in between getting on with this blog.
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Delivered Josies Nosh
Dammit! First time I've been late in two years, Tsk! Not only that, but in my rush, I forgot to take a photo of Josie's tray. Grumph! A few minutes, no more than five, mind, late in doing so.
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The Swines!
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CorelDrawing
To make a header graphic.
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Well, Did I Get Myself In A Mess?
Yup, I sure did! Out of the blue, when I should have been updating this blog, I got the whim to try and remaster getting on WordPress again. I tried what Tim Price had suggested, but this time I realised what I was doing wrong last time gave it a go. Brilliant! I got in... but had forgotten how to do things, change font and colours etc., it was not easy.
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When it came back on, I stuck at it and, through trial and error, fumbled my way along, suffice to do a post! Smug-Mode-Manipulated!
I edited the Ode from yesterday and put that on. I did get in another mess when the fonts kept changing, so I gave up and rewrote the Ode. But it went on okay; I even changed the fonts again, and this time it worked alright.
Dilemma - Dilemma!
Tickled pink with getting back on WP! However, a decision has to be made; Do I give up on the daily diary or not? No doubt about it. It now takes me too long to create the journal. No question about that. Peripheral Neuropathy Pete, Anne Gyna, Shaking-Shoulder-Shirley (who incidentally had been giving me some right bashing today), and Saccades Sandra are all responsible for my dilemma.
I carried on with the post, constantly stopping to muse over what I should do. Common sense told me to stop - but despite the ailments, I still love doing them... Oh, Dear!
CEO Mike Fries led Liberty-Global, Virgin Media internet helps in my decision, as it is such crap. Today alone, it went down about 18 times!!!! Sometimes for a minute, others longer; one spell was forty minutes long. I kept forgetting where I was! So took even longer to get it done!
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I'm not sure if I can stick to this, but after much heart-searching, I decided to stop the diary posts altogether... if I can!
Maybe do an Ode a day instead? That would save some time? I mentioned it to Tim Price via comments, and he thinks it might be a good idea. So that is my aim. (Oh, I do hope I can resist)
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Went on Corel Draw
Not for long, just until the internet came back online. (Fed-up with this!)
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WHOOPSIEDANGLEPLOP!
Argh! I've not done today's Facebooking for yesterday yet! I dare not look at the clock - but saw the time on the computer, Tsk! It's gone 21:00hrs already!
So, with...
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Five more times!
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Did The Facebooking
At last, it was done, and I felt a little better about my decision to stop the diary blog and stick to doing an ode a day.
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Started To Update My Last Diary
Well, I think it will be!
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Now to be strong, and call it a day!
