The 20th & 21st; All the waves moving through my body.
The 20th of August. It has been a really good day.
I got up at a normal time, and the pain I had while making my breakfast was mitigated by the fact that I knew I was having my MRI this afternoon and soon we will know things. I had an email from Sheila to say that the lady I was going to ring had phoned her this morning to say she definitely wants the cat she saw last night, so she wasn't going to come and look at Nova. Fine with me!
Went out at half eleven to meet Rachel for lunch at Yorks at twelve. It was the one on Stephenson Street which I hadn't been to until today, so it was nice to see it in person. She was already there when I arrived, and brought me some water which was secretly infused with cucumber and the taste was very confusing. We had coffee, then I ordered eggs benedict for my lunch which was really good, and I only stopped when I choked on a tiny piece of egg which tried to go down the wrong hole. It was my own fault; I tried to talk before I swallowed. I gave her the flowerpot kitty, which might upset their budgies but hopefully they don't attack it. We just had a really nice catch up, talked about her PhD, my kittens, fun dogs, and watching people outside in the ever-changing weather.
Mommy came to pick me up about twenty past three to take me for my scan, asking everything moved very quickly! No time to even get my book out, let alone read any. I got changed into a gown and went into the room having answered all the questions, I lay down, and they put a support under my knees and gave me some earplugs. They put the alarm button in my hands incase I had a panic (I never do), and they put some blocks either side of my head and a cage (it's not a cage but I can't think of the right word) around my chest to keep me still, then put a blanket over me because I was a bit cold.
Then I just lay there, eyes closed and cursed silently when my leg would spasm. Listening to all the different noises, imagining all the waves moving through my body. I was in there much longer than I expected, and I was really hot when it was over. So glad to get that blanket off. I was pulled out by two new people who'd taken over, and I put in a plea for the report to be done asap. We can but hope!
The 21st of August.
Normal service has resumed; back to doing very little. I was able to have almost a normal amount of orange juice this morning, so that consistent treatment of the ulcer on my tongue must be working. Right after we've got a load of Difflam. Still, it lasts a long time so I doubt it'll be wasted.
Sunday Brunch all morning, which today involved retriever puppies and Miles Jupp whose cackle I just adore. Grandma arrived towards the end having been picked up from church. Daddy fixed my wheelchair because it has been misbehaving a little, but suddenly came over all weird and spent a lot of the rest of the day in bed. It happened on Friday evening too and we can't really work out a trigger. It's very mysterious.
We had pheasant for lunch, then I have spent the majority of my afternoon crocheting the jumper. Twenty two rows of fifty stitches takes a good few hours, and now I've got to the end of the end of what I've deemed the first section. When I'd got to the end of row 32, I started Slade House by David Mitchell, and have got through the first two chapters. I don't think it'll take me long to finish.
Just had Taid in the phone and his helper woman has just quit without warning and actually without word at all - he's had to ring her son who has spoken to her and she's just ignoring the situation completely. She has, in effect, ghosted on him and I'm so, so appalled. I'd like to call her up and ask her who the hell she thinks she is.
