After an early start at work (we had a public open day), I got in to see Simon before lunch. I found him swathed in towels in the shower complaining bitterly that this had taken them so long to arrange. I sat with him for lunch then took him out and about the campus, a stop at the coffee shop, a tour of parts of the grounds we hadn't seen. It was an extraordinarily windy day, and Simon was quite cold outdoors. We struck upon an empty outpatients' reception area with a tv, a drinks machine, and comfy chairs. We had the whole place to ourselves and before long it began to look and feel like our own living room! Shirley and Margaret joined us there later in the afternoon, bringing him a sneaky beer which went down in a flash!
Simon had been up and about for around ten hours, and nearly fell asleep at the dinner table (this could be attributed to the beer). Just made it through dinner, then I managed to persuade the staff to put him straight to bed. He was looking comfortable with all his bits around him: magazines, TV remote, baby PC, Ipod, CD player, and now his watch (this was very important to him).
On Monday, we expect the rehab activity to start in earnest, I noticed that he has three appointments before 2pm with various therapists. I am hoping that they will keep him very occupied until I get to him. Time passes slowly in hospital, especially when you are starting to feel better. If anyone knows the Swifts ladies' netball team, would you kindly ask them to stage an exhibition match in the hospital carpark?
Love Marian xx
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Pooh has a sense of Tao in his life, while Piglet personifies Te, or absolute loyalty and friendship. I love the way that A.A. Milne makes adjectives into nouns. For example, Piglet is 'A Very Small Animal' always the same capitalisation which makes him much more concrete. Same as the other characters, if you look at the way Milne has constructed them, they are nouns.
ReplyDeleteSimon seems to be exhibiting nesting behaviour with all his stuff around him. I've seen and done the same during my 'incarcerations' so its a normal response according to the nurses.
Tell Simon I know the Swifts and the only way they will do an exhibition match is if they are naked. Only a joke, but he may enjoy the imagery.
peace Malcolm
Hello Marian and Simon,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear things are going so well.
Simon, I hear you like a drink but unfortunately there isn't a pub very close to the hospital. However, you are equidistant to 2 nice pubs (about a 7 minute drive), one is the Avoca on South Rd at Clarence Gdns and the other is the Ed (Edinburgh) up in Kingswood. The Ed is the nicest, I think. It has a nice beer garden, and does nice meals too. You are quite near Mitcham shopping center too, though once again you'd need a car. Time to try Access Cabs, maybe?
Glad to hear you didn't get blown away yesterday...it was pretty full on at my place.
Hope the appointments go well today, and that all is set for the next step in your journey to recovery.
Take care,
Jacquie.