Yesterday was a bit of a busy day, down to Biggleswade for a 10:00 Dentist appointment. Yes I know I live in Cambridgeshire and Biggleswade is in Bedfordshire but I used to live there and kept some of my services going. As regular readers will know I have been banned from using crutches which is […]
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Your not going to believe this!
March 1, 2012 
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After yesterday I was feeling very….. stiff….. achy….. sore….. well all of that really, oh and tired. I had trouble moving and for the first time since the surgery my right knee was really problematic. It was painful to stand on, good job I’m in the wheelchair most of the time, and standing up and […]
Continue reading Like a caged animal
February 26, 2012 0 Comments
The last couple of days have been…… bland, if you can call a day that. I have done very little, wanted to do very little and just feel a bit pants really. In some ways, and I hate to say it, getting Cody has just gone to further highlight the limitations I have at the […]
Continue reading Where is the logic?
February 23, 2012 0 Comments
Some of you may remember that 14 weeks ago I mentioned I had sent off the application form for Disability Living Allowance. Not able to just tell them what care needs had increased I had to completely reapply. They say it can take up to 11 weeks to get a decision, that’s from the time […]
Continue reading That Yin Yang thing again
February 21, 2012 4 Comments
I was only saying the other day that for every positive there is a negative and it has struck again, in a big way. Last night we had a bit of crying and howling from Cody but he settled quite quickly considering it was his first night. This morning Mum and Dad went shopping while […]
Continue reading Quite a positive day
February 16, 2012 0 Comments
Nothing massive happened today but there were lots of little positives. I love my prosthetist she is just amazing and I don’t know what I would have done without her. Yet again Lynne came to the rescue, she managed to fit me in while I was over for physio to solve another problem. Following her […]
Continue reading Another month gone by
February 13, 2012 2 Comments
The 10th February was not only my Nan’s Birthday but also marked my 3rd month as an amputee. The last couple of months I have done a reflection/summary of what I have been up to and I don’t see that this month should be any different, especially as not much happened today. So what has […]
Continue reading Send it back!
February 1, 2012 0 Comments
I had physio this afternoon and imagine my surprise when I walked in and my leg was ready. It was a good job I hadn’t worn a different trainer as I had originally planed as there was quite a difference in the sole depth of the two. The foam bit wasn’t quite as I had […]
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