Moving through life's seasons
Living with an indwelling catheter has been an unexpected experience. Not the kind of thing you would ordinarily think of or even blog about. This might be of interest if you have found this through Google ‘Living with an indwelling catheter’ because you have, or are about to have one. Continue reading “Living with an indwelling catheter”
We really know how to celebrate in style! Today is the day I have handed in my resignation and we decided to celebrate with a bar of chocolate. Just three months to go!
I wrote the letter last night. Today at work I scanned it so I could send it by email to my manager. I left it a couple of hours before I wrote the covering email and hesitated a little more, just wanting to do the right thing. Continue reading “Three months to go!”
Today I had quite an eventful return to work. It seemed ages since I was last there and I almost managed to completely forget my computer password. I thought the welcome for me was, to be honest, a little subdued and I asked to see my manager, partly as a back-to-work interview and also to tell her of my intentions (i.e. resigning). Continue reading “An eventful return to work”
Thought it might be worth sharing a few points here about why financial planning is important as we approach some major changes. The changes (i.e. my escape plan) are the culmination of plans made many years ago and are now coming into effect, albeit a little sooner than we had anticipated. Having a few long term goals is a good thing to do, although at times it can become very easy to simply drift through life in a haphazard way. Continue reading “Why financial planning is important”
I can’t tell you enough how wonderful it is to be home from hospital. Eventually I was discharged on Tuesday afternoon after quite a lot of waiting and being a “patient patient”.
While I was waiting, I took the opportunity to walk up and down the corridor outside the little bay where my bed was . Some of the nursing staff commented how I was doing the right thing, apparently far too many patients stay in bed unnecessarily and convince themselves they are more ill than they really are. Continue reading “Home from hospital”
Yesterday I was so pleased having a visit from my friend Paul here in hospital: such encouragement!
I always like our banter which included being greeted by being told “ you look so institutionalised Doug”. Continue reading “Such encouragement!”
Following on from yesterday’s delayed discharge, I have been moved. There I was at 5:00am enjoying being fast asleep and I was abruptly woken up. Reminds me of prisoners telling me about their “ghosting out” experiences where they were bundled into a prison van and transferred elsewhere when it was least expected. Continue reading “Discharge confusion continues”