I got all excited and had to check my Lotto ticket as I heard the jackpot had been won here in Tauranga. I don't usually buy a ticket but I did yesterday. Unfortunately it isn't us that won the 27 million but I am happy with my $12 for three numbers.
I was up at 6.00 with Tot but went back to bed and at last my new phone did something right - the alarm went off at 7.30 just as I had set it to, I must be learning.
I was collecting the dirty washing from the bedroom this morning and I saw a cockroach on the floor. I don't like using the spray to kill them as it smells so I grabbed it with what I had in my hand - my knickers! I opened the window to throw it out and out went my knickers with it! Fortunately, the porch roof stopped them from floating down to the garden and full view of my neighbour who was standing on his deck having his early morning fag! I managed to fish them back in with a coat hanger and I hope nobody saw!! Next time I will use the spray.
Jane called and we chatted for an hour and she was telling me all about her wedding dress and how well Heather is doing with the Charity Event. Heather is really looking forward to having Kirsty back and Jane and Jason are going to cook her dinner tomorrow night while she does her housework ready for them to come home late Thursday night.
I had washed my hair when Jane called and as it was now dry I had to go and wet it again to dry it and then I had breakfast. I did some washing and once all the various bin companies had collected the rubbish I took Totty out for her walk. When she won't walk now I can pull her on the new harness and at least she doesn't sound like she is choking to death.
I went to see Jon at 12.00 and he didn't look very well and was quite pale. He had a tray in front of him with a bowl of soup on which he didn't want but he had drunk the Fortisip.
He is sitting up better now but he told me one of his drains was not working and two of Mark's registrars had come up to see why. They asked him if he could turn over and he said he could with some help. He said one of the registrars then pulled him really hard on the arm and rolled him over. It really hurt him and he said 'what the hell are you trying to do to me'. These young doctors have never been on the receiving end and have no idea. Anyway they sorted it out and it is now draining better.
They needed to take the drip out of his hand and put another one in further up his arm and the nurse that did it made a bit of a mess and he said if I had come in 20 minutes sooner I would have been shocked as there was blood spurting everywhere! I think he was really shocked at that. He also has a big bruise on his arm where they have taken blood which is unusual as he has never had a bruise and he has had a lot of blood tests over the past few months.
He was sitting up with a fan on him as he is getting too hot but has no temperature. However, he is not drinking enough and so his kidneys are not working properly. I told him he needs to keep sipping the water and then he will be able to have the drip out. He said he doesn't want to drink too much and be sick again like yesterday.I think he drank the juice I took in too fast as he was thirsty and that made him sick. The nurse was there and I asked her and she said it was a combination of the major trauma to his body and all the medication and the water won't make him sick so hopefully now he will drink more.
They are worried about his oxygen levels and pulse, too. He is very tense and not breathing properly. He needs to be taking deep breaths right down into his stomach and this will help keep his chest clear. They are pleased he has manged to come off the morphine drip and is now on oral pain relief but they are now giving it to him every half hour as they think he is holding himself stiff and not relaxing as it hurts and this is causing his pulse rate to be high.
One good thing, he did manage to walk to the shower with a walking frame and was able to shower and wash his hair so he feels much cleaner.
He is a very bad patient though and very impatient and is so like Victor Mildrew!!! I hope he gets over it soon or I think we might come to blows and they will be calling him a whinging pom!
I came home about 1.30 and stopped off at the Cancer Society office to ask if we can borrow some collecting buckets for the walk. I know the manager there from my daffodil phoning days. She has given me eight buckets and I think that will be enough.
I got home and had a sandwich and I made a cake this afternoon with apples and walnuts. Sharon and Les will be very upset if they have another Friday without cake.
Les phoned to see if I was OK and Mike from the office texted me and I also spoke to the owner of the company this morning so everyone is up to date.
I am going to make a chicken dish now and take some in to Jon and see if I can tempt him to eat as they need to know if the bag is working but he hasn't had any proper food yet. He says he is not hungry but I have a suspicion he doesn't want to see what happens with the bag.
Well from now on my day went belly up!
I was in the kitchen preparing the chicken meal I was going
to eat and also take some in for Jon and the radio stopped playing. I waited
for a while and then went to have a fiddle with it. The radio is all connected to
the TV sound system and nothing on it was working. I then checked the lights
and they weren’t working either. The oven was still on and the light above the
hob but the hob wasn’t working. The sockets were working but not the lights so
at least I had the bedside lamps upstairs.
I went round to my neighbour and asked if they had
electricity and he, Pat, said they did. He came back with me and had a look at
the fuse box, which is very outdated. He could see that one of the fuses was
out but when he pushed it it would not go back in. He said he really was not
well up on electrics and didn’t want to touch anything which is fair enough.
Unfortunately, I had also lost the Internet as the modem was out.
I tired to get an electrician but nobody would come out. I
sent an email from Jon’s phone to the owner and hopefully he will get back to
me.
I texted Carol as I didn’t even know the number for
Directory Enquiries, so lost without Internet!!! She gave me the number and
said I could go and stay at her place but I have the dog and I did have some
light.
I decided to go and see Jon and take a torch with me as it
was going to be dark when I got back and with no outside lights not very nice.
Fortunately, I had lit the fire so at least the house would be warm.
Jon was looking much better and his wee was also looking a
better colour and he said he had been drinking a bit more so hopefully the
telling off I gave him worked. He still hadn’t eaten though, only another
Fortisip.
He did say he had done a big ‘fart’ which blew his bag up
and gave him a fright!! It was soon followed by another!! He had pressed the
bell for the nurse and fortunately, this time, she came straight away and
released the gas and told him to call when it happens again. We did have a
giggle about it, a whole new meaning to ‘botty burps’!
The nurses told him I can go in tomorrow at 3.30 and they
will show me how to change the bag so that we both know how to do it should I
ever need to so I said I would be there. Not sure how I will feel about it but
it has to be done.
He told me to go home and try and contact the owner on his
mobile and told me where he had his number.
When I got home I drove into the car port and the security
light came on which I thought was strange as it was off when I left. I got
inside and tried the lights and they were all on as was the TV!! I have no idea
what is going on. I tried the computer but that wasn’t working. The modem is
down in the office and after checking the plug found that the sockets
downstairs were still not working but at least everything else was.
I rang the owner and he said he would find an electrician
and call me back.
Meanwhile, I rang Sharon and told her I might not be in the
shop tomorrow as it would depend on an electrician.
I managed to cook the chicken I had planned and decided to
have a glass of wine with my first dinner since Monday.
Later in the evening a man called to say he would come and
have a look in the morning at 10.00. He is a retired electrician and is not
sure he can fix it but will have a look, typical of the owner to get it done on
the cheap.
Hopefully he can sort it but it is a mystery.
I am glad I have the fire tonight as it is so cold again.
WEATHER
Very cold overnight frost, sunny 14 degrees
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