I’m beginning to worry about Saturday’s exit. How is it to be engineered? There are lots of staff about, but who’s in charge? How do I get my pills back? Can I pack by myself or should I book help? Helen has an Open Day at her studio on Saturday and will want to make a quick getaway from here.
Apart from these thots, the day was peaceful as usual. The body of the Lilias Day is now12”. I think the thing to do is to decide tonight how many more rounds I want, and place a marker where I am and just count, rather than fuss with a tape measure every second round.
Otherwise little to report. I had a very nice visit with friends made on last year’s cruise (the earlier one). I did two sets of exercises.
Can you not ask a staff member what the discharge procedure is? It is rather revealing that the person in charge has not made themselves known to you by now - or perhaps you meant specifically in charge of departures?
ReplyDeleteWill you have the sleeves of Lilias Day to knit before you get to the yoke - or is it possible to do the yoke next?
Will you see Helen again before Saturday? or you might even ask your physiotherapist - they'll be around to tell you how to continue your exercises at home, right? They certainly should know how you get your meds back.
ReplyDeleteThey are bound to have a procedure for helping you pack and fetching your pills, they will have plenty of 'short stay' guests.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it's been a productive stay for the knitting!
There should be a Care coordinator overseeing discharge. Maybe it would help if you jotted down a list of things that you need sorting out, and ask to speak to a Senior member of staff. Try not to worry, they have done it all before.
ReplyDeleteGlad the exercise is progressing. Perhaps they can even recommend someone to come and help you continue the exercises. I agree that the last few rounds could more easily be counted. My asparagus are producing! But for the first time we have asparagus beetles. I don't think they damage the plant long term, but must do additional research.
ReplyDeleteIt wil be exciting to get back to your books and cats and usual chair. I wonder whether you will miss anything about the Cramond home? If so it might be good to try to recreate that element within your own place.
ReplyDeleteRe asparagus beetle, we don't grow that, but this year our very productive apple tree (apples all eaten by the fruit-loving labrador, one a day as long as
they last) has "blossom wilt and wither tip", where the leaves at the ends of some branches shrivel and turn brown and the twigs go soggy. It requires a lot of carefully calculated pruning so that's what I have been working on . We'll see next year how far it helps!
Good luck with the exercises. I can see from the last three weeks or so of blog that you are much better, more cheery and more alert than you were through the winter. Perhaps the wondrous effect of sunshine and daylight....
JennyS
JennyS
I'd suggest you proactively ask someone (the physiotherapist or a staff member) about the discharge process, rather than waiting for "all to be revealed." While it's true they do this all the time, it doesn't hurt to speak up. My husband was in hospital for a hip replacement 2 wks ago, and I assumed that the case worker would outline for us all the aftercare (home PT, OT, wound care); that did not happen, which made for a stressful first week.
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