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From glimmers to shafts!
Jan. 21st, 2023 08:23 amMy mum and stepdad visited yesterday to drop off a couple of rag doll patterns - one for an actual doll and one for a pair of clowns. I'm thinking of going for the clowns. While we were sitting chatting, the husband suddenly made a reference to one of the health care assistants on the diabetic ward that we all really liked! It was such a great moment because I've been worried the last few months will be a permanent blank in his memory, even if he gets everything else back.
We were supposed to have a video appointment with someone from the council to help us in filling out the husband's PIP application but they didn't call. I'll have a proper look at the advice on the CAB website before trying again. We only have until 5 Feb to submit it and I've given myself a deadline of 30 Jan. That's assuming there aren't any more postal strikes...
But we have managed to organise his sharps box collection!
In the evening, I went to collect his latest prescription - for test strips and needle points for the insulin pens. The sharps were STILL not on his prescription! It is SO frustrating. The hospital somehow missed them. When I tried to renew the prescription in December, I got two lots of lancets - very useful, of course, but NOT what I needed. I went in to speak to the receptionist, who got the GP to put a script through (thankfully, the pharmacy is actually attached to the surgery) and I expected that the sharps were added to his list then. Apparently not *sigh* Hopefully they have been this time. We shall see in a few weeks... In the meantime, I have a paper script to take to another pharmacy because ours isn't open at the weekend.
But lesson learned - don't wait until Friday evening to pick stuff up!
On Thursday, we went up to Broadgreen for an Upper GI Consultant appointment, to discuss options for husband's gall stones. The doctor was rude, abrupt, spoke across me and made us feel we were wasting his time. He left the room without even a 'good bye' or an apology for our wasted journey. WE didn't make the appointment! And we're 30 quid out of pocket between taxi fares and lunch at the hospital cafe.
His glucose readings have been really good all week, too.
I bought a low carb recipe book last weekend and I want to try some of the recipes this weekend.
So, a mixed couple of days but we'll take the positives.
We were supposed to have a video appointment with someone from the council to help us in filling out the husband's PIP application but they didn't call. I'll have a proper look at the advice on the CAB website before trying again. We only have until 5 Feb to submit it and I've given myself a deadline of 30 Jan. That's assuming there aren't any more postal strikes...
But we have managed to organise his sharps box collection!
In the evening, I went to collect his latest prescription - for test strips and needle points for the insulin pens. The sharps were STILL not on his prescription! It is SO frustrating. The hospital somehow missed them. When I tried to renew the prescription in December, I got two lots of lancets - very useful, of course, but NOT what I needed. I went in to speak to the receptionist, who got the GP to put a script through (thankfully, the pharmacy is actually attached to the surgery) and I expected that the sharps were added to his list then. Apparently not *sigh* Hopefully they have been this time. We shall see in a few weeks... In the meantime, I have a paper script to take to another pharmacy because ours isn't open at the weekend.
But lesson learned - don't wait until Friday evening to pick stuff up!
On Thursday, we went up to Broadgreen for an Upper GI Consultant appointment, to discuss options for husband's gall stones. The doctor was rude, abrupt, spoke across me and made us feel we were wasting his time. He left the room without even a 'good bye' or an apology for our wasted journey. WE didn't make the appointment! And we're 30 quid out of pocket between taxi fares and lunch at the hospital cafe.
His glucose readings have been really good all week, too.
I bought a low carb recipe book last weekend and I want to try some of the recipes this weekend.
So, a mixed couple of days but we'll take the positives.
