As dictated by Julie on Monday 7 May

Dear interested parties sorry for the delay in updates you would not believe how easily the day gets away from you.  My current routine is to wake up around 7:15 AM request pain killers in preparation for physiotherapy prior to falling asleep during the inhalation from two nebulisers.  After chest physio to cough up the gunk accumulated overnight there is normally a short nap before breakfast then shower before finally getting into a wheelchair somewhere between 11 and 12 depending on timing and visitors I am supposed another two nebulisers, by then it is lunch time.

I have been lucky enough to have lots of visitors particularly those inclined to play scrabble.  The Richards, Olga and Martin have even organised  an official four game tournament to be held on the veranda on 19th May, please note registrations are full :-).  Kylie has agreed to be my scrabble hands for the tournament.  As of this week the scrabble playing will be decreased as I am scheduled for occupational therapy 1:30 to 2:30 PM daily (hospital time).

I was pleased to find "DARREL" on my rack last week see the picture, I was surprised to see he was on Larissa's rack along with an S as well, she played "LARDERS" for 70 points (Norm apologises he is too electronically illiterate to attache the photo and will add it to a later post)

Tomorrow at my OT session I shall be attempting to eat a banana with a fork using with my left hand,  this could be messy although spaghetti would be worse :-)

The weather in Brisbane has been beautiful and it is great to get out of the hospital buildings onto the veranda and into the sun away from the hospital air conditioning.

After a few experiences of waiting up to an hour to get back into bed I try to be back inside by 4:30 PM as the dinner rush starts then.  (! As i am surprised dinner starts so early).  I have still been lucky enough to avoid the hospital dinners and most of the lunches, the cereal at breakfast is not so bad.

The procedure for getting in and out of bed involves a sling and a hydraulic hoist like a small crane.

My current goal is to get the tracheostomy out hopefully this will be achieved this week, fingers crossed.  this will improve my mobility I am looking forward to going to the shops to get my glasses adjusted.

I will try and update the blog more frequently, scribe/s willing' bye for now love to all from Julie