I have finished 6 weeks of hydrotherapy attending one day a week, it did me some good and I am sorry it is over. However, I hope to continue swimming with Emma or Lynsey one or two days a week. I know it will not be the same because the water will be cold and in a public pool which will mean more people. I don't like people especially if there are a lot of them. I will give it a go just to see if I can manage and to see if it helps keep the pain threshold down.
I am still seeing the occupational therapy team with my hands, Liz thinks I might have rheumatoid arthritis and wants me tested for it. The GP disagrees and thinks it is carpal tunnel. He sent me to be assessed for an operation, the surgeon agreed that I do have some symptoms of carpal tunnel but also agreed that I have some rheumatoid arthritis and has referred me to rheumatology. I can see this being a long slog. The occupational therapy team are also concerned about a swelling I have sometimes at the top of my spine near the back of my neck, this appears in the evening and sometimes is large enough to push my head forward. This makes them think there could be more nerves involved and even my bone structure. Things just look better all the time. Then Lynsey pipes up with "You do know this tumour I have can be genetic don't you? You might have one as well". Thanks, Lynsey let's look on the bright side.
Tony has been busy in the garden and is beginning to look very colourful. He has hanging baskets and potted plants around the garden and is spending quite a lot of time out there while he can. At least while the weather allows. We haven't been out on the scooters much the weather hasn't been good enough for that yet. Hopefully, it will pick up during July and August. The birds are busy in the nests feeding chicks. A few are coming into the garden I have the camera ready for when a few more appear. The squirrel population has grown we sometimes have 4 in at the same time and at the moment we have babies again. Our neighbour Anne still loves it she cannot believe how much life there is in the garden since we moved in. We have been here for two years now. In the last few months, we have got new neighbours in four out of the six bungalows. Ken died last August, Chris and Pete and their old Labrador moved into his. Then Mo exchanged with Sheralee, and Nancy moved into a home, so Lilly and her daughter Hazel moved in. Lilly has dementia so Hazel is her full-time carer. Then Adele did an exchange with George and his son Simon. George is 80 years old and Simon is his carer as well, they also have a dog living with them called Sonny. So it has all changed Anne got a bit worried and made us promise that we were not going to move. She also got a bit worried about the dogs because she was terrified of them after being attacked by one a few years ago. However, she has met Sonny and seems to be coping ok.
Lynsey is doing well health-wise except for a few visits to A&E she has had no major problems. She has had a few disagreements at work, but her main bugbear at the moment is her backyard. What should have been a three-day job has turned into a week job so far and it is still not finished. She certainly knows how to pick her workmen.
Lynsey's dad was turned down for parole again in March as he was seen to be too dangerous for release which is laughable as in September his sentence comes to an end so he will walk out a free man anyway. I have written to my MP in the hope that there is something they can do but I will not hold my breath, even more now that an election has been called.
Well, I think I have rambled on long enough for now so I shall finish here, Take care of yourselves, keep well and safe.
Until the next time...
