It is a little chilly on board the good ship at the moment. However extra clothes, extra bed coverings and hot water bottles seem to solve it most of the time. We just have to make sure the water tank on Petroc is kept topped up as they turn the water off on the pontoons if a frost is forecast.
Christmas was different to other years but good. Time with Giles and family followed by time in London
With Emma and family.. Geoff was not forgotten. and one or more of us visited every day. He was moved to a single ward the week before as they said he had to be in isolation before and after his PET scan. We have no idea why, afterwards we could understand as he was pumped full of something radioactive. Mind you we didn't see any glowing on return.🤣🤣
We all thought it was lovely as he had his own loo and a small kitchen area with a fridge and microwave etc. Although he was not capable of using any of this himself, it allowed us to take him in nice snacks over Christmas and keep things fresh. We even took him a portion of Christmas pudding. Not that the hospital were lacking in that department but their pudding appeared to be non- alcoholic. He also had his own tv. The big problem for him was feeling lonely and missing people toing and froing on his 4 bed bay.
So he was moved back after Christmas to his bed by the window.
A week ago he lost the big walker that was on loan and on which he had made great strides (not literally)it was needed for someone else. He was initially very downcast but they brought forward the transition to a smaller triangular gadget and he has adjusted well. However his daily walks down the corridor with it have now come to a grinding halt, as on Tuesday someone in his bay has just tested positive yet again
All in lockdown again until 25th we are told. Apparently the cutting of quarantine time does not apply in
Hospitals and its 14 days. We are now awaiting news of how this will affect his appointment for nerve conduction tests at the John Radcliffe on 20th.
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