The departure of Spider-man to another ward has changed everything for the embattled residents of ward M2, Room 1.
Room 1 has gained a level of peace and, dare I say it, sanity, that I had not considered possible. I can only pity his new 'friends' wherever he has gone to.
Geordie still did his usual trick after visiting time, I wonder if it is some kind of protest. Aside from that, it was a very quiet night, and I slept pretty soundly for a large part of it. I woke up a lot, but only for
a few seconds to turn over.
This morning, breakfast afforded us that most treasured fare, a bacon sandwich. Possibly the smallest ever bacon sandwich, but a bacon sandwich none the less. It may only have been a quarter of a slice of bread in size, but that little burst of taste is something else. I will never turn vegetarian.
My consultant says that he is happy with my progress, but my left leg is still pouring with fluid. Just as bad as ever. The onward march of the cellulitis has been well and truly halted, though, and I look forward to it starting to receed soon.
I should say something about how I feel, rather than just recounting the facts of each day.
I must be feeling a little better, because today I have the first pangs of seriously wanting to be home again. I bet that sleep did it. No doubt, as the day progresses and I feel gradually worse, this feeling will pass.
I am really very frustrated that this condition keeps me from my work and from my life. I realise that I have a wonderful life, rich with friendship and interesting things to do. At times, I believe I have squandered it by taking it for granted.
In my little world, where so much is urgent, I have a tendency to forget to do what is important. My goal for the next period of my life is to share the time out between the urgent and the important, giving time to indulge my creativity. I somehow doubt I will ever look back and wish I had spent more time mending computers.
And so on with the day. Drips, tea, tablets, washes, bed changes, bandage changes, lunch, tea, consultant visits, tablets, drips, tea, evening meal, tea, visitors, tea, drips, bed.
It's busier than you might think.
Whoever /you/ are, I hope you have/had a good day. Thanks for taking the time to read these ramblings.
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