The chaotic life of the toad

Striving for a peaceful life

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Moving in slow motion baby

Ok so I’ve probably had to watch “Turbo” too many times so you may not get the reference. However today is like walking through treacle.

I probably had too much fun yesterday as we took monkeyboy for a Christmas advent calendar treat to play a game of ten pin bowling. I can only last for one game with my dodgey arms and back with the lightest ball in the whole place but for once I didn’t do too badly.

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Beaten by a 3yr old!

Mr long-suffering was not on form and came last. Monkeyboy beat both of us without any effort and a score of 112!

Unfortunately the side effect is that today I’m just soooo tired. I keep thinking I’ll start a job then 5minutes later I’ll be out of breath and have to sit down for 10 or 20 to recover. Definitely not a domestic goddess today!

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Home sweet home

I’ve been discharged from hospital! Yay!

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Big grins all round!

A bit tired with a lot of tablets, but happy to be home. Not allowed to work for the next 3months possibly longer, so no stress. So going to do some sewing, do some craft with monkey boy, and take molly on some gentle strolls to gradually build up my strength. No more overdoing it and trying to be wonderwoman.

Tonight I’m just looking forward to my own bed.


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Heart failure doesn’t mean what you think.

It’s official, I have heart failure. However as I’m finding out this doesn’t mean my heart is failing.

It’s been a rough couple of days and a steep learning curve. But the kindness and care given to me at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is beyond description. I don’t know if I will ever truly be able to thank the staff properly, though I’m starting to understand what is going on and where we are heading. I have got to manage my condition a bit. This means watching how much fluid I drink, checking my weight daily and not overdoing the exercise thing. There’s a list of foods to avoid but I try to make everything from scratch anyway. It’s just been hard lately as I’ve been so tired. Hopefully the tiredness has been solved with the medication and now I know I really have to pace myself, it may get easier.

It’s all about balance. Lately there hasn’t been much of that. Maybe this is the time to sit back and assess the situation. Time for a cunning plan.