Pavement special !

With the PG wearing off by mid morning on Friday, I ease gently into finding out where ? What ? How come ? Various oddities applied for in order to make daily living more bearable. It turns out to be a " to do " day and with the help of my double up, phillopino guy that threw his toys at the doctors the previous week ! Bless him, Rod is the English name I have for him ! He responds to it and giggles every time I call him for whatever menial task required.

Whhheeeerrrreeeee is Jo freedom paaas ? He asks. I don't know I respond. Give meeee da foil, he says. " Foil " I ask - we ain't cooking here I retort - working out that he is requesting the file with all the application corrospondence ! He gets on the fone, has the whole of London counsil, tracking my pass - with his broken English, he manages to rattle everyone's cage with threats about abuse !, non- conformity, and social injustice !!! - my pass was delivered Saturday morning. I like Rod !!!

He had earlier, during morning regime, asked Jeeve's 1for " Da crem " E45 moisturising cream, imperative for skin care of a spinal cord injury - my skin is like paper-thin, and Jeeve's 1 says that there is a little left in the container. " Dat noot agkceptible " how da patient seposed toooo liv witout crem ? " I intervene and inform that it is on the shopping list and tesco will be delivering later today. Mumble jumble hissing under his breath !

So, back to the paperwork, he snatches the doctors info out of the foil, gets on the blower to the doctors rooms, and adds it to the script list ! No kidding, this half pint has clout !! About an hour later, door bell goes, doctors delivery of E45 cream - I like Rod !!! Jo sav niiiirrrrly fiv poounds if doctor supliiiiies !

We plough through the last of the paperwork, save for my late submission of last taxes. I have methodically waded through the reems of corrospondence, and have been in touch with HRM revenue services, and am awaiting the form to absolve me of the penalties for late payment etc etc - they have been extremely helpful ! Rod says " lit meeee av a go " I decline, and for want of taking the pressure off myself, kinda thought might just " piss on their batteries " This one, I tell him, I will handle!!

The rest of the afternoon is spent reorganising cupboards, shelves and laundry - phillopino style ! Complete shambles created into a rigid, orderly fashion in no time ! I like Rod !!! I now know why the primary Jeeve's don't like him - he is fast, efficient, and extremely verbal.

Roll on Saturday, my other favourite double up for weekends is Rameez, a forward thinking, gentle soul, who I am able to have the most interesting discussions with ! We banter about his Muslim beliefs as apposed to my Buddhist theories. I have an ongoing argument that I embrace the idea of death whereas he just needs a hoodie, back-pack, and he is gonna meet the 40 virgins ! Hello !!

So, Rameez asks " when was the last time you left the apartment ? " ...... I answer, and he says, right, we are gonna dress you up warmly and I am taking you on a tour of the area ! I do not resist, as it is slowly becoming apparent to me, that it is just toooo much of a planning thing to go out ! Not good !,

We dress up, and off we head into the nearby neighbourhood ! As he so wisely put it " you can travel the world and see nothing, but you can walk around the block and see everything " how wise !!!!!
I am now adopting this approach with every sphere of my life, and I encourage you to do the same ! Think about it, embrace it, accept it, and open your eyes to the closeness around you as apposed to looking beyond the achievable - Be Real with yourself ! I am only on day 2 of it, and you would be amazed !

I live in the shittest neighbourhood when it comes to pavement scoops, cobbled streets and pavements ! No pressure relief for my bum needed for at least two days. We fight our way around the streets, breaking all the rules again for wheelchair maintenance ! Market we were searching for - closed ! High street shops all closed ! But we were out and about, and that is good for recovery !!

Jeeve's 1, allowed me to sleep in this morning - huge privilege, but by living 50 meters away from a cathedral has its cons ! Bells, bells, bells ......... Until 12 noon ! , no sleep in had !!!!!!!!! But stayed in bed until 10. I was meeting N & G at the local pub for lunch - great afternoon. So tonight has been, X Factor and now Downton Abbey !,,

Sleep tight all,

With love

G.