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Just paying a quick visit...
A recent photo of Bluebells in The English Lakes.
Hello!
Just a quick visit to say thank you to those of you who have been asking after my health recently. Thank you too for all the lovely e-mails of concern.
I had intended on making an entry a couple of weeks ago but circumstances put paid to that.
Some of you may remember I had an elderly lady neighbour called Margaret who died nearly two years ago. She left behind her husband Ron who is a bit of a loner and recluse and always said to me he doesn't mind his own company. I visited him daily for months after Margaret's death to keep an eye on him to the point of becoming a pesky pest I expect! Lol!
In the end I thought he wanted space to just be by himself so I just kept an eye on him from a distance of two doors away. I called a few times when I noticed his curtains were not drawn back or his garage door was not open which he usually did every day. You get to know people's routines when they live nearby.
Two weeks ago, come this Wednesday, he had an accident in his car coming out of our local supermarket. If it was not for my noticing a policeman walking up and down past our window two or three times, as though he was looking for someone, I would never have known that they had taken Ron to the hospital. The policeman was dropping off his groceries into the garage. I mentioned to Bryan about the policeman and as he was setting off for a walk right then he said he would have a word with him and see what he wanted.
Imagine my shock to hear that Ron, who is 87, was in hospital and that he had had an accident.
He lives alone and his only son, whom he doesn't see eye to eye with, lives down near London.
I phoned around and eventually found him at our local hospital 13 miles away and not the 30 miles away at the Lancaster Infirmary which I was told of originally. Thank goodness!
Off I dashed to find out that he had only had seat belt and airbag brusing to his arm and chest. (This was pretty extensive and caused him a lot of pain getting in and out of bed).
He was so glad to see me as in his shock he couldn't remember anyone's second names so that he could phone someone to come for him. Bless him!
I brought him home and watched over him for the next few days, asking him to phone his son and let him know. In the end I did that as I found out he was not eating or drinking enough and I was getting concerned about him.
His son was ill but when he found out that I had made an appointment to take him to see his doctor he said he would wait and see what transpired. He has yet to come up to see him.
I have been shopping and cooking occasionally for him and running him back to the doctors for tests etc.
It transpires that he has not been eating properly for a long time and he is now in need of vitamin B 12 injections every other day for a fortnight. Those will carry on at chosen intervals for many months depending on future blood test results.
It makes me think I should have just kept pestering him when I once called on him daily after Margaret's death.
I guess he has been napping away at odd times throughout the day and night and has got out of sync with cooking. So I am now calling on him four or five times a day to get him back into knowing what day it is and pleading with him to eat and drink a little bit more each day.
He managed to eat some fresh salmon and new potatoes with carrots, which I made for him, at midnight the other evening he told me, so I am not quite winning the 'time battle' for him to eat properly.
Any food eaten is a bonus to me so I am happy so far. I am told the B12 injections should boost him up and put paid to his swollen ankles and legs which are the cause of his not eating properly. I thought that was signs of his heart not working and that's why I took him to the doctors. It just goes to show.
Anyway...that's where I have been hiding recently. So please don't worry about me.
All my family are coming to visit this week for the half term holidays so I doubt if I will be able to come back onto the computer until we are into June now.
Meanwhile ...stay well. I will be back regularly once I have got Ron up and running again.
Take care..
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Jeanie-- Wondering how you are doing...hope you are taking care of yourself. De ;)
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Sorry to hear about your neighbor but I don't think you bear any responsiblity. He wanted to be left alone and you honored his request. Glad to hear from you :)
Dan -
Jeannie, Was worried about you as I hadn't heard from you in a while. Hope to see you back online soon, and I am glad you're helping out your neighbor. It sets a wonderful example for us all...
Veronica -
You are a wonderful person Jeanie
01/08/08 12:43
I'm just dropping by to say hi and reconnect since I got my computer back. I hope life is treating you okay. Thinking of you....
Pooh Hugs,
Linda