Today is Sunday 11th July

It’s 5.30 in the afternoon and I am just settling down to my blog.

We took Kela back to her owner this morning and have spent some time with her to make sure she’s OK, has provisions, and assured her that if she’s anxious, worried, or feels ill, to call us.  She has been given a load of new medication so had spent the majority of the morning sorting those out. She is going to take her BP three times a day and record it, but when she checked her machine, it didn’t work. Some friends took it home to sort it and returned with it this morning, the problem being a battery missing. When she tried to apply the cuff though, it was way too big, and she rang us as her friends had now left.

Hubby came up with a Plan B in getting a child’s cuff to fit her machine, but this could only be done by mail order and would take a week, so he tried something else. He found a wrist cuff at a reasonable price, so we rang the chemist concerned who had one left, and we asked them to put it by for us.  We went round to tell her our solution and she was quite happy, so we got in the car and drove off to get it for her.
Being late in the morning, a lovely day, and a Sunday, traffic was horrendous, so we were happy to have some local knowledge of back roads and made good time.
We collected the cuff having checked that it would be suitable for our elderly friend, then got fuel and did some basic shopping in a different supermarket to normal as I had to throw yet more fruit away this morning and quite honestly getting fed up with spending money on rubbish. I got fresh onions as ours aren’t ready yet, plus strawberries, grapes and blueberries, all of which were cheaper than I usually pay, but I think less weight. I’m not worried if I can eat it all!

We took the wrist cuff round and it’s perfect. The first readings are done and recorded, so we are off to a good start. She wanted to walk Kela and we said it was not a good idea as she was still weak and unsteady on her feet, so I walked her round the extended block for her. We’ve suggested if she does want to take the dog for a walk to let us know and one of us will go with her until she’s on her feet just in case. Our details are up on her notice boards under Kela’s Emergency Care should she be taken poorly at home and has to go back into hospital.
She was only here a week, but already it seems strange not to hear her snuffling or snoring. It will be even stranger tonight as the bedroom will be silent……. unless Hubby or I start!!

Keep safe everyone

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