Well - Greetings Worlds !!
It's been 5 days, since I last posted anything - so, I'm sorry for being "tardy"...... I will try & improve !!
Anyhoo - today is a special day. It's 3 months to the very day, that I came into hospital - 3 whole bloody months !! I had to check the date myself... I can hardly believe it - I did only expect to be here to be here for 10-14 days !! Never mind... it's been 3 hard months - for everyone concerned.......... for myself (obviously) thru' to family & several friends.
Things went sooooo very well, in the beginning. The 1st surgery happened on the Tuesday & by the Thursday, I was up & walking (using a walking frame).... then things went down hill !!
I caught a chest infection - followed very quickly after, by a nasty "bug" which got into the area of the surgery..... a long story, made short, I landed up with a very long, wide & deep hole in my back.... and it's taken 5 more operations to get on top of it !!
In the name of the Monkees' song...... 'That Was Then, This Is Now'...... and, as I type, it's about 8.45pm on a very warm Tuesday night, here in England and it's a very special night. Not only is it 3 months to the day, that I came into the hospital - but, if all goes to plan, tomorrow I will be going home !! "Yippeee!!"
So far, all the plans are in place and hopefully, things will go smoothly overnight & tomorrow morning - which will mean, that by tomorrow afternoon, I will be given the "green light" to return home & have all my dressings looked after by a district nurse.
The last main hurdle, will be at about 2pm tomorrow, when I have my (hopefully) last dressing change, here in the hospital. If that goes well and there are no "nasty's" lucking - I will then be allowed to leave, with the Dr's blessings !! I can't wait.... and to be honest - I will be gutted, if I have to stay any longer !! Time will tell, I guess.... but, as I type, all is going well......
It has a, kind of, strange feeling to it all....... I had the 1st surgery, on May 28th - and - tomorrow is August 28th !! So - it's only taken 3 months, but....... !!
Anyways - back to the family & the music in my life...........
As I type, I'm listening to a Grateful Dead bootleg from August 22nd 1993 - which (I think) was recorded in Eugene, Oregon. I might be wrong about all of that - but, that's the date that's coming up on The Mini Egg, so - that's what I'll stick with !! It's a great soundboard recording & the tracks are:
1) Jack Straw
2) Bertha
3) Little Red Rooster
4) Broken Arrow
5) Althea
6) (When I Paint My) Masterpiece
7) Tennessee Jed
8) The Music Never Stopped
9) Help On The Way - Slipknot !
10) Franklin's Tower
11) Samson & Delilah
12) Ship Of Fools
13) Corrina
14) Drums - Space
15) The Wheel
16) I Need A Miracle
17) The Days Between
18) Not Fade Away
19) Liberty
I love this concert - it's on 3 Cd's & it has everything you could expect from a 90's recording of the Dead on stage !! I really enjoy the 'Space - Drums' section...... played loud, thru' some headphones... well
good !! It'll give me something to listen to, going way into the small hours of tomorrow !!
I think "tomorrow" is fast becoming the word of this post !! I must try to avoid using it anymore tonight !!
Ok - I've written about the music of the moment...... as for the family....
Well, B was here earlier - during tonight's visiting slot (7pm - 8pm) which was good - it can get very weird in this place, during the days - worse still overnight - so, it's great to see a "friendly face" at least once a day !! I've told her, over & over, that she didn't need to visit everyday - but, she says she wants to.... so, what the heck !!
As for the rest of the family.... I'm guessing that J still hates my guts & - it seems - that I have "upset" ME... with something I wrote, in an earlier post. There is bugger all I can do about that and, as I've said before - if you don't like what I write - don't read it anymore !! So - there goes 50% of my total readership !!
While I think about it.... my thanks to all of you, who live outside of England, for continuing to read my words, from the USA - right thru' Europe, over to Russia & down to SE Asia & Australia !! It's always good to know you're all there & still logging in from time to time !!
I know I've not been too brilliant, as far as postings have gone, these past 3 months.... but, hand on heart, there hasn't been that much to write about !! Hopefully, I will be able to get back into the swing of things, over the coming weeks & months !!
It will seem strange, going back to using a full size keyboard !! It took me a while to get used to the one on this computer - when I finally get home, I'll be playing with a full size one again - so, that will be fun !!
Oh well - I best think about packing up, for tonight at least........
.... I am officially, the longest staying "inmate" in this ward of the hospital !! Not something I expected to do - but, that's life I guess. It's been fun - seeing the various people come & go. Some have been a lot of fun, to be around & chat to - others have been right pains in the ass & full of bloody moans & groans !! To listen to some of the people in here - they are the only ones who have gone thru' a surgery, or the pain of the recovery !! I certainly will not be missing them...... oh well.... My life will go on - who goes with me ? That will be down to them - it's really & truly their choice !!
I must away..... I thank you all for logging in & reading my words..... until next time...
Bye Bye
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