Pink Floyd, Dream Theater & a Scary Drive Home

Well Hello World's !!

I hope you are doing Ok ? It's been a very weird & wonderful week - for all of us really... not just me !! Hence, I'm sorry to say, I've not been writing this past few days - go on, shoot me !!

First "The Family"

As I type, I'm down here, on my ownsome... ME has had a day off, after doing another night shift. so she has headed into town... and I quote, "to catch up on a few things"... J is still over in Wales, at Uni - and My Wife & Dearest Friend, B.... well, poor B - she is in bed !!

To explain - as best as I can..,... B has had an ongoing hip problem, lots of pain & stuff - for which she has has physio & stuff. But, today - she had to go into the local (town) hospital, to have some kind of injection - I don't know exactly what it's called - actually into the hip bones... which, if all goes well, will help her. That was this morning.....

Now then - I knew it was going to hurt - having had similar injections, myself, into my lower back..... however - when I offered to drive home & B said "please" - well, I knew she was hurting !!

So - for, I think, the first time in over a year, I got behind the wheel & drove !! It's kind of weird really.... trying to drive, with no feeling in my right leg & little to no feeling in my left leg !! Add to that, of course, the load of metal work - which now makes up the biggest part of my spine.... and you have an interesting combination.... !!

Anyhoo - I took my time & got us home, pretty much in one piece.... and after a bit of a rest, we went up to have a little sleep.... and, that's where I've left B - in bed, in the warm, resting her aches & pains !! Most certainly the best place she can be - it's better than sitting down here and thinking about it..... at least, where she is, it's a lot more comfy !!

I mentioned it had been a strange week - well, I'll go back to Sunday.... I can't remember the last time I posted, so - if I'm repeating myself.... sorry !!

On Sunday, I had to go into town - to the same hospital, as today - to have my dressing changed. When we got there, I thought we would be hours... there were about 30+ people, all in the waiting area & I honestly thought it was going to be a very long afternoon !! As it turned out, I was wrong.... I'm glad to say !!

Most of those there, well - I had to go to a different waiting room & there were only two of us there !! I was number 2 - and as two nurses came in - I went straight in & got myself sorted !! It was kind of good tho' - to see the faces of those waiting.... in the other room. We arrive after them - go thru' to the other place, get sorted & then come out - past all of the people, who probably had been waiting, for more than, a little while !! You could almost see their thoughts "Why has he been seen ahead of me - I was here first" !! type of stuff !!

That was Sunday..... on Monday, I felt like shit... I really did !! If ever there was a day, to stay in bed & say "Go away World" - that was it.... I felt like crap... with what I thought was the start of a cold. That was bad - as I had to be in Exeter, for 2pm - to have my "pre-op".... ready for the plastic surgery, on my back wound.

 Going down, well - at one point, I nearly had to have B turn around... I felt that bad - but, I sort of got past the worst of it & we landed up, eventually (after a few wrong turns) at the hospital. I had been there, back in 1995 - but, to be honest - I don't remember much about the place. I certainly do not remember it being sooooo chaotic - it was crazy, it really was !!

As it was - I saw a lovely lady, by the name of Jo - and after about an hour, a few tests & what have you - we were on our ways home again. I still have to wait for a date, for actually going into the hospital - but, with everything out of the ways now... all I can do is sit back & wait !! Hopefully, it can be done before Christmas - it would be a bummer to have to wait until the New Year... especially, if you're a long time reader, you will know... all of this, about my going into hospital, started (this time) back in November, last year !!

I jokingly said to a guy - last December, that it would be a year, before I was finished... and, as it's turned out... well - it seems like, my little joke, backfired on me... just a little bit !!

The trip home, was a bit of a nasty one... again, I felt bad... and actually did get B to stop for a while, so I could get out of the car, to get a bit of air !! The weather didn't help - nasty rain & mist - not good, for driving on the motorway !!

Nevermind - I went to bed, as soon as we got home... and, by yesterday - the following day - I felt pretty good !! Whatever I had, it seemed to go right past me, inside 24 hours 7 that was it... I'm glad to say !! Sooooo good, that I went, with B, into town & we had a little pop around - going into the bank and that sort of stuff..... which, in a way, brings us right back to today !! As I said earlier - a weird kind of week.... I'm just going upstairs, to check on B....

Ok - she seems happy - tho' she is not used to me looking after her..... oh well !!

On the music front, this week has been a pretty good one !!

I'm not sure which day it actually reached me, but the new version of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' album arrived & I've been playing Cd 2, as I've been typing these words.... mainly to here the official live stuff, from Wembley 1974 - that's 39 years ago - "Wow" - why they've not released it before, well - I don't know.... it's been available, on bootleg, for years...... nevermind !! It's pretty good tho' - great to hear it....

Plus - today... when we got home this morning, there was a "big" parcel waiting for me.... containing the new Dream Theater deluxe 'Live At Luna Park' set !! I think, altho' I've not opened it yet, it has 3 live Cd's - 2 DVD's + the 'Blue-Ray' versions of the same stuff.... which, in a way, is a bit naff, as we don't (as yet) have a Blue-Ray player !!

When I broke into the actual parcel, I thought I had been sent the wrong thing... as it's about the size of a 12 inch Lp, well - a little smaller. But, it's really looks good - I will have to decide if I'm going to open it, or wait until Christmas - as it's suppose to be a gift, for under the tree !! Time will tell on that one, I guess !!

Oh well - it's been a good week, for music, if not for our health !! Life will sort itself out - after all, it's been "Ok" up until now......

Right - I better be on my ways... things to do & what have you !! As always, I thank you for logging in & reading my words.... until next time...

Bye Bye