Claire out of hospital . May 2006

Over the last few months Jude's mum, Claire, has suffered with an increasingly painful back. It became so bad that she could hardly move and we had to get the doctor in and have her admitted to hospital. She was in hospital for 10 days. She came back to her home last Friday (12th) and we've been helping her settle back in.

(0225) Posted on 5/17/2006 3:22:06 PM | TA Comments

1. Posted by Odon on 5/17/2006 2:14:20 PM
I hope that the things becomes better, soon. As better as possible.
And about blogging, sometimes isn't easy to make it a daily and constant activitie. Some pulls in one direction or another are really strong.

2. Posted by Greg on 5/17/2006 2:37:42 PM
I looking at her hand and I'm seeing so much life that has ran through them. Life isn't always easy and i wonder how many difficulties these hands have had to work their way through. When you think of it like that the wear and the tear of a life becomes a beautiful thing. I hope relief becomes her constant companion .-)

3. Posted by stewart on 5/17/2006 3:31:26 PM
Good to hear Clair is back home in familiar surroundings hope she settles into a comfortable routine.

4. Posted by izZZ<-- on 5/17/2006 3:45:06 PM
Hope she feels better now...How u been, my friend?

5. Posted by tony on 5/17/2006 4:01:38 PM
Odon, thank you. Claire is coping fairly well despite having a new regime of drugs and feeling a loss of confidence in her abilities .. but I'm sure she'll feel chuffed to see her hand (and the hospital tag) being blogged!

6. Posted by Neoslv ™ on 5/17/2006 7:14:59 PM
Hope Claire gets well soon. Have a nice day.

7. Posted by tony on 5/18/2006 12:15:31 AM
Hi Greg, yep, these, now arthritic, hands have been through much since the 1920s. It would be interesting to write a life story from the point of view of those hands.

8. Posted by tony on 5/18/2006 12:18:58 AM
Hi Stewart, you've identified the key words 'familiar' and 'comfortable' - these are important for gaining a sense of stability and confidence.

9. Posted by tony on 5/18/2006 12:21:38 AM
Hi izZZ, Claire is settling back in .. and me .. I just feel a little disorientated.

10. Posted by tony on 5/18/2006 12:25:14 AM
Neoslv, Claire is managing to cope .. taking it a day at a time.

11. Posted by robertm on 5/18/2006 9:33:46 AM
I echo the above, that Claire is as better as possible. I think that is a charming photo, and I hope Claire likes it -- from Dave's home computer --robert

12. Posted by tony on 5/18/2006 9:54:47 AM
Hi Robert, thanks, I'll have to print this page for Claire.

13. Posted by Robert K. on 5/19/2006 8:02:05 PM
I'm glad to hear she's getting settled in :-)

14. Posted by josie on 5/19/2006 8:09:22 PM
What a powerful picture... I pray she gets better.

15. Posted by tony on 5/20/2006 4:25:24 AM
Hi Robert, thank you. The time in hospital allowed people caring for her to put together a combination of drugs that alleviated the pain that Claire's osteoarthritis was causing. She's able to get around the bungalow a liitle easier now.

16. Posted by tony on 5/20/2006 4:26:56 AM
Josie, hi and thanks for stopping by. It's amazing how drugs can be fine-tuned to deal with all sorts of pain these days.

17. Posted by viory on 5/20/2006 4:48:37 AM
i hope you both are feeling better tony. take care.

18. Posted by tony on 5/20/2006 6:18:00 AM
Hi viory, I feel that things are just about under control for the moment ...