Well, I don’t know what to say - my system seems to be going up and down and nothing is making sense to me. Yesterday, my system was good in the morning and then played up a bit during the day. But, this was one day which Dad and I could spend together, so I just sucked it up and off we went. We actually spent the morning doing not much of anything - I watched ‘Touched by an Angel’ this morning and I heard a great quote from one of the characters (Tess, one of the angels). She was talking about how a child does not ‘belong’ to either of his/her parents, but rather to Heavenly Father and that parents are guardians of these children here on earth. I loved that - what a great way to think about being a parent.
In the afternoon, we headed off. Our first stop was to our hairdresser, Christa’s, as both Dad and I needed a hair cut. I love going to get my haircut by Christa - I can just say to her ’do whatever’ and she always does such a nice job of it. It’s shorter now and will be easier to look after and will look better for the next ten weeks (for this school term). Christa’s partner has done Dad’s haircut for the past two times we have been there and she does a good job of it. Now Dad looks much more presentable for his training meeting with his collectors tomorrow. :-)
Our next stop was to the ice-cream store - we had a coupon from the library slip we got when we took out a book the other day for two ice-creams for the price of one. When we got to the store, it was closed for ten minutes. During that time, my stomach started to get upset and so I asked Dad if we could go home and have some lunch (just some plain toast). After that, I suggested we go for our walk by the beach - even though my tummy wasn’t doing too well, I didn’t want to just stay home all day. So, we headed off to the ice-cream store, picked up a couple of ice-creams (me: lemon sorbet and strawberry; Dad: rum and raisin and strawberry) and took them to the beach. It was such a beautiful day yesterday (I can’t believe it’s winter - it was about 24C in the afternoon) and it was just fabulous walking along the edge of the water and talking - we must have walked for over an hour - it was such a lovely way to spend the afternoon. :-)
Today, my system was acting up again, but the worst part was the lower back pain. I find that if I sit in our big chairs in the family room, it worsens. If I put heat on my back or have a bath or have Dad massage it, it feels better. I am beginnng to think that it’s possibly a chiropractic issue. I am going to call one who was recommended to us by my friend, Chantelle, and see if he can fit me in. Also, if nothing shows up in the test I had at the hospital the other day, I am going to call my doctor and see what he thinks. We haven’t been to him yet, but the doctor I saw the other day at the hospital said that our doctor is a great doctor and she is even going to sign up with him at his office - Dad and I figure that if a doctor wants to sign up with a doctor, that is a really good recommendation. I ate pretty regular food today and other than the usual burping, my body didn’t react any differently than when I ate simple foods, so I think that I am going to just start eating ‘normally’ again and see what happens.
I was able to partner up with Dad today for ‘Meals on Wheels’ and it was so nice to be back delivering meals again. We got to do our ‘regular’ route plus another route. They were all short routes today and they were short people to help deliver the meals, so Avis doubled up some routes or added some people to other routes. It took us ages to do the route - we even ended up having to go back to two people’s places as they were not there the first time we went to drop off their meal.
Dad went to SES tonight where the training was focused on ropes and knots. He learned how to sling a stretcher so that it can be lifted by helicopter or lifted up a cliff. In the second half of the session, he learned how to put the correct knots in a rope to make a safety line to prevent you from falling off a roof. At first, Dad and his friends couldn't remember their knots very well, but it came back to them quickly. He can really see the benefit of the type of continuous training they do at SES.
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