the homecoming............

thursday i was set to go home.......

woke up with a jolt 430 am - "what the f*ck was that" - slowly came to a bit and realised it was the wind and rain against the and BOY WAS IT BAD! the blinds and curtains were blowing all over the shop even with the windows shut

so not the best start to the morning been disturbed at that time but hey im going home!

usual regime of drugs and obs around 6 and then up for what would be my last shower for a while due to the fact we do not have a walk in shower at home - spent ages just enjoying it and then dried dressed and service with a smile brought breakfast wow i could get used to this sort of service - should i really go home??

then as with my admission it was a continuous stream of folk for an hr or so - nurse with discharge info, pharamacist with the most expensive prescription in the world and finally the Physio to give me one last lesson in stairs and set me on my way....

waited around a bit for yvette as she had to move back home from her mums and make the house a little less child friendly and a little more cripple friendly!!
when she arrived i was taken out to the car in a wheel chair due to the fact they were scared i would be blown over!! the wind really was that bad.....

AT THIS POINT THE GAME CHANGED GETTING IN A CAR LEAVING THE COMFORT BLANKET OF DOCTORS AND NURSES AND THE SECURITY THAT GOES WITH IT WAS REALLY HARD AND VERY SCARY........

getting in the car and indeed back out of it was not my idea of fun - it really is awful - it hurts, its risky and i dont like it! (said in a 3yr old childs voice) - but in and out i was and then i had to negotiate steps and kerbs and all the day to day things you dont even realise are there that all of a sudden are huge mountains and obstacles......

but back home i was and to be fair i havent looked back

ive rested, ive done the exercises, ive walked (a little to start with and building slowly) and ive slept and then ive repeated all of the above - its been 2 weeks since i came home - its flown i cant believe how good i feel and how far ive come....

i have been very lucky that the folks around me have been great - especially my beautiful wife who has been simply amazing and done all she can to help me do this right because lets face it this has to last a long time!

i may blog more about my experience i may not but thats my story so far..