A Happy Scatty and a Happy Fatty.
Friday, September 30, 2005
A Move Anticipated
Caelyn and Nigel have been having problems in their present accommodation. There are two nearby nightclubs, which are very noisy, and the flat they are in has thin walls, so when the neighbours get drunk or fight or beat each other up, they can't sleep.
It is in the Attic, which is hellish hot in summer and freezing in winter. And they are being charged an exorbitant rent for it.
They are thrilled to bits that they have been offered a two bedroomed house in Dover, in a nice, peaceful, quiet area. It has a garden and a downstairs loo as well as an upstairs one. They will move on 8 October, so they are gathering boxes etc. They will be moving before she gets too heavy, too, so she is thankful for tht. And their new landlord doesn't mind them having their little cat Poppy.
So it seems like good news all round.
It is in the Attic, which is hellish hot in summer and freezing in winter. And they are being charged an exorbitant rent for it.
They are thrilled to bits that they have been offered a two bedroomed house in Dover, in a nice, peaceful, quiet area. It has a garden and a downstairs loo as well as an upstairs one. They will move on 8 October, so they are gathering boxes etc. They will be moving before she gets too heavy, too, so she is thankful for tht. And their new landlord doesn't mind them having their little cat Poppy.
So it seems like good news all round.
Monday, September 26, 2005
The Weekend
It was Ian's 30th birthday this weekend so he and Michelle partied. We offered him an armchair and slippers, but he wasn't grateful! She came back a bit pie-eyed, having had a good time.
June and Skippy were staying with me because June has bronchitis and didn't want to go to hospital - can't blame her. But Skippy bit Caelyn, who was very cross.
She and Nigel have found a two bedroomed house with a garden in a quiet part of Dover. Sean loaned them their deposit, and they move on 8 October.
On Saturday I had a terrible day. I was searching through town for Michelle's college textbook, which was out of print. Why would a college ask people to buy books that are out of print? I got my college textbook though.
My computer died, and I had to get it fixed because of College. It went to the PC Clinic and Mr Johnstone worked on it over the weekend and brought it back on Sunday evening, in good order.
On the way back from the PC Clinic on Saturday, I had an accident on my scooter. I was going slowly because the battery was running very low, and as I was passing the Tudor Lodge driveway (which was obscured by a hedge) a woman in a red car was driving out, also slowly. Even so, we crashed even though I swerved and we both braked. Neither of us was hurt and there wasn't damage to our vehicles, but we both got a terrible fright. I'm sure that the obscuring hedge was at the bottom of the problem. The shock had its effects by reactivating my ME Symptoms, and I feel quite unwell.
But hey! unwell or not, life goes on, and I have to bath and get myself off to college.
June and Skippy were staying with me because June has bronchitis and didn't want to go to hospital - can't blame her. But Skippy bit Caelyn, who was very cross.
She and Nigel have found a two bedroomed house with a garden in a quiet part of Dover. Sean loaned them their deposit, and they move on 8 October.
On Saturday I had a terrible day. I was searching through town for Michelle's college textbook, which was out of print. Why would a college ask people to buy books that are out of print? I got my college textbook though.
My computer died, and I had to get it fixed because of College. It went to the PC Clinic and Mr Johnstone worked on it over the weekend and brought it back on Sunday evening, in good order.
On the way back from the PC Clinic on Saturday, I had an accident on my scooter. I was going slowly because the battery was running very low, and as I was passing the Tudor Lodge driveway (which was obscured by a hedge) a woman in a red car was driving out, also slowly. Even so, we crashed even though I swerved and we both braked. Neither of us was hurt and there wasn't damage to our vehicles, but we both got a terrible fright. I'm sure that the obscuring hedge was at the bottom of the problem. The shock had its effects by reactivating my ME Symptoms, and I feel quite unwell.
But hey! unwell or not, life goes on, and I have to bath and get myself off to college.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Wondering about blood results
Caelyn saw the midwife today. She was told that her blood group is 0 Negative, that there are no D Antibodies and that she is not immune to Rubella.
I am convinced someone mucked up. Everyone in my family and in her father's family is Positive, so HOW could she have a Negative grouping?
After the car accident she had transfusions of cross-matched 0 Pos blood. If that was the wrong type, she would have D Antibodies, but she does not have those.
We know her immunity system is working properly - she is very immune to TB, for instance. Yet the blood tests show that she is not immune to Rubella, in spite of having an MMR as a baby, and a single Rubella immunisation at school when she was 11 years old.
I am certain that these results are wrong. I quietly insisted that the tests be repeated, and the midwife didn't like it. She told Caelyn that she would see her at home next week. It seems awkward mothers aren't welcome. I wouldn't have said anything if it was an unimportant issue, but blood types and antibody levels ARE important in high risk pregnancies like this one.
Anywhere else in the world, and this would not be a problem. The problem in England is that the stupidest reasons are given in support of "child abuse" theories. One woman who was sent to prison for murdering her child had to listen to "evidence" from the Health Visitor that she was suspicious of Mrs P because when she had said that she would visit the following Thursday, Mrs P had wanted to know what time to expect her. To me, that is a perfectly normal and reasonable question, and definitely not any sort of "evidence" of suspicious behaviour. (Mrs P was later freed from prison and declared innocent of her baby's cot death. To have lost a child and then suffering in prison is awful and unspeakable)
The point is the ridiculous flimsy nonsense they use as "evidence".
I hope I haven't caused "them" to look at my daughter and her husband with suspicion.
I am convinced someone mucked up. Everyone in my family and in her father's family is Positive, so HOW could she have a Negative grouping?
After the car accident she had transfusions of cross-matched 0 Pos blood. If that was the wrong type, she would have D Antibodies, but she does not have those.
We know her immunity system is working properly - she is very immune to TB, for instance. Yet the blood tests show that she is not immune to Rubella, in spite of having an MMR as a baby, and a single Rubella immunisation at school when she was 11 years old.
I am certain that these results are wrong. I quietly insisted that the tests be repeated, and the midwife didn't like it. She told Caelyn that she would see her at home next week. It seems awkward mothers aren't welcome. I wouldn't have said anything if it was an unimportant issue, but blood types and antibody levels ARE important in high risk pregnancies like this one.
Anywhere else in the world, and this would not be a problem. The problem in England is that the stupidest reasons are given in support of "child abuse" theories. One woman who was sent to prison for murdering her child had to listen to "evidence" from the Health Visitor that she was suspicious of Mrs P because when she had said that she would visit the following Thursday, Mrs P had wanted to know what time to expect her. To me, that is a perfectly normal and reasonable question, and definitely not any sort of "evidence" of suspicious behaviour. (Mrs P was later freed from prison and declared innocent of her baby's cot death. To have lost a child and then suffering in prison is awful and unspeakable)
The point is the ridiculous flimsy nonsense they use as "evidence".
I hope I haven't caused "them" to look at my daughter and her husband with suspicion.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
7 September 2005
Caelyn had her 14 week Scan today.
Michelle came too and got very excited to see the images, which were surprisingly clear. The face was clearly visible, and we saw the ribs and backbone too. The stomach had fluid in it (so the digestive tract is developing as it should) and the bladder had fluid in it too, so that is good news.
They gave us photos, and on one, the face was very clear.
I haven't driven a car sice 1997, so Nigel took me out for a Refresher lesson today. I had a bit of trouble becuse of the 'bite point' between the clutch and the accelerator. The steering wheel had much more play than I am used to, so it felt like learning all over again. We drove to Hythe and back, and on the way back I was getting the hang of it again. I think I could benefit from proper Refresher lessons from a proper Driving School.
Nigel has to have a colonoscopy at the William Harvey Hospital tomorrow. It was booked as an "urgent" appointment, but even so, he has been waiting since March!! He will be given a twilight sleep and will not be allowed to drive for 24 hours.
Michelle came too and got very excited to see the images, which were surprisingly clear. The face was clearly visible, and we saw the ribs and backbone too. The stomach had fluid in it (so the digestive tract is developing as it should) and the bladder had fluid in it too, so that is good news.
They gave us photos, and on one, the face was very clear.
I haven't driven a car sice 1997, so Nigel took me out for a Refresher lesson today. I had a bit of trouble becuse of the 'bite point' between the clutch and the accelerator. The steering wheel had much more play than I am used to, so it felt like learning all over again. We drove to Hythe and back, and on the way back I was getting the hang of it again. I think I could benefit from proper Refresher lessons from a proper Driving School.
Nigel has to have a colonoscopy at the William Harvey Hospital tomorrow. It was booked as an "urgent" appointment, but even so, he has been waiting since March!! He will be given a twilight sleep and will not be allowed to drive for 24 hours.
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