Scary stuff!
I use the hoist and sling on my own, but not for the loo, and at least we are on carpet where I use it. I'm going to be paranoid now thanks ladies! :shock:
You know though, this pity part thread has done me the world of good.
I'm making myself just a tiny bit more organised and ensuring that I do just a tiny bit more personal care for myself of an evening. It's like a luxury to rub a bit of oil on a sore neck, a bit of cream around the eyes and on the scaly old hands. Little things can be great can't they?
I realised that we are spending like 4 - 5 hours a day just on personal care for my PALS - teeth, face, up the nose, peg, hands, showers etc, and I run in and out of rooms including I must just run through the shower and out. Hang on, something is seriously wrong if we let this happen! I have had to put a determined demand on myself that I will do just a bit more for myself.
I've always said, you will never find time to do anything, you have to MAKE the time.
Now one of you may ask me next week if I'm still doing it and I may have to say it was a fun couple of days whim, but more fool me if that happens!
I love a glass of wine, actually I prefer 2
I don't drink it every night though, I enjoy it more then on the evenings I do.
You know one thing that bothers me with drinking is that if he does fall and I have to call the ambulance, then I would also have to drive to the hospital, so I need to be careful about that.
I've just had a delicious hot chocolate in bed instead
Poor poor me, nah just kidding