2023 St Cross Stitchers Hospital

[fccs]

For all you've been through, you deserve that cheese.

[Mabel Figworthy]

And any other snacks you'd like!

[rcperryls]

I'm glad that you finally got the MRI but am sorry to hear that the treatment may not be covered by insurance. And that the pt you are currently doing is painful. Hopefully the sports doctor or your family doctor (FD?) will be able to determine the cause and find a treatment that will help and not hurt, or at least hurt less than what you are currently feeling. In the meantime, get a comfy chair or lounge to rest in and the staff will bring you anything you need or want. When you are ready you can move over to the S&G and enjoy the garden and watch the unicorns play.

Carole

[richardandtracy]

All I can say is 'All the best'.
I really have no idea how the system goes in your area & whether it's even different Province to Province. I suspect it is.

Regards,

Richard.

[Mabel Figworthy]

I have just tested positive for Covid
And Mr Mabel's special 70th birthday celebration with his sisters and son is on Saturday
The NHS person I spoke to when reporting the test, a very nice and helpful young man, said that I should try to isolate for five days, and then if i don't feel bad I can go out - which would be just in time for the Big Day Out, as long as DH doesn't catch it in the meantime...

[richardandtracy]

Oh No!



The missing one is obviously Covid...
Hope you're OK with it.

Regards,

Richard

[Mabel Figworthy]

Moderately grotty and achy. The worry is that we had a big church weekend with a lot of socialising and a fair few vulnerable members, so I just pray I haven't infected any of them!

[richardandtracy]

That's a real worry. Hopefully the volume of the church was sufficient to dilute the chance of it happening. However, I wouldn't bet on it. Now that most people are vaccinated, the pool of really vulnerable people is quite small.

Having said that, one of Tracy's congregation has been sent home from hospital because she's immunosuppressed after chemo therapy for Leukemia and stem cell harvest/transplant and is supposed to be in an isolation bubble, but someone in the next room along in the same ward got covid... That's terribly worrying for both her and everyone in the tightly knit congregation.

Regards,

Richard

[Mabel Figworthy]

It is worrying. I have contacted the vulnerable ones I knew I'd been close to (one of whom I actually hugged ) and the church secretary will send out an email to the whole contact list, so here's hoping.
The lady in Tracy's congregation must be holding her breath until she gets confirmation she is clear.

[richardandtracy]

Very much so. Fingers crossed & prayers are in order.

Get better soon. I hope your recovery is fast.

Regards,

Richard

[rcperryls]

Sending lots of get well wishes and hope that this is a milder case for you than last time. We're beginning to see more people with masks again. And I suppose with winter coming it will be an increasing problem. Hopefully because most people are vaccinated, should they get Covid, it will be mild. You've done all you could to notify people. Probably more than most people would do. You and Mr. Mabel (congratulations to him for his 70th. I announced to my family on my 70th the I planned to get increasing eccentric with every year. I'm not sure they have noticed much of a difference though) are in my thoughts and prayers.

Carole

[fccs]

Mabel, oh no! I hope your case is mild and Mr. Mabel doesn't get it. Prayers for you (and happy 70th to the hubster).

Prayers, too, for Tracy's congregation member. That's so scary.

Carole, I, too, have seen more people masking up. I have actually never stopped masking entirely. I still wear a mask at work, in airports and on planes (have you heard people sneeze and cough NOT into their elbows??? eeewww!), and in most stores. I'm just so used to it now it's no big deal to put the mask on. I'm getting my annual flu shot next week, along with the latest COVID booster, and probably the RSV vaccine. A vaccine hat trick?

[Mabel Figworthy]

Still positive

[rcperryls]

How do you feel? How is Mr Mabel feeling? and paws crossed and that you get well soon. And that you can join the rest of the family for Mr Mabel's birthday celebration.

Carole

[Mabel Figworthy]

Well, I've had a very attentive support cat over the past week, lots of purrs and head rubbings and keeping me awake at night Mr Mabel still clear so that's good.
I cough but not painfully so; mostly I'm tired and very clumsy - i spill things, slosh things, drop things, try to do things up the wrong way, and got the burglar alarm code wrong this morning (but managed to reset it before it went off - phew). I do a little work in the morning just so that it doesn't pile up, and try and cook simple things that don't take too much time or concentration. Slightly worryingly my eyesight has gone rather bad, I'm squinting even with my work glasses. Heigh ho, it'll pass!

[richardandtracy]

It will pass. The brain fog tends to go earlier than the cough and tiredness.

Just hang in there and live through it.

All the best,

Richard.

[rcperryls]

It will pass. The brain fog tends to go earlier than the cough and tiredness.

Just hang in there and live through it.

All the best,

Richard.

The hard part is having the patience to go through this again. I'm glad to hear that your support cat is taking her job seriously looking after you, though nighttime wake ups to check on you is a bit too much. Hoping your recovery is swift.

Carole

[Mabel Figworthy]

The trouble is that not only is Mr Mabel having to run the business almost single-handedly (I can only manage a bit of book keeping and website maintenance) but I'm also trying to get ready for the Knitting & Stitching Show! Because of the railway strikes I;m having to leave a day early as it is, and I'd been hoping to get the kits ready this week - I can see it's going to be like my student days, finishing right on the deadline!

[Roland]

Sorry you’ve been sick all week.

[Arianwen]

Sorry to hear youve been unwell Mabel - hope you are feeling better.

Im just going to install myself in a bed over here by the window as I too have come down with the lurgy. Luckily not Covid - (which is a surprise as one of my co-workers tested positive 2 days before I got sick) but some kind of col or throat infection. Feels a lot like tonsilitis or Quinsy, which is interesting as I had mine removed nearly 20 years ago. Starting to feel a bit more 'human' now on day 4 but just taking advantage of the facilities here while I recover