TUESDAY 1st/ MARCH 2016. “ ST.DAVIDS DAY – DYDD GWYL DEWI SANT “
‘Riena’ arrived first thing this morning
for the day, she gets on with ‘Charlie’and they play around the house, when she’s
had enough she retires to her duvet, I then took ‘ Charlie’ out for his first
walk of the day, I was stopped by many of our neighbours asking after Brenda
and also Barbara came along so she popped down to stay with her while I was
out.
Its the most spectacular day with a clear
blue sky and the sun out early, its warm and by lunchtime its due to reach the
heady heights of 22 degs! The views across to the snow capped mountains is rather
special and the Mediterranean is sparkling, we have more to come over the next
few days.
We had our usual breakfast of tea, toast
& fresh fruit, I then went up to the roof patio to put the large duvet out
to dry, I then started a ‘ Black’ wash to go out later, the household chores
are up to date, the ‘ Day Nurse – Me!’ - as well as looking after Brenda, tablets etc,
also keeps the tea coming along, her Black Grapes & diced Celery are ready
and for lunch today we are having Chicken & Leek Soup, this evening its ‘Minute
Entrecote Steak’ marinated in Garlic with Broccoli Florets and some ‘ Pommes
Soufflees’ Potatoes – ¼ inch sliced potato cooked in warm vegetable oil first
and then left to cool on kitchen paper before going back into very hot
vegetable oil to fry and puff up into a ball! Honest it works!!
The ‘Night
Nurse’ – Me!’ - again settles her down
for the night and is on call by the mobile phones for the bathroom runs when
needed which are handled by the ‘ Day Nurse’ as well.
We have just had the call from the ‘Ambulance
Service’ to arrange to collect Brenda tomorrow to go over to the ‘ Costa Del
Sol’ Hospital past Marbella in the afternoon for her two appointments for an X-Ray and then see the ‘Trauma’ Consultant,
fingers crossed that this time it all works out, she’s going in the wheel chair
and they are bringing us back – watch this space!
Another ‘Pension’ is due in our Spanish
Bank Account later this morning, the ‘Euro’ is still very low and nothing is
going to change for now; we are going to arrange to re-join the private medical
service “ Helicopteros Sanitarios “ so as in the future we will receive a
proper emergency service, as in the past, when you call them its handled in
English and when the ambulance arrives its has a Doctor, a Senior Nurse & a
Medic to look after you, they then take you into the Spanish Medical system that
we are part of and can’t change! Watch this space.
PS; Brenda is back on duty 'Proof Reading' the Blog, she reads it on my Mobile Phone!
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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