In life every new experience adds to one's portfolio of knowledge. With the coming of the rain we have discovered how treacherous it can be for someone depending on crutches. The crutches have rubber ends which can slip in wet conditions. Paths become quite dangerous to people with walking difficulties. Each year I power wash our paths at home. However, the one I have not yet done is the one from the kitchen door. Pauline has found that the surface may look normal but is still on the slippery side, particularly the surface of a manhole cover. This means that at the earliest opportunity I have to power wash the path and the lower part of the drive where Pauline gets in and out of the car.
She has continued to make progress and has walked a few steps unaided. Today I took her to the weekly coffee morning at church. This necessitated walking up a fairly steep slope and then up 3 steps to get in the building. After this there are three more steps in the entrance corridor. She navigated all these obstacles with skill. Once inside she parked her crutches and sat down to chat to her friend, Liz. In the meantime I parked the car and then joined her.
After my session in the gym this afternoon I came home and showered prior to going to visit an old gentleman who had offered to show me round the village church at Llanfechell. When I arrived he thought I had come to view his house which is for sale. I managed to get him back on track and off we went to visit the church. As I reached the village centre I asked where I should park. He replied, "This isn't my church, so I haven't a key for it." On we drove to his church which turned out to be St Patrick 's in Cemaes. It was a lovely church but not as old as that in Llanfechell.
On the way back he suggested we should call at the church warden's house to see if we could borrow the key for the village church. I agreed to this, but when I asked him where to drive he told me to go down Mountain Road and turn left. This took us back to his house! He had forgotten the plan to look up the church warden to get the key for the village church! It was quite a different afternoon today.
We are so pleased that Pauline is continuing to improve after her accident. It has been a difficult time for you both but you certainly seem to be getting there.
ReplyDeleteWe had a lovely weekend in Anglesey with our granddaughter last week and enjoyed our visit to the Sea Life Zoo. We are very much looking forward to a week in Anglesey later in the year. It was through your blog that we discovered Anglesey a few years ago. Best wishes to you both.