Home again

durham_rambler came home from hospital yesterday afternoon, with a bag of new medication and the promise of follow-up appointments in three months time. He has just now taken a phone call from the Community Nurse, and made an appointment with her a couple of days after Easter.

I was there for his discharge interview with the doctor: the instruction is to do what he feels up to, but to bear in mind that he may not have as much energy as he is used to. Asked about driving, the doctor delighted us both by saying, "well, don't try to drive all the way to Wick in one day," to which we replied in chorus that we wouldn't do that, we'd always stop over in Tain ... In fact I have for some time been pushing to schedule trips with more stops and shorter drives, so I'd file this advice under silver linings. Certainly, he seemed entirely happy about our planned holiday in Cumbria and Scotland in mid-April.

And when I asked about tonight's pub quiz, he just wished us luck. In fact, since we were both nodding off at nine last night, we will give it another week. Besides, I have developed a streaming cold.

For both of us, therefore, it's one day at a time and steady as she goes.