I am stitching!!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone :)

I really cannot believe how quickly the days and months are passing by.... Hmmmmmm

I hope you have all had a wonderful day, filled with happiness and smiles?

Today I was woken by pain...oh my! Horrendous pain... In my left leg.  I was doing so well, taking things easy, slowly pottering around the house on my crutches.  Then a set back.. Pain.... 

I don't cope at all with pain... I could not move my leg, it was terrible.  As its Saturday our doctors surgery was closed, so jon rang the 111 service, it's a kind of medical helpline.  I was passed onto a doctor and they wanted to call an ambulance for me to go to hospital.  Well I was having none of that!! Omg no I was not going back there!!! So instead they sent out a paramedic car so someone could take a look at me.

The paramedic arrived, hmmmm just as I was screaming with pain, oh it was terrible.. The slightest movement and it really really hurt.  But the funny thing was, it was not my knee... It was my leg!  I thought it might of been the small vein blood clots... Oh they cause a lot of pain.  And since coming out of hospital I had not been given then blood thinning injections to help them... So this was my thoughts.  The paramedic listened and kind of agreed with me... I was told to take all my meds I could to the maximum doses.. Now normally the amounts I took I should of been snoring my head off as they are really strong medications.  Instead I was wide awake and in a lot of pain and discomfort!

The paramedic stayed a good while making sure I was ok.. I told her I did not want to go to hospital and she understood my reasons. I agreed to take the maximum of my meds today and Sunday and if I was still in a horrendous amount of pain and discomfort Sunday afternoon she told me to dial 999 for an ambulance to take me to hospital so they could look into it.

So I am writing this dosed up... Hmmmm I have never ever taken this amount of meds before, I find it scary, but was reassured it was safe to.  They have relieved a small amount of pain, I am not really sure how my night is going to be?

I have spent the whole day in my bed!  How awful is that?  I just am in too much pain to move... I am so fed up and sad...let me just.... Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!!! Better!

Do you know I am so fed up with my knee... If I could disown it I would!  I have had nothing but bad luck this year, why me??? All I want is to get better and walk on my leg again... Who knows when that is going to happen??

So for me to be distracted, I picked up some stitching today!  And oh it's helped... I am stitching a lot slower than usual, as the pain made me stop a few times.  But it's a good distraction :)

Jon gave me a lovely Valentine's gift so I thought I would start that, as it made me smile knowing he bought it for me :)

Here this one....

So I started earlier... I am stitching on 32 count Belfast raw linen, using all the wonderful Weeks Dye Works threads he bought for me :)

Ready to start...

Here is what I have done so far...

Using my little magnifying clip... Well they are tiny holes!!

That is where I am right now....

It's really a lovely design to stitch, maybe because I know jon bought it specially for me??!  He is such a sweetie, he told me he saved up for it... And liked the words "when we love we grow" awe... That is so lovely.

I am pleased to be back stitching again.. I think it's going to be good therapy for me over the coming days and months.

I am sorry if you are not happy with me 'moaning' or chatting about my knee... What can I say?? Sorry... This is me right now.  I am so grateful of the lovely friends I have who pop in on my blog to say hi... You are the ones keeping me going :)

Ok I am going now.... 

Your all wonderful :)

Smiles :)

Blown away by kindness....

Hello wonderful friends... I have missed you all :(

It seems I am on my way to 'normality' .... Gosh it's a long old road!  I have been pottering about my home on my crutches and Zimmer frame!  Oh I know a Zimmer frame!! But let me tell you, I feel really safe using it.. Took me a while to get over the fact I was using a Zimmer frame! Ha ha a

Do you recall when I was in hospital ha said I was trying to stitch a freebie design from one of my magazines?  Oh my!! I found it so difficult to stitch, I mean when your in pain and uncomfortable it's so hard to do anything let alone stitch.  I really had no idea how much pain affected me until then... 

I did manage to start it, in hospital...

But could not keep it up as I found pain getting in the way.

You will all be pleased to know now that I am on some amazing pain medication and we'll all I need now is time to heal.  I did stitch more of this, see I wanted to complete it for my mum for Mother's Day... I think it's on March 3 rd?? I am sure someone in UK will put me right!??

So look, it appears I have my stitching bug back!! Yipppeeeeeeeee :)

The magazine... Cross Stitch Crazy, issue 200, March 2015.  I put the one I stitched next to the one in the magazine, I am pleased with it and now just have to 'finish' it off ready to give to my mum :)

A close up....

I bet your all pleased I am stitching again!!

I have so many things to share and show you all.... The last round robin, oh my that was a lot of fun. .... So really lovely things I had been sent whilst in hospital.. A little knitted bunny, oh my it's really cute and made me smile when I did not feel like it.... I will show you them all... I promise... 

I want to share 2 things with you all today...

Oh a wonderful letter arrived, a total surprise... A lovely surprise!!  I loved the stamps, from Australia!!

Close up....

I wonderful is this!!! 

I was a lucky person chosen to receive a letter for this challenge....

The card inside was adorable and made me smile lots... But oh my!! Look what else was inside!! 

The lovely card...

Inside...

Maybe a clearer photo.... Hmmmm

Look at these cute things.... Oh my!!!!

A wonderful Country Companions stitch... Lovely :)

A beautiful hand painted Barb Smith sheep design.... A sheep design!!! Did I tell you all I love sheep?!!! It's adorable.

I have to say a huge massive thank you for the wonderful things sent to me xxxx

Today I also received something else in the post....

Took my breath away... 

A package with lovely stamps again!! From Sweden!!!

This package was from a FaceBook friend, I am active in a few stitching groups and this was from a lovely lady in one of those.

A lovely card... Made me smile loads...

How lovely, I mean I was so taken aback by the words she wrote... Such a lovely kind person.

A package....

Inside.... Some fabric!! I could not hardly believe it... I am thrilled, over the moon with the generosity and kindness of people.  The fabric she sent me is actually huge.. And will keep me stitching for a while , a long while!! 

If by some chance your reading my blog, Thank You for this wonderful package.... I am very grateful and cannot wait to 'create' something now!!

That is what I wanted to share with you all today....

I am so very happy to have such lovely kind caring friends.

All I have to do now is get back to stitching!! Yes tomorrow is a new day...it's just after 9pm now so tomorrow I will stitch again!!

One last thing I would like to leave you all with...

A friend I made whilst in the hospital....h aha ha

He would come and sit or stand on the ledge outside my window and sing to me!  Ha ha not sure if seagulls sing but this one knew when it was meal times and wanted my food! Ha ha. 

I am so pleased to be out of hospital....

Oooh yes some of you asked about the bingo when I went with my mum and dad....

It was a long day for me, a tiring one too.  I was sat in a wheelchair so was ok.  And to all our amazement, yes we did win!! £95 !! Ha ha yes we split it between us all... So had a lovely free time out!

Jon.... Keeps telling me it's Valentine's Day tomorrow!  And he has asked if I want flowers... I said no as they die, I cannot keep them.  So instead I suggested a little design with a heart or something that he connected with for us... So I would stitch it and keep it.... I will have to wait and see what he comes up with.

Ha ha I just showed Jon this above what I wrote.... And he said would I like my valentines gift early??!! What??!!! Hmmmm what do you think I said??!! Ha ha

This is what he gave me....

Yes a white envelope....

But inside....

With the threads...

He pointed this one out and smiled at me....

Oh I am actually speechless!!!!

Thank you very much Jon, I love you so much and this is indeed special... I will start sit itching it tomorrow...ha ha on Valentine's Day!! :) 

Ok so that is it!!

Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow to you all..

It's good to be back!!

Smiles :)

Xx

It's true I am bionic!!!

Hello wonderful friends...

It seems such a long long time since I made a post on my blog.  Thank you heaps to Han for keeping you all updated and for plodding on with my blog too.  I bet you all must of thought I had gone AWOL?  

Well some news for you all.....

I am out of hospital, hmmm I actually discharged myself as I felt really alone and sad.  The doctors had told me several times all I needed was rest, medication and light physio... And as I was so sad, yes in tears several times to my family.  I took the decision after 19 days to discharge myself!  

I did at first wonder if I had lost my sanity by discharging myself... But thankfully I think it's the best thing I could of done.  I am recovering at home now surrounded by my family.  I am not back to 100% yet.... I am still struggling walking.  I do have a nice ' bionic ' leg which really does help.

Here is my leg today... 

Yes to cheer me up my family is taking me to bingo!  Ha ha naturally with orders to win!! Thankfully my family own a wheelchair, not Jons.... It's one my mum uses when her back is really bad.  So I am being taken out in that.  I cannot wait to go out... 

I really must say a HUGE  Thank You to all of you for your kind well wishes, I did pick up a few whilst in the hospital, they were really nice to read.

I have HEAPS to share with you all..... Some really lovely things have been sent to me, I feel so lucky to have lovely friends, Thank You.  I will get around to it soon... Promise.

Like I say I am not back to myself yet... Still in pain mostly in the evenings and I get tired real quick.  I want to say I will return but I just need a little more time... I hope you all understand?  I think the 'guest spot' by Han is good for a little while longer... If that is ok?  She will keep you all updated for just a little longer.  I want so badly to start stitching again, but I am so tired and my concentration is not so good either at the moment.

Oh one other good thing.... Shocking to me actually!

See all of my life I have been a nail biter.. I know awful, right!  And for years I have wanted to stop and grow my nails.  Hmmmm well whilst in hospital the first time around, you know over new year with that virus.. I stopped biting them then... Ha ha did not really want to bite them what with me being sick most days!  Then this latest visit to hospital I just carried on the motion and did not want to bite them... I had no urge to put my fingers in my mouth!  And as a result my finger nails are strong and growing.  For me to see nails is rather odd...

All my fingers pretty much look like this!  I am really happy I have stopped biting my nails.... Yipppeeeeeeee!! Ha ha Han says she will experiment with painting then different colours!

Ok so I am going now.... But not for long :)

Thank you all for sticking with me... Your wonderful :) xx

Smiles :)

Xx

Bionic Woman

Hey all!

Han again, I went to town last night with my good friend Siobhan to see Big Hero 6, we went in knowing nothing about the film but left wanting to see it again!

I definitely recommend going to see it even if you don't have children, you will cry with laughter, cry because it's sad and cry because it's happy!

Then today my granddad treated me to breakfast at Costa.. of course!
And as per my mother wanted in so we had to take her one too.

We then went up to the hospital to drop some stuff and the coffee off and mum has this brace on her knee know that allows her to move her knee a bit easier and she feels a lot safer with it on, but unfortunately she still can't put any weight on it :(

So that's what's been going on lately, a lil update :)

Anything else going on and I will be back!!

Han :) x 

Still inside.

Hey all,

Mum just text me and told me that the doctors did a scan on her bad leg due to the swelling and have found that she has some clots in the smaller veins, because of this they are giving her some blood thinning injections, (how fun!) to see if that helps at all.

So not doubt she will be in there for a while longer!

Mum has been sending me photos of the food she has been eating, now not eating meat means she is pretty much living of salad and egg haha

These look super yummy haha!



So that's all for now and as soon as I know anything else I will update more :) :)


Han :) x