I Thought 2020 Was Not So Good Standby for 2021To Kick Off

I have been a rare lurker only commenting if I stopped by and caught an update about Bob’s situation, about which I recently commented. I can only wish him all the best

I offer thanks to the NHS which has risen to my family needs as circumstances required. A lump on my spine has been checked and though it presses into some seats is no more than a bony growth and of no special concern. Some apparent heart issues were followed up promptly, without needing further attention and my lungs had not deteriorated since 2016.

My wife has been stable through the year and is technically in remission. I finally had a sinus operation in October and this restored my breathing. The infection was probably the source of my 2016 lung infection So all was looking sound.

Our disabled daughter thrived in assisted living, signed in to a college and earned herself a place at University. After several viewing trips round the country, which were then cut short by the lockdown, she accepted a place at almost the most distant University and started in October. As my wife was shielding the 400 mile round trip became a day journey. With her GP’s assistance our daughter’s medication was adjusted, (a dodgy move as it turned out). By then Christmas was looming and after the relevant health tests she decided to  return home, perhaps this was a good thing. One of the side effects of her new medicine can be a rapid increase in depression during the first few weeks of treatment. She overdosed, my wife found her unconscious in bed a few days before Christmas, so our daughter was taken off to hospital unconscious. She recovered but the following day, as she was her carer my wife had to collect her from hospital, even though she is supposed to shield, (they wanted or daughter out as they needed the bed space).

Christmas without outside contacts is one thing, supporting an overdoes recovery was another, but the ‘crisis team’ did what was needed, medication was adjusted, prescriptions arrived at the door, and she appeared more stable. So on our wedding anniversary we made another 400 mile round trip to the University where she had several other medical appointments pending. Since then, she appears to have progressed, apart from having her printer stop working, so all was set for a great 2021 recovery.

Well no, my wife was going to have an infusion a few days ago, the veins failed, so it was abandoned with a comment about her breathing for which she has been on antibiotics. As both of us have shown possible signs of coronavirus we booked tests. The next day my wife was reported as positive, and I was negative. There is never a good test result package, but that was possibly the worst one of the possible options.

Now we have ten days of isolation during which to find out what other ‘goodies’ are in the 2021 store.

So, how is your 2021 starting?