Enjoying Richie's Company.

 

Doigt, oil on canvas, 2000
Bernard Dumaine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Dumaine
 

Another hot, muggy day no sunshine as yet, I managed to sleep last night which was wonderful and so did Richie.

The airco has arrived, that is good news now Richie needs to work out where to place it and where to put the outlet pipe.

This morning early I was woken by a huge spasm, luckily managed to sleep on but kept being disturbed by spasms.

This did not stop me dozing on; when we were both finally awake it was to a dull looking very muggy warm day.

I am glad we have got a small airco unit; I could not have waited to appeal the no decision about the airco.

Right now I need to find a new laptop, need to research this well, I heard an AMD processor is best, need to know why.

A reliable laptop is very important for me; mine keeps crashing which is frustrating for me, hate having to restart so often.

My right arm has ceased to function now; glad I can still stretch it out but only just, the muggy heat makes everything worse.

I think a shower will make all the difference, look forward to sitting in my wheelchair in the front room and enjoying Richie’s company.

Hot Monday.

Carribean Caterpillars with Spade Fish
Mairead McGeown

It is hot summer here today, 30 degrees, blue skies and sunshine; there is no direct sunshine on our building.

Our apartment faces to the east so we only have sunshine briefly in the mornings until 11 then its gone, that’s a shame as sunshine in late afternoon is so enjoyable.

We have curtains closed to keep it cool inside which helps some, but does nothing to diminish the temperature.

Just heard that there maybe thunderstorms tonight, which may bring the temperature down again.

Both windows in the bedroom are open to catch the breeze, the fan is right next to me, so for now I am doing alright.

Richie told me he is buying a small airco unit, which should be delivered here on Wednesday; I think that will do the trick.

Sounds like hot nights will be bearable for me, with the airco by my bed, and the mosquito net to protect me from bites.

Looking forward to wearing my summer t shirts and enjoying the good weather while it is here.

The warmth will be good for our strawberry plants, looking forward to eating more delicious strawberries, so nice to share some with Richie every day, love seeing him pick them.

Sunny Monday.

1952.
Isidore Isou.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Isou 

Today began abit better than yesterday; Richie crawled straight into the bathroom and soaked his feet, then had a shower.

Afterwards he could hobble around reasonably well, which was abit better than yesterday.

I hated seeing the pain Richie has been in recently, it has meant we have not been outside.

Really hoping that my darling Richie’s feet get better soon so we can go out, I have been noticing that I really need to get out.

Quite desperately, especially as the weather is so pleasant right now, nice that it has been so sunny and dry.

I got a letter from MOZAAK, who are dealing with the application for airco that they need another 8 weeks to decide.

Which will take us to the end of June, sounds like if I am lucky I could get it near the end of summer.

Amazing seeing as this was applied for by my case manager and occupational therapist.

I think I shall see if I can find an airco unit for next to my bed, as I can’t wait to hear the decision in July.

Sunny Monday.

Marleen and Cyril.Sunny Monday.

After my physiotherapy session with Mathilde, I had an appointment with an adviser from the council.

From an organisation called Mozaak, she was here to have a look at the apartment and me, to see whether I qualified for airco.

She left after an hour; I am none the wiser what the decision will be, as she did not give me even the tiniest clue.

Really hope that the Mozaak will let me know as soon as possible what the answer will be, hopefully before it gets hot.

I shall have to wait and see, more patience, what an expert I have become in the last years, in being patient.

I even have to be patient with my laptop, which keeps freezing every time I try to do something.

Even just opening a mail or a word document or moving between both or scrolling up and down in my mailbox or word document.

Richie had a frustrating few hours trying to see what has caused these problems; he tried to make a backup of my profile.

This did not work out as the laptop kept freezing, so no backup, which was very annoying as Richie had spent ages trying.

He discovered a couple thousand old mails of mine, which I had long deleted but for some reason were still there.

I hope that we can sort this out, and I hope that it will start again tomorrow, my nightmare is that it won’t, horrible thought no laptop, no blog.