An Evening In The Front Room.

Rene Magritte.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte

Richie got me out of bed at 11.30 this morning and showered me using the delightful rose shower gel from Weleda.

He put me back in bed at 13.00 which gave him 30 minutes to sort himself out before setting off for his dentist appointment.

Richie got back from his appointment which went well, after giving me my drink and some food he took the dogs to the park.

Not long after they left I started to need urgent help.

I am waiting for him to get back from the park with the dogs and rearrange me in bed, hope he comes real soon.

As I am leaning very badly to the right which is hurting my neck and making it extremely difficult for me to type.

Hope Richie is here real soon as it is getting very unpleasant right now very painful and I can do nothing about it.

Anything I can do just seems to make my position even worse and not better at all, far from it.

Richie just got back and laid me down and rearranged me gently pulling my spine straight and now I am sitting better again.

Sadly it affected my right hand which I can not use right now, probably the stress and tension of trying to stop myself toppling over.

Look forward to sitting in my wheelchair in the front room as soon as the dogs have their dinner.

Lovely spending the evening there with Richie and the dogs.

Gay Pride Boat Parade

It is the annual Gay Boat Parade today, when when imaginatively decorated boats parade down the entire length of the Prinsengracht.

Today it has been raining for hours and has just stopped now, normally thousands flock here xto see the boats and to party all weekend.

100,000 visitors would not be unusual, think it will be less especially as the Gay Games are happening in Cologne, Germany this weekend.

Also four well known gay bars have closed, amazing to think that April and the Cockring are no more, their boats were always good.

Now thdere will be lots more company boats, and banks which are all very sober boats not really the spirit of the paradqe which is a flamboyant festival.

Shame about the weather, glad for me it is not nicer otherwise I would be so sad that I can not gro out.

Shame though as sun is always nicer, will keel this short off for a shower and to sit in the front room with my darling Richie and the dogs.

Brilliant Visit.

Slept badly last night, think I was overtired, after yesterday’s meeting to evaluate the adaptation on my wheelchair.

Yesterday was too much for me, also for Richie, my mind was still too busy thinking about the meeting when Richie turned the light off.

Felt out of sorts today, could not get moving and found that I could not do anything this morning.

This afternoon was totally different which was wonderful; finally I was not in bed for most of the day.

I sat in the wheelchair for 5 hours, got up at 3 pm so Richie could give me a shower and was ready and waiting for our visitors just before 5 pm.

Brilliant visit from Gareth and Paul and for the first time since early August last year I was in the front room to greet them which was really good.

It was lovely to see them in there for a change, instead of in the bedroom, it was really enjoyable.

Nice to see our two lovely friends again so soon, they were here on a visit on 16 to 25 November.

Sadly a very good friend of theirs Rob, died just a week later, they came over on Monday for his memorial service on Tuesday and funeral on Wednesday this week.

Really heartbreaking that Rob has died so quickly, his long term partner Steven must be heart broken without his darling.

What I find the saddest is that they were going to get married on December 7 th and Rob died on the 3rd of December.

Very sad, shed a few tears thinking of them both, two very sweet men, Rob had the most beautiful deep-set blue eyes I have ever seen.

I did not know them well, had the pleasure of watching the Gay Pride Boat Parade in 2003 with them and Gareth and some other friends of Gareth’s and Richie and I.

We will not forget Rob, I am sure that I will think often about him and Steven, and keep him alive in our thoughts.

Good to remember but important to live in the here and now, and enjoy the present.

Looking forward to sitting again tomorrow, now the support has been modified under my arms; I can sit without discomfort and look forward to doing more each day.