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Word of the Week 16, Stressful

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘stressful’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

MY WORD OF THE WEEK – stressful

I wish I could be more positive. I wish I had something better to share with you. But honestly, I’m at the end of my tether and the only way I can describe this week is stressful.

stressed, word of the week

I can’t talk about most things that are going on, so I just have to hope I can ride it out and things will get better. They will get better won’t they? I wrote a post a couple of week ago about Five Little Ways to Feel Good and now I need to practice what I preach. I wish I could go for a walk. Just leave the house and go. I used to walk a lot when I could, I enjoyed it and found it great for relieving stress. Unfortunately, going out in a wheelchair isn’t the same, there is always the stress of finding a suitable path, or a way to cross the road safely. Even a bumpy pavement can be a nightmare. I’m hoping the weather stays okay so I can get out this weekend. I need some time out of the house and some fresh air.

In the meantime I am dreaming of our holiday in August. I hope it can still go ahead. I long to hear the sea gulls and the sea lap against the shore. I really hope we have a sea view from our caravan as I’m not planning on actually going anywhere else.

I can’t believe the Easter holiday is almost over. My favourite holiday of the year and it’s been completely ruined 🙁 I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Whitsun will be better.

I hope everyone else is keeping well x

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Word of the Week 15 And We Are Broken!

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘broken’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

My Word of the Week – Broken

I asked my little man what the word of the week this week should be and he said ‘broken.’ It’s no surprise that he would say that while he’s sitting here with a broken arm. He has two transverse fractures in his left arm and is plastered up over his elbow. He’s still getting used to it. He had a fall in the garden on Easter Sunday which resulted in a trip to hospital.

broken lego person on a green background with the word broken

The Little Man has been sleeping in bed with me and each night our sleep has been broken. He wakes up constantly in pain. I know it will get better but it’s been four nights of little sleep so far and it’s making us both moody.

Just to make it worse, Star has been poorly too. I know there is something wrong with her but even though she’s been seen at the hospital it just seems that they won’t take it seriously. I think they are waiting until she is a little older, but we’ve honestly had enough now. She’s broken, her body is not working normally, but no-one seems to want to do anything to help except throw tons of medication at her which are only making her feel worse. I just want help for my girl.

It started off a difficult week and even though things have still not eased off I do think that we are working better as a family. It’s hard sometimes living with six other people, for every one of us, but we do have the ability to get through tough times when we need to. Even broken families can come together sometimes, we are stronger than we think.

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Word of the Week 14- This Week is my Word is Hospital

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘hospital’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Hospital

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It’s treatment week for me. It’s kind of weird because I started last Friday and won’t be going in today because it’s Good Friday. But, I’ve been to the hospital every day for 4 hours of infusions of IVIG. I bought myself some new clothes because I would be leaving the house every day. Some people buy clothes for holidays or special occasions, I buy them so I’ve got something different to wear in hospital every day.

The treatment is going well, it makes me tired and gives me the most horrendous headaches, but lots of water and paracetamol as well a rest and I’m surviving. Give me a few days and I’ll be feeling a lot better. And hopefully it will last a few weeks. I’ve already made up my mind to pester my consultant for a different drug (Again.) He’s turned me down twice, but he’s not been honest with me so I have my argument ready. The only problem is, I don’t speak to him again until October. I might try and get an earlier appointment, but it’s doubtful.

Graham has had limited success with his busy routine of driving everyone to where they need to be. Sacrifices have been made. It’s annoying because even though it was a difficult plan, it was certainly doable, and roll back five years ago when I was fit and healthy (but still older than Graham is now) and I would have taken it all in my stride. In fact I had busy weeks like that most weeks. I don’t want to put Graham down, but sometimes I wish he’d get his act together, especially when we rely on him so much.

By the time you read this I’ll be chilling and recovering from my week in hospital and looking forward to a chocolately weekend.

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Word of the Week 13 – Can Only Be Described as Difficult

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘difficult’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest boardfollow devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Difficult

Last week we were coping. It wasn’t easy but we were getting on with life and doing the best we could. This week has been difficult and I can’t deny it.

Monday, the Little Man didn’t want to go to school and was difficult in the morning, but it turned out to be Monday blues and he went to school and came home happier. Sadly though, he’s been getting a lot of pain in his feet and we are not sure what is wrong. His shoes seems to fit ok, and there are no obvious signs, like redness, blisters, corns, verruca’s etc. He just seems to be in pain.

Then the girls got up and Star was not feeling well. It was difficult to get her to listen to me and in the end we gave up and she stayed home from school. Thankfully, her behaviour did not affect Boo who went to school. However, after a difficult time last week she insisted on sitting in the SEND room rather than going to her lessons. Arrgh! At least she will get a mark for attendance.

I’ve also been poorly, really poorly. I’ve had an infection for nearly three weeks now and I’m on my second course of anti-biotics. It’s proving difficult to get rid of. Now I’m worried that it’s going to cause problems with me having my treatment which starts today.

We have a difficult timetable ahead which mostly affects Graham as he is the only driver now. Eldest needs at lift to work at 7.30 am, The Little Man goes to school at 8.30am. The Girls are leaving for school at 10.30am and I’ll be leaving for hospital at 11.30am. Then straight from the hospital Graham has to pick up eldest from work as she’s doing a short shift, then he may just make it back in time to pick up the girls. I finish at the hospital around 3pm, and the little man finishes at 3.10pm so I’ll have to wait around for Graham to pick me up. Looks like Graham will be in the car all day, and I’m dreading to think how much it’s going to cost us in petrol.

Today, the girls are not at school which makes the timetable a little less difficult. And he only has to do it for four days next week because it’s Good Friday.

One thing that hasn’t been difficult is doing the lateral flow tests. After doing tests for the Office of National Statistics for the last year I think we are experts in putting little sticks to tickle our tonsils and poke our brains through our noses. The kids have to do them twice weekly, and so far so good. Although, Star was talking to one of her friends yesterday who is in self isolation after a positive test. It’s been a difficult year with Covid, but I fear it’s not over yet.

I’m sorry for not being more positive this week, I doubt that next week will be better, my treatment really makes me feel ill until it sets in. Then hopefully things will brighten up. Easter is one of my favourite times of year and the kids are already looking forward to two weeks off school. And chocolate…don’t forget the chocolate!

So now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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Word of the Week 12 – We are Coping!

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘coping’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Coping

I’m sorry to harp on about the return to school but it really is a big thing for us. For the Little Man it’s been a return to routine which he has very much needed. For the girls it’s been a huge step and they have had a lot to deal with, but we are coping.

coping, a marbled background with 3D text.

The Little Man’s Biggerfive Fitness Tracker, (affiliate link) has been a big success. I will probably write a review about it when I get the chance, but it wasn’t a gift, we did some research and decided to purchase it. He uses it every day and is determined to reach his step goal. He also likes to check his sleep pattern each morning. The biggest thing about him returning to school is the extra activity and exercise he will get. At home he doesn’t do much at all. In the summer he would go out on the trampoline, but during winter he did nothing. We even tried the Switch Ring Fit, but he feels uncomfortable exercising in the house with everyone watching. He is coping really well with all the extra activity at school though, and even though he is more tired, I can already see him looking healthier.

The Girls have both been back to school on a phased return and have slowly been returning to their actual classrooms. The first couple of days went surprisingly well and Boo even woke up one morning and told me she was really excited to be back at school. Then on Wednesday there was a fight in Star’s class between a couple of girls. It was an actual fist fight and Star had to leave the class as she couldn’t cope with it even though it wasn’t aimed at her. Thankfully her SENDco helped her and she went back to the next lesson feeling much better. I’m really proud of both of my girls.

I have been coping with actually being alone for a while. I love my kids around and it’s hard to adjust but I’m getting there. I haven’t been coping too well with my pain levels lately but I’m back into hospital for treatment next Friday. I have a weird week. I start on Friday, come home for the weekend, then it’s back from Monday to Thursday. I need five days of infusions and the following week it’s Good Friday so they are open for emergencies only. It has it’s benefits though, I should be feeling better by Easter Sunday 🙂

That’s my week for now, how have you been coping?

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