With all the medical appointments for Steve and now me. We went to our doctor the other day, and it turns out I have bursitis in my right shoulder and arthritis in both my hands and knees. The cold weather has been making it so much worse. I will be glad when it becomes warmer. I spent yesterday with my middle daughter and my grandkids. we had a ( Read more... )

Steve and I had a really nice time up in Kingcliff. Salt Beach is nice but it isn't the safest beach to swim in because of rips, sharks, poisonous jellyfish, blue bottles, and heavy surf. You can swim there but I wouldn't. Still, it's nice to walk along the sand.

Steve and I stuck to the pools instead. The weather was lovely, we had one day of rain ( Read more... )

Well, we are still in lockdown and it's been extended until nearly the end of August. I was supposed to spend time with the grandkids but I guess that's not happening now. At least I get to binge watch Dare Devil and Legends Of Tomorrow ( Read more... )

The Great Sydney Lockdown continues as the Covid numbers rise. One good thing is that I have managed to make an appointment for Steve and myself to get the Pfizer vaccine as we are both under 60. It's a few weeks away, but that's thanks to the bungler in charge, our idiot Prime Minister Scott Morrison not getting enough vaccines. Steve is still on ( Read more... )

I have now become my husband's carer. Steve has Cervical Dystonia, it's an ugly neurological disease that is similar to Parkinson's. In the last few months, he has gotten a lot worse and is now on a walking stick. He moves so slowly now and is finding doing ordinary tasks really challenging. I have been granted a carer's allowance and payment so I ( Read more... )

Steve and I went to see his pain specialist today and I told her about trying to get him an NDIS package. It funds people who have disabilities and need special treatment, equipment, etc. When Labor (our version of Democrats) were in, they brought in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, then the Liberal Party, (our version of Republicans) took ( Read more... )

His knee replacement operation went well and now he is back home. The hospital was fantastic and the staff were very caring. Hopefully he will be on the road to a swift recovery.

My ISP decided to cut my phone and internet off. I paid the bill last week but it was a little late and now I don't have any phone or internet. I am going to try and get it put back on today though I will probably get a late fee. *sigh ( Read more... )