I still feel the impish and feisty street urchin inside. My 24 year battle with ill health has taught me to live differently but inside I still have that adventurous spirit. As a younger person and a fit adult I was always tireless. I suppose you could say I was a bit of an adrenaline junky.
These days of brittle bones and skin that rips with the slightest knock I need to be more cautious. I’ve given up my motorbiking but I still crave that feeling of being free when you are riding around and cutting through the air with the wind in your face. There’s no better feeling. I’ve suffered from chronic nausea for many years. Interestingly I never felt it on the bike with all that air in my face.
These days I need to be more clever about possible adventures. One of the things I’m really up for doing is the longest and fastest zip wire experience. It’s located in Wales. One day I’ll make it happen. Today I’ve been looking up quad bike hire or trike hire. Not been too successful so far but where there’s a will there’s a way. What suggestions would you have for me? I’ll give most things a go at least once.
Enjoy the pictures of some of my adventures.
Health wise things are slow to improve. The cough I had is much better but still present. The sinusitis is much better but still there and still producing thick green snot at times. Even I’m shocked at how long this is all taking to clear up. This all started with me getting Covid for the first time last July. I then tested positive till Nov. I then had two weeks grace and got Covid again. I also had flu and rhinovirus. One or a combination of them has been with me all the way till the beginning of March.
I have an ENT appointment next week to talk about the sinuses. Then next month I have a respiratory medicine appointment. These of course are alongside my haematology appointments. Hopefully they will give me some pointers how to shake the last effects of these viruses out of my system.
On top of all this my kitchen is still not finished. This is due to damage caused by a leak which is the 2nd time in two years. The kitchen furniture is coming back in a few days and then it should be another 2 or 3 days to finish it all off. We’ve been taking refuge at my cousins in Nottingham but need to be back in London Friday. I guess we will live on take aways for a few days.
When we turn on the news there seems to be so much horror going on around us. My final thought for this blog is “don’t curse the darkness, light a candle instead.”
