When we think of turning 60 or 60th birthdays in general, the mind congurs up visions of surprise parties, dinner parties, romantic dates with a loved one, and being surrounded by friends.
We always knew mine would be different with my diseases progressing and my husband having Alzhiemers Disease.
No!! I’m Not Ready
We were starting to organise a planned hospital admission, which would be after my birthday, but God had different ideas.
While getting the most amazing 24/7 care from my amazing carers at home, we began having trouble mobilising me from my electric lift recliner, my bed, and eventually my shower. I had the ambulance out to rescue me every day for four days. Something had definitely worsened.
I got to the position where I couldn’t get off the bed at all. We were in trouble! I rang my Specialists but the one I really needed was on school holidays. Thankfully my Hematologist wanted to admit me….or that was the plan.
This was on the 7th July, only seven days from my birthday. By 4.30 pm that day, I started shaking all over, and my carer insisted I needed an ambulance. They arrived in five minutes, which is unheard of, and before I knew it, I was in the ambulance being rushed to my hospital. I knew I was unlikely to get out anytime soon.
Sometimes It Would Be Good To Be Wrong And This Time I Was…Well Sort Of!
The past two weeks have been spent in a hospital bed in agony waiting for my main specialist to return from holidays, having a little physio, and finding new things that need treating.
Given so many doctors are on school holidays, I feel stuck in bed and getting worse.
It was definite my 60th was going to be in hospital.
How could we make this birthday special ?
Well apparently birthday miracles really do happen.
My day was full of visitors, flowers, gifts, birthday cake, and cards, leaving me with beautiful things to decorate my new home with.
I’ve been moved to a larger light room with beautiful views . Given that I’ve been told I’ll be here indefinitely (months,
not weeks), I’m truly grateful.
A New Week
There is nothing like the hope of a new week with negw opportunities.
I’m hoping for progress with getting biopsies, nuerology tests, and cataracts removed, showering, and hopefully standing on my legs.
So Happy Birthday to me and anyone else celebrating in hospital.
God bless and lots of love xx
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