Back to normal, with extra metal

Jan’s just back from a hospital hip follow-up where the surgeon declared her fully healed! OK for driving, travelling and any of her normal activities. She was, however, encouraged to NOT run any marathons just yet.

Before and after.

The special toilet seat with handles and the special shower seat have gone back to the hospital. Jan’s claiming she still needs to sleep on my side of the bed for a while. I’m quite used to her side of the bed now, although it’s further to walk to the toilet in the middle of the night. Oh, the joys of old age – nocturia.

Now she’s gone for a solo drive up to the shops in her MX-5, her first drive for seven weeks. I washed her car and checked the tyres and oil so it would be ready for this day. Unfortunately, when I turned the key to take it out of the garage for cleaning, the battery died. Can’t complain, it was nearly 10 years old, so it’s done well. The NRMA man came and replaced it, so it was no big deal.

Of course, I had to take the MX-5 out for a run after I’d washed it. It’s a lovely little car, still in great condition with very few Ks on the clock. Makes a change from driving my bus, the Forester. Mind you, I know what I’d prefer to be driving in the typical Sydney traffic jams. Automatic makes life a lot easier in stop-start city crawls.