Jan’s feeling pretty good today, but thank goodness she is abandoning the idea of going ahead with her trip to Hong Kong on Thursday.
Her arm is black and blue and the painkillers are making her a bit drowsy but she’s in good spirits.
I had to go into nurse mode this morning to help bath her and wash her hair. The left arm was fully wrapped in plastic to prevent wetting. Then I put her back to bed, did the washing and hung it out, then went shopping for food for dinner. How soon does compassion fatigue set in?
If I set up the ironing board for her she can probably manage the ironing with just the right arm working, but I haven’t broached the subject yet.
Contrary to suggestions from some so-called friends, the accident was not my fault. Yes, I did buy her a new bike for Christmas, but I didn’t make her fall off!
I picked up the bike this morning from the security man at Liberty Grove who had kindly been keeping it safe. Not a scratch on it! I rode it round a bit to make sure the gears worked ok, which they did. Bikes are tougher than people.
