Joy of mobile phones

Love having a mobile phone where friends are just there when you need them for a quick message. Good having new folk round from a puppet theatre who are touring locally. Really grateful that two daughters what’s app voice and videoed me today to see how I was. One particular friend shows me their colouring on messenger - love it.

Lunch

Another work colleague took me to lunch and had a good conversion about their depression and bereavement experiences which were very helpful. Neighbour came round today and said they will take me to Berwick medical appointment in a weeks time. Someone from church who I’ve only met up with two or three times has volunteered to mow the lawn and cut the hedges (when the weather is fine!). Younger daughter has just ordered another pizza and watching film with her again - good stuff.  

More coffee

Another coffee with three work colleagues was good - bit early though at 10am as the cheese scones were still in the oven, daughter has offered to take me to hospital appointment in her car which has front seat that folds totally flat so I can lie down, people from church sending me messages of support and prayer for all upcoming medical appointments

Coffee and Cake

Really grateful for a Coffee and tea cake and another cake with friend and chatting and chilling out together made my day - plus a few hugs thrown in for good measure, rugby on the tv even if it wasn’t England and it was on the dreadful itv hub channel, mattress in the lounge so I can get out the bedroom, meal brought round by friend at church, daughter back for one night from college 

Food

Nice variety of freshly cooked food especially in the company of close family who did all the cooking and serving and washing up and putting away.
Offer from family to actually stay with them longer and to stay with them anytime I wanted.
Social media is good for staying in contact with folk even if it’s not face to face which would be better but almost impossible with some folk.
Offer of healing help from a lovely friend.
Some drugs are good - thankful that Amitriptyline might be working on my back/leg pain.

Family and Friends

So grateful for family who know how to cook, cars that can get you to doctors appointments and friends on the end of a message.

Walking

Really great having coffee and bacon buttie and then walking along beach - chatting, then beer with a lovely friend.
Night before with two other new friends celebrating a birthday with cocktails and a film.
Real friends make the world go round.