It has been a rollercoaster week for us. We have now reached nine weeks of upstairs togetherness and are still holding on to our sense of humour, most of the time. Lovely Husband is occasionally very down and despondent, which is totally understandable. He was such a fit and active man in his younger days and this present situation is devastating for him. I am just holding on to the hope that he can regain some strength so that he is able to use the stairs and return to his former way of living.

Elder Son has been so brilliant over the weeks and we decided that he deserved a short break from all of his hard work and the pressure of looking after us. He had planned a quick holiday in Liverpool (he loves cities), so we let him go. Unfortunately, although I firmly believed that I could cope with everything on my own, I had a horrible relapse on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. We were able to hang on (just), but asked ES to come home a little quicker than planned on Thursday. He is home now and I am breathing a big sigh of relief. I really do need someone else around!

So, all we can do is hang on as best we can and hope that LH is soon able to regain some of his abilities. We could really do with a miracle!

As you might expect, I took a little comfort in some retail therapy this week. It was a bit silly, really, because I am only wearing thin nightwear at the moment as it is quite hot here. Anyway, the colour of this dress caught my eye – I really love bright blue. Yes, it is loose and rather shapeless, but that is perfect for me in very warm weather!

The purchase was this viscose jersey dress in electric blue from Marks and Spencer. Now, I must actually wear it, plus some of my other items in my Summer wardrobe!

Happy Weekend to you all.

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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