Saturday visit

[cjsmith]

Saturday afternoon rampling came over to visit me. This meant that for the first time in about a day I had to wear more than a T-shirt (hey, YOU try dealing with a bathroom with no good feet). I also managed to take my first adventurous shower before she got there.

When she arrived, she had wondrous things! She had a quad-cane! She had a WALKER! And she had... a whole basket full of CHEEEEEEEESE!

Gleefully we opened up the cheese and sampled it. The Petit Basque was completely gone by the end of our visit! MAN THAT STUFF IS GOOD! I shared bits of the chocolate indyansel sent, and Moonstruck Chocolate now has another fan. I also tried out the walker -- heaven, oh heaven, after trying to maintain stability on crutches -- and demonstrated some of my sillier ways of getting around the house. The quad-cane turned out to be absolutely perfect for stairs, as it simulated a second railing I could grab. I have these things on long-term loan and I believe they're what I should have had from the beginning. Crutches! Fah.

We commiserated about medical schtuff and we scritched kitties for a couple of hours. She was my first visitor from the outside world, and that contact is probably a big reason I wasn't on LJ so obsessively for that evening and the next day. :-)

My friends have been SO good to me.

Comments

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

My friends have been SO good to me.

People generally get the kinds of friends they deserve, for the most part :-)

[abenn.livejournal.com]

Wish I lived closer. I'd come visit you.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Good thing I decided on sending chocolate, since rampling brought the cheese. Did anyone think to bring the wine? ;-)

YOU try dealing with a bathroom with no good feet

I don't blame you for wearing as little as necessary.

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

Awwww....kudos to everyone for being such sweethearts. I'm so glad to hear that people are taking care of you and nurturing you.

*sending you a big helping of virtual Cincinnati chili spaghetti* :-D

[rampling.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's a pleasure to pass along the fine help and support I got in my very rough times, to get to pass it to the next person with medical challenges. Well do I know how nice a visit and a listening ear can be at certain times, so I wanted you to have that.

And, awww, you didn't have to dress up for me! But you did look adorable, of course, and you bopped around so well in your pretty purple skirt that I had no idea it was the first time you'd tried it out!

I'm glad the medical equipment was going to good use, and as I said, I'll admit to enjoying having an excuse to go cheese shopping at a genuine Cheese Shop and have to sample many cheeses to find just the right ones for you. Mmmmm, P'tit Basque! Yeah, I suffered to bring you that basket! ;)

Thank you for sharing your cheese, some fine chocolate bits, kitty scritches, your fascinating MRI pix and professional book, and (of course) your fine company.

I'm so glad we were able to have time together; it was a lovely visit! And I hope you continue to progress well. I'm impressed you made it to work! I'll just gently express my hopes that you don't overdo it there. Anyway, great news!

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

You like Moonstruck chocolate? We have that here too! Yummmmy!

[aelfie.livejournal.com]

hey, YOU try dealing with a bathroom with no good feet
Want another challenge? Get carpal tunnel surgery and try to go to the bathroom one handed.

And you know they do the dominant hand first.

But feet sound really challening too.