Day 133/134

Oh my, oh my. Missed another blog yesterday this will not do!

I knew that doing this athletic business would be tough but my word i really didn't appreciate just how bad it would be and its only week one!

The swollen knee, has developed into a whopping big knee! Yesterday it was so hard to walk but it was much better when i kept moving it. My back does seem to be improving though, still not 100% but much much better. Made appointment with the Doctor for Monday to check the knee out and physio appointment for Saturday morning. What a shower!

Last night i went out for drink and meal with a friend i haven't seen in nearly 30 years, she was home from Australia for a while. It was wonderful she hadn't changed a bit. Shame Tim wouldn't come he would have enjoyed the company of Steve, Catherine's husband. We are all going to meet up when they return next year!

It was as if we were back when we were teenagers, it certainly gave me a boost. We talked about our children and Mikey and i was able to talk without bursting into tears how awful that would have been.
It does seem that at last i can control my emotions better than i could, so that is progress.

Next week will be 5 months since we lost Mikey, it seems like yesterday.

Mikey i have ordered things of the Internet!! without help and they arrived so i must have done it right. Bright pink running sweat top its cool! I have to say when I'm dressed i do look the part, what a shame the body wearing the kit doesn't match up. Still i suppose at my age what did i really expect!
Tim is being really supportive and has told me to rest the knee rather than mess it up completely and am supposed to go in the morning at 0830 so i will get up and see how things are. We watched some cross country running this morning and we were both laughing at where i would be now, the answer was still at the start line! the others just finishing! I asked if he would come and watch me run and he said that he would get a better view if he was in front of the telly!! Um.

Off to town this afternoon and bought a knee support. Reading the instructions i observed the knee had to be measured. Up to the counter and asked for tape measure. OK! but i did need to make sure it was the right size. I had a medium in my hand thinking that would be about right. Horror of horrors i needed large. I have never had large of anything before. It must be the swelling surely!!
Onto the scales when i got home and i haven't lost a bean!!
Into Tesco later and purchased a keep fit DVD, when I'm going to do it i have no idea but the spirits willing!! I will read the instructions!!!
Bought a high vis vest as well whilst they are on offer, for the better weather when just wearing a t shirt. I am hopeful you see.

We are worried about Tom at the moment he seems to be very unhappy and very lonely, he misses being away from us and i think his job gives him too much time to think about everything. Lets hope he gets the transfer nearer to home this year.

Its not started too well has it. Me injured, now that sounds very sporty!!! still its only pain and it will go away, sometime soon i hope. We are only 8 days into the year though. I wonder if its better now than later. I think i said that before! Is my mind going as well.

I better get to bed and see if a nights rest will help and if not, tomorrow is always another day.