@Cherishingsparrows2020 @tanjaostman when the first death occurred in the UK after Omicron, the BBC was almost celebrating the death, such was the headline and time of the 'news report'
BBC disgusts me - I only use them to check for breaking news....
It horrifies me to admit this, but The Sun newspaper website has become my new go to for UK stories
The Sun paper in the UK was synonymous with their Page 3 nudity, although a national campaign finally put a stop to that...
If you're wanting to know about covid rules or the benefit system, the sun does, in fairness to them, break thain points down in simple bullet points, without lots of opinion and commentary!
@sinbach my wife was accused of being the devil when we got engaged to be married - I have a feeling the two of you would get on!
Anyway it was stated the pregnancy we were hiding with a wedding would ruin our marriage
It was stated we'd be divorced in a year
It was stated our marriage would be prevented
It was stated our marriage would rip apart my family
But the baby took 8 years to be born...
The family was ripped apart, but not by us
And did I mention that each and every comment above was spoken by church leaders at a holy spirit filled church, more than 25 years ago - we celebrated our 25th anniversary in style, by staying in bed due to Covid
Keep on keeping on my brother
@tanjaostman I'm not making stuff up then. So hard finding information in S Africa!! (Other than MSM)
@Olamide 😜
@Olamide 😜 the gift that keeps on giving
@Olamide this is what you do on a rest day? Lovin it
But now I can't stop thinking of you dressed as an elf!!
@MaryMamuzich did it taste ok? When mine come out like that, we still ate them 🙂
@MaryMamuzich it can happen...I've had it sometimes
Did you open the door while cooking? That's the only thing I can think of that 'could' do that
something a little encouraging, that I daren't share on Facebook! sadly, for numerous reasons!! it' breaks my heart how we've seen the vaccine as a polarising issue in civil society 😞
anyway, this is positive to read from South Africa! it's 4 days old, but finding anything that isn't ridiculously biased is bordering on the impossible
@MaryMamuzich too true... you're absolutely right!!
making myself just sit there and not help us really hard!!!!!!
I did load the dishwasher tonight for yh first time since October - that one was a confidence issue for me!
Anyway, broken that one, and loaded the washing machine (slowly!), and organised for the recycling to go out
@davereimer the meds always mess us up though, don't they
one way or another
since i've come off caffeine, i found myself quite awake the other night from a small bar of chocolate.................definitely felt like a caffeine boost while I was lying there!
who knew 😃
@davereimer the blood thinners has a super slick coating on it. combined with some moisture on my fingers from my glass and it's wonderfully slippery for swallowing
I'd been sleeping heavily literally less than 5 minutes earlier...that didn't help
i was convinced i dropped my miniscule beta blocker, because i've made a point of always the bigger (blood thinner tablet) first
my wife's former police training came in. she really did go full on Police Constable mode
the pharmacist at the ward truly was lovely. i was crying by the end. didn't make me feel stupid.
the thing that upset me, though, is that today was a really lovely day for us, so i was looking forward to my first proper 30 minute brisk walk...
nevermind. i'm ok.
and judging from my heart rate right now my wife was absolutely right - i dropped my blood thinner tablet and took my beta blocker, 'cos she's beating slow and steady and calmly
lesson learned
spent the day in bed today
frustratingly, i took one tablet and dropped another (condensation on the glass, and SUPER slippy tablet)
the one i thought i dropped was not the one we found (Jo went straight into police mode and "conducted a thorough search of the area" - which helped relax me a bit)
so, a quick call to the ward to check what i'm supposed to do.......it seems i probably dropped my blood thinner tablet, but since a double dose would put me at severe risk, and taking a double beta blocker would put me at slightly less risk, the cardiology ward pharmacist (super nice woman) told me to do nothing, but rest all day and carry on this evening with my meds as normal
hence, i'm back in bed for a day of rest - with such a lovely day I had planned for a lovely brisk 30 minute walk...........
........there's always tomorrow
and what have i learned? drink from something with a handle, and make sure i wake up properly prior to taking the tablets, even if Jo is watching me
Andy B
@MaryMamuzich so do we 🙂