Tuesday morning.I'm back with a new keyboard
Good morning journal,the time is now 9:28am,I am awake after a night of somewhat disturbed sleep,our dogs were very unsettled,and it took some time before they calmed down enough to sleep. They heard something in the surrounding area outside our home and didn't like it one little bit,they were loud and barking a lot,my wife said she heard something but I of course didn't hear anything without my ears in. Anyway,after a while they settled down again and finally allowed us to rest,the past few nights have been a little alarming for them,November 5th with the fireworks disturbed them greatly,and the four or five nights afterwards where people were setting off their remaining supply of rockets and bangers scared them,I don't mind people enjoying themselves,but November 5th is one night,don't drag it on for a full week afterwards,it frightens pets and they can be inconsolable because of the noise,ours were shaking and refused to go outside at all,they had to be forced,and even then they were still too frightened to enjoy the experience. This morning,they seem calm and Buttons and Caesar are out back while Bree is still asleep with my wife in our bedroom,I am on my first coffee of the day,and because I finally have a new keyboard I decided to come here and try it out. Why the new keyboard?,easy,on Saturday evening,Caesar was exploring underneath my desk looking for some toy that he had secreted there earlier,I made the mistake of yelling at him to come out of where he had his over sized head,he got spooked and jumped back,but in his efforts to get out quickly,he got one giant paw caught in the cable of my keyboard,result?,one useless keyboard and one suitably chastened puppy. We had an old keyboard that I tried,it was okay for my wife because she is a very good touch typist,and the fact that the majority of the letters were missing didn't bother her,I on the other hand am one of these people who actually have to see the keyboard as I type,so I had to wait until there was time available and a store open where I could replace it with a new one. Sunday passed quietly enough,and yesterday morning I caught the local bus to hospital for my appointment with Mister Rau the consultant in the urology department,I thought I was going to get the results of my last blood tests,but instead,he said he would like more blood work done as he wasn't fully satisfied with the results,so,I duly went to the path lab and had more work done,it will now be a few weeks before I know if he's satisfied this time. I came home,had a coffee and some lunch,then I went downtown and purchased a new keyboard,and this morning I am once again able to return to my journal with a fully working computer. As to other news?,nothing to report as yet,no new developments about my wheelchair or anything from my disability claim,so we are still in a sort of limbo as regards them,today,we need to go to the bank with identification and open up a new account for the benefits we do get to be deposited into,our present bank will close our current account shortly,some banks get a little uneasy when their customers become bankrupt,time is against us,so sooner rather than later is a must. Then we will have to notify the relevant departments and change our account details,otherwise they will be unable to pay our housing,council tax and unemployment pay in,and that would definitely not be a good thing,it isn't much,but it's all we've got. After we've done what we need to do,I can relax a bit,then on Thursday morning,I have my monthly check up with my doctor,he's a good physician,but by his own admission he just knows very little about mental health,my physical illnesses he can treat,but he gets a little out of his depth when we talk about the mental side of things. I have still not heard from mental health about a new social worker,in fact we have heard nothing from them at all since my last visit to doctor Prince,so perhaps a little reminder call would be something to think about,if you don't tell them your still waiting,they tend to forget all about you,it isn't really their fault,they have an awful lot of clients to care for,and from what I've seen and experienced,they are hopelessly under staffed,but hopefully in the next week or so,with a little prompting from us,they will get me a new case worker,we can but try. Before I went to hospital yesterday,I was very confused and a little "out of it" as my wife called it,she asked me if my voices were talking to me,which they were,she is getting very good at spotting when I'm not just right. She had to say things several times to me before I fully grasped what she was telling me,and I found it difficult to maintain a conversation with her. By the time I got to hospital,I was a little more coherent,but when my voices are active,and they can be VERY active at times,I seem unable to concentrate or focus on people and things around me,perhaps when I get my brain scan,we might discover some reason or other why this is so,who knows?,we can only wait and see the results when I have it done,I'm not overly concerned,my last scan came back okay but that was around three years ago,things change over time,but we shall see,whenever they get around to sending me an appointment that is. Well journal,that seems to be all my news for now,so until the next time,we have to sally forth into the new day ahead,let us hope and pray that it is a day of peace and contentment,where once again we lean on the right arm of Jesus as He guides our steps and decisions,Thy will be done Lord,and we thank You for everything we have and we trust You to bring us through the choppy seas ahead and safely into the harbor of Your everlasting love,.....Amen.
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Oh no I was wondering why hadn\'t seen u for a few days was hopping you were doing good...
Awwww poor Caesar bet he felt bad Daddy LOOL & yes fireworks scare animal\'s my Mickey was put in a far bathroom so he couldn\'t hear them he would shake so bad & sometimes they can do damage to there ears yes sometimes they go here for days too.
I hope you finally make it to the bank to get the new acct open & finally have a sigh of relief & praying you would hear something with new case worker & chair before x-mas - I\'m proud of how well you are holding up thru all this just take one day at a time...Sending Strength*Hope*Faith*Hugs*Luv***
You don\'t sound like there are any mental problems here. But, what do I know?
Good to have you back! I get a kick out of hearing about your furry children.
I do hope and pray with you about the other issues. You don\'t sound like they are really pressing issues. But I do understand.
I will continue to pray with you that you will get the answers that are needed.