Health returns to 'normal'

I know I seemed to get a number of you worried about me, I was worried about me too. But it all seems to be resuming and blowing over nicely now.
My mysterious virus doesn't seem to have been vasculitis, and doesn't seem to have been anything other than nasty. My knees seem as fully functioning as ever and I can now gallop upstairs as usual. I have stopped taking the arthritis pills and have been told I don't need them now.
But, its not all perfect, I am now anaemic and am suffering more from the nasty tablets, than from the anaemia. I have had 3 blood tests and another due next week. Gives me an excuse to drink a little bit more Guinness too.
Why I am anaemic seems a puzzle to all though, but explains why I am more tired just now.
It looks like I have chased that virus away though...
I am now awaiting a phonecall to go with Mum to hospital where we are hoping she will have her plaster removed from her broken leg. Dad is back in the care home, and rather confused just now. Mum will return to the care home until she is able to at least stand.. or 'weight bear" as they say.
So we continue...

Mum had her plaster removed, but the pins hadn't knitted into her bone, because of osteoporosis. So she has had to return to the care home with instructions not to stand on her leg for another 6weeks.

Dosbarth Cymraeg - end of year

Its been fun, hard work, terrifying and also fascinating. I can't quite work out why I am determined to inflict more of this torture onto myself next September, but I feel I must.
It was my last class today, no more Welsh lingo till September, and then only if I pay again and enroll. But as a group we all seem determined to keep in touch and stay together. So this group of people who would never have met under usual circumstances will continue.
But it does mean I am still going to have to work at this to even keep my head above water with this language.

I took a few snaps of the group, most were not worth looking at, but I am putting a couple up here. If anyone wants them removed please email me. Usually, I put up pictures of scenery, not people.
So here we are having a break from the work...

A misty evening

I went for a drive along the coast yesterday evening, it had been raining and the clouds were still low, obscuring some of the mountains, but it was still interesting to see.
I drove as far as Pwllheli and back to Anglesey. It was odd having the sea first one side, and then the other.
map, scroll up for Anglesey

Years.. Anniversaries

Today is my anniversary.
I have now lived in Wales for a whole year.
Am I Welsh?
I have a pile of ancestors scattered around this island in cemeteries, so my roots are here. I am sort of started to learn the lingo. I can walk into a few shops and know the staff, I am known in a couple of pubs, I can now 'bump into friends' when I least expect it. So is this home?
I can't answer that.
The World Cup is on, but that brings out no strong allegiances to England, because I am NOT a football fan. I am not into Rugby either, so you can't judge a nationality by the sport preferred.
I celebrated my coming to Wales with a walk along a beach a few minutes ago. I paddled in the sea, which felt bloody cold too! It did seem to help the arthritis and the swollen ankles and I found the walk back up the beach was easy, a good job really, because Wales started to do what Wales does well... It rained!!
Only a few drops, but for me, with camera, and no pockets, I was worried. Still, a quiet walk along the sands and into the sea was rather nice, its been too hot the last couple of days, so this was fun.
BUT.. am I Welsh? Paddling in the sea is a bit touristy.
A quiet way to celebrate one year...

An after thought, I took this photo while I was paddling, before I felt the rain. Its taken a while for me to put it on the blog though.

Life is not so bad...

As the day wore on, I suddenly realised that I was getting much more mobility in my knees. My legs could cope with stairs and I even felt confident carrying my washing down, without hanging on to the rail. Today was glorious weather... sun... heat, so maybe this is what has swung it. Or maybe the tablets are doing their job at long last.

I even felt good enough to go for a walk on Lligwy beach as the sun started to set...



I would like to thank all the people who have sent messages and emails to me. I have been amazed and astonished at the reaction. I have had more 'hits' on this blog for my medical probs than for anything else so far. It has helped to know you are all out there and that you actually read my rantings...
Thank you all
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