More trips in the car

Making good use of the Motability car while we've got it, yesterday Pads ventured out to enjoy Star Trek 'Into Darkness', and today he went in the hot tub. The sub-cut (subcuticular or 'below the skin') needle which delivers analgesia needed taking out and a new one inserted in a different site. The previous site had started to go bad and he's still got pain and a big colourful bruise on his right hip from it. After an hour and a half with no pain relief going in it was great that Jane was able to drive to us at Ruth's and make the change. It was lovely in Ruth's garden and Padi's wit was spritely, even if his speech was slurred having become worn out by the excursion. We're getting used carrying him up the stairs. He's generally pretty awake between the hours of 12 and 8pm, but it depends what he's been up to.

Photobook arrives

Pads was quite splat again yesterday, after the successful trip to Iron Man 3 on Tuesday night. The mission was complex, edgy, and fairly tense on times, the hero was 'armed and dangerous', and all was well in the end; a bit like the film's plot! Because of traffic we arrived with just enough time but, in haste, I forgot to put up the disabled badge and duly received a parking ticket. I've lodged an appeal.
He was just coming around when Mr Higham and our Pastor arrived so he was glad of their ministry. One of the other things that helped lift Padi yesterday was a parcel from Ellen MacArthur. Of course we'd told them that he was sadly unable to take his 3rd trip this summer. They said they would send a hoodie, which sounded nice. It arrived yesterday embossed with his name.

Even better than that though was a photobook crammed with pictures of his trips. Most of the photos are new to us and brought back a lot of very happy memories for Pads. It provided a great talking point with Grandad and Grandma, also visiting yesterday, Peter being such a keen sailor (see his weather Webpage).

We're glad that Padi is so much more comfortable this week since the syringe driver went up, as much as we may have been dreading that. He's been out of the house, even had a bath with it still functioning and so if he does want to do more he knows he needn't be limited by the driver.

Worth it

In order to lever Pads out of his cosy bed today, mum had invited Pads out on a 'date' to see War Horse. In fact, Pads was wide awake at 11am and stayed that way although was unlikely to make the trip downstairs without further incentive. Ally is really not a fan of the cinema, although a DVD is about the only thing that'll get her sitting down for any length of time at home. But it was worth it. The new St Davids 2 complex allows them to park just 50 metres away from the city centre cinema, the tickets for which she'd pre-paid for with Tesco vouchers.
They both enjoyed the film: mum cried; Pads says he 'shouldn't have read the book first because there were gaps, but otherwise it was good'. Sorry I cant evoke a more detailed review than that...
I pointed out to him that the author, Michael Morpurgo, doesn't mind at all that the film is not identical to the book (in this youtube video).