Things moving along

 A welcome surprise - yesterday afternoon we had a phone call from Hannah, the psychologist who came to do husband's memory assessment.  If you recall, she said she would be discussing husband at a case conference yesterday and would give us a ring today or tomorrow, so it was a relief to receive her phone call yesterday.  She said they haven't yet come to any firm conclusions and need more information - to this end they want husband to have a brain scan, and will discuss things further once the scan result is received.  She said he'll get an appointment through the post within the next fortnight, the scan will be done at Musgrove Park, the big hospital in Taunton.  So more waiting to do, but at least we know.  And I'm pleased he's having the brain scan.  The scan will be looking to see if his carotid arteries are narrowed or furred up (his cardiologist was already of the opinion that they may well be, causing lack of oxygenated blood to his brain) - it will also show if there are any areas of husband's brain which are damaged.  Or indeed already dead.  So we may as well try to put things out of our minds until he has the scan.  So good job we're going to the caravan on Saturday and our lovely van neighbours will be there, they are actually arriving today and staying for a fortnight.

We'll be staying for a week, longer probably, but will be popping back home once or twice so can check the post for the appointment letter.  As it happens, I have my first physio exercise class next Wednesday at the local hospital in Bridgwater, so we'll have to come back then anyway (that's if it actually goes ahead!).  We'll pop back home after my class, to bring home some washing and collect more clothes and frozen food, then go back to the caravan.

This morning I have a phone appointment with my physiotherapist - a waste of time as far as I'm concerned, if she suggests another I shall decline, I don't think it serves any purpose really, all she's doing is checking I'm doing my exercises (I am, when I remember!).

At least now I know I can go do our little bit of needed shopping anytime this afternoon or tomorrow, without having to wait in for a phone call.

We've got a few pots blown around the garden due to the gale force winds last night, I expect there will be at the caravan too.  Much calmer this morning, thank goodness, the winds kept me awake a lot last night, a few showers forecast this morning but not much wind.  It's sunny at the moment, albeit with a few clouds.  My hayfever is in full swing, very itchy nose and eyes.

Oh, and that bungalow we really liked that ticked all our boxes, other than being far away from our preferred area, still hasn't been let, so we're sort of still in the running for it.  And I'm still ambivalent about it!