Day +195 ( Weds 19th)
Good morning, it’s 6.00am and all’s well. Ella is sleeping and is actually making little mousy noises, so I guess it must be a good dream. I think we’ve had a good night! We’ve been up a few times, but nothing too bad….just a grumpy Nanna I think! I’ve just been and made myself cuppa………it’s well and truly forbidden, but Kelly turned a blind eye………so I’m sat in heaven sipping a hot, sweet drink.
Ella had another super day yesterday. She did have a very long lie in though, so that by the time we were up and dressed it was 11.00am. We have got a new ‘auxi’ called Letitia….only very young….and she helped us to wash our hair. Ella was delighted, because she was a hairdresser in her former life, so it was a bit like being in the salon. Ella’s hair is sooooo sweet now….it’s really curly. We’ll have to change her name to Topsy.
It has been a very long time since Ella has wanted to read or write on her own, but yesterday morning she sat out in her chair and had just started to copy out some of the ‘Worst Witch’ story into her new book ( Dr Wynn’s b’day pressy). I was ecstatic that she was having ‘a go’ on her own, while I got on with the housework. Of course, just then the door opened and in walked three doctors….all of whom were delighted too….but it broke the spell. By the time they had finished being delighted she was fed up and had put the writing book to one side. Fortunately Muriel arrived to save the day, and we managed between us to keep her out of bed until her afternoon snooze time, 1.00 – 2.00.
We waited and waited for the physio staff to arrive, until eventually Rachel rang down and found that they were not coming, so I decided that another sit out of bed was in order. It didn’t go down very well ( what do you know Nanna?) but it all worked very well in the end. Muriel came again and finished making a card for Jackson, who’s next door. ( Jackson is one of the ‘originals’ from Pendlebury and is back in for a while). Ella wanted to make him a card, so they used her new card making kit! Then, of course, she wanted to deliver it herself, so with Rachel’s help we unplugged her and we walked next door. They were ‘expecting us' and Jackson rushed off with his card and hid….as any 4yr old boy would do. Ella was a little star, and we made it all the way back in one piece, too. Bambi legs !!!! They’ve not been used for a couple of days.
I really felt sorry for the staff, the 2 Rachels and Letitia, yesterday. They were very short staffed, with only the three of them and 7 cubicles to run. When I’m sitting here, in need of a break, and there is no one to sit with Ella for 10mins, I feel really fed up. But yesterday was a nightmare for them, with no one to give them time for a meal break, so they did a long day ( 8.00am/9.00pm) with hardly any time to eat at all. They are real ‘angels’, all of them. I mean, Ella is a full time job on her own….but another 6 added on top must be very hard work. At least I had time off while Muriel was here, and Letitia sat in while I popped out to get some tea. Ella insisted that I should get a pudding too, so she ended up feeding me apple pie and custard….mmmmm!
Mummy’s coming back today, with Sam, and we have got the meeting as well, to discuss future care plans for Ella. I know that Andrea and June are bringing them back, so that will make life much easier.
It’s 7.15am already, and I can hear the Staff changing over for the day, so I’ll get this posted and say bye for now.
Lots of love and as usual all our thanks for your loving support and prayers.
Ella and Annette.xx
PS Hi Sam and Grace. It’s lovely to hear from you again and we look forward, very much ,to seeing you again.xx
PPS Come on Mummy Waite, don’t be trying to fool us. We know you are like the mermaid in ‘Splash’ really.x