I was back in Newcastle this week, which is why I’ve been so very, very quiet. I have been staying with a friend who was worth her weight in gold when it came to picking me up from the airport.
So I had my stitches taken out of my foot on Tuesday and the old cast removed and a new one put on. My foot is in the neutral position now, rather than inverted and I can start to partial weight bear, which is a god send. 5 weeks of being in this cast and then we’ll see. Probably some kind of splint or orthotic put in a shoe, probably still on crutches for a bit. It all seems to be healing rather well and the sutures came out beautifully, were put in exceptionally neatly and the wound seems to have healed nicely.
I have managed to find myself some gainful employment in Newcastle as a science lab technician in a school. My friend is a Biology teacher in the same school and found me the job. It’s only a maternity cover for the next academic term, but it is something to do and it gives me some money to play with and a purpose in life. However, my search for a flat in Newcastle is not going as well. Perhaps it is my strict criteria at present – ground floor or if not then it has to have a lift. I can’t do stairs very well at present.
Some other crap things have happened, but I’ll talk about those later. I am now back in London and my sister is over from Gibraltar ’till Sunday. She wants to go and see ‘Horton Hears A Who’ so I might go with her, especially if she pays.
Ruth
