Subj : Daily life meanderings
To   : All
From : Avon
Date : Tue Jul 12 2022 12:22:36

Hey all.

Hope this finds you well.

We'll my wife and I have been away for 5 nights now and will be away for another 2 weeks still, we're staying at my parents place while my dad had his knee surgery and mum has been in a rest home.

The knee surgery seems to have gone well, it was a day surgery thing where they knocked him out for about 45 mins and did some laproscopic stuff to sort the damage in the knee. My dad was home that afternoon and able to bear weight on it pretty much straight after coming out of the hospital (which was expected). I must say I am suprised just how quickly he's recovering and the impact is night/day on his mobility and general wellbeing so that's good.

My mum is struggling with the rest home stay. It's made harder with her dementia but I've visited her most days to keep her spirits lifted. The bugger is the care facility got a covid-19 outbreak in a secure wing so they locked it all down now and as such I can't go in now but call her or visit and see her through her bedroom window while we talk on the phone.

She comes out (I hope) in about 4 days time so when that happens the days will get busier again on the home front for the remainder of our stay.

My lovely wife has been cooking meals that dad would never otherwise make for himself so that's been nice and we're freezing down additional meals for him to have when we have left.

Unlike my last visit to them where I stayed for about 6 weeks and remote worked, this time I am taking sick leave to avoid that juggle and care for family instead. It's working well but it does feel a bit strange not to be plugged into work things or know what's happening there. I've been tempted to check emails but stopped myself doing that a few times now :)

That's it for me for now, keep well and enjoy the hobby, it's been nice to read a few of the chats going on and help/info being shared between fols posting in the fsxNet.

Until the next update..

Best, Paul

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