I realise that it has been a few weeks (maybe 6?) since I have posted anything of worth. Shortly after my last post my eldest became quite poorly - all tests were saying that it was not covid but it was all the symptoms of covid. Then my husband and I tested faintly and just thought okay that is it.
Fast forwards to day 15 - we had all been negative for over a week and suddenly I feel awful. It was mothers day and the next day was my husbands birthday. I felt awful for many reasons. I took a test and there in thick lines was a positive result.
We just assumed it must be remnants of the previous virus. I kept away from my children and husband as much as possible - isolating. Then my husband took ill! He tested positive with thick lines too!
Tested my eldest and at first it was negative but the next morning she was complaining of feeling ill and there it was positive line! My youngest was snotty and she tested positive too!
So we isolated as we felt it was the right thing to do!
Then we went away to York and Alnwick and had an amazing 4 days.
However I did struggle, I have gained some weight and as always when I am carrying extra weight I find I struggle more with my balance and find that I need more time to stretch. I also haven't been keeping up on my Physiotherapy and this all culminated in a lot of sore legs. The one thing that did come up that I have never encountered and to be honest I did not know how I felt or even how I feel now.
Whilst we were going around various attractions, many of the people working at these attractions were so attentive and helpful, however for the first time people offered me assistance and pointed me to chairs and lifts. Now at first I did not think anything of it, but then it happened more and I realised that they were offering it because my walking is now more visible.
Again, I want to reiterate the staff at these places did not do anything inappropriate, they were being helpful and inclusive to me, ensuring that they catered to my needs. It is more about me realising that because we are becoming more of an inclusive nation, and people are more aware of the needs of disabled people and that is great, maybe it is more that I am not ready to be aware of my needs changing.
In other news I have just registered to do another degree! I must be insane! I realised since stepping back from work, I need something to stimulate my intellect, I feel like I need something to challenge me. My husband and I discussed me returning to some type of teaching and I became extremely anxious at the thought. I don't think that I could return to that environment again.
So I am looking to do a STEM degree! I have sat today and looked at the different types of modules I can do and so I am looking to start studying from October!
Has anyone else retrained later in life?
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