Where have we been?

So much has happened and life has been extremely hectic of late, between Eko suddenly and unexpectedly becoming very unwell and my dad's health problems I've been the most tardy of bloggers of late for which I can only apologise

September started off fairly quietly and finding some much needed time to tidy up at the  allotment which has been pretty much neglected this year due to being so busy caring for my parents

Image Description - Boris the Black Cocker Spaniel sitting in the shed on the allotment looking at the camera, I've added a comical gnome doormat just inside the door that says "Welcome to our Patch"

On one of his recent trips over from France my brother kindly erected my shed that's been laying on my allotment since I took over this much smaller plot nearer to my house 7 years ago. Having the shed means that I now have somewhere secure to store my tools as well as shelter from any inclement weather, plus the dogs can shelter inside from the sunshine in the warmer weather 

Image Description - An L shaped area that's been dug up in what can only be described as an overgrown lawned area and the shed my brother kindly erected in the summer for me

As I write this I'm currently at the Day Surgery Unit with my dad as we wait for him to have cataract surgery

Dad is so frail of late that it's becoming a real worry, he can hardly walk more than a few steps without becoming extremely breathless and struggles with getting into and out of my car, I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to manage to take dad to his appointments on my own at this rate

A few weeks ago Eko unexpectedly started vomiting a couple of large pools of bright red blood in the garden, a rush trip to the vets where it was discovered he had a really high temperature. Bloods were taken and the numbers weren't good, they showed that Eko was experiencing an acute episode of pancreatitis

An ultrasound was also done and it was soon discovered that Eko had a stomach ulcer, which was extremely large and inflammed adding to making him feel so unwell

Eko came home with a large array of medications and was immediately put onto a low fat diet

It's been a few weeks now and yesterday's blood test results revealed no signs of pancreatitis in the numbers, Eko's not due another ultrasound for a few weeks to check on progress of his ulcer but signs are looking good that all is healing well with him

I seem to be spending my days running around like a headless chicken at the moment, I really crave some time to myself instead of always being the one that has to do everything for other people

I know that sounds selfish but it really feels like I'm living in a permanent sense of humour failure at the moment

Things like sitting here at the hospital for three hours with no information whilst waiting for dad's surgery, when I could have gone home ages ago and then come back to collect him once it was all done would make my day so much better, but no I kept getting told to hang on someone will speak to me about what's happening soon

Hopefully it won't be much longer, until next time

Dawn, Boris & Eko xxx 

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