Busy Week

After a busy week things seem to be settling down. The week started badly on Monday as Debbie called to say little William was going back into hospital, partly so they could monitor him and partly as Debbie was struggling to cope. This was the final straw so the ship let me pay off early so I could get home to help Debbie. Well after a long train journey (leaving the ship at 1500 and getting home at 0200 isn’t fun) I got into the hospital the next morning (not before having to fork out £230 for new brakes on the car). Debbie was draped over Williams’s cot fast asleep and William was giggling. We sat around all day until the consultant came round and discharged us. Hopefully we won’t be going back until Williams follow up appointment in May.

At least Debbie and William are now back home and I am home so I can help look after everyone and get some stuff done around the house. If only that was all that had happened this week, but as always nothing every goes right. As I payed off early I will be going back at the end of May, unfortunately the holiday we booked last year is at the end of June so that is a write off. I had been looking forward to the holiday, maybe next leave. I will just have to make sure we have some nice days out; hopefully the weather will let us have a picnic.
News on the shore posting came through this week as well. I fluffed the interview and didn’t get the posting. I am upset about it but had expected it as the questions are always difficult. However things happen for a reason and I don’t think this was the post for me.

As I am now home I took the opportunity to see the GP after my turn last trip. I had a really bad pain in my side back in January so the Med Tech knocked me out for the day. Since then things have been grumbling and uncomfortable. Anyway when I paid off the Med Tech gave me a letter for the GP; he read it and then told me that it is likely I have Gall Stones. He has booked me in for a scan in May. Supposedly if it is stones they will send me for an Op to have the Gall bladder removed. I am a tad worried about it but it should all tie in with my leaves as the Scan is just before I go back and then if I do have to have it out it is about a four to six month waiting list.
Anyway someone please tell me that nothing else can go wrong this year. We are only a quarter of the way in and so far it has been a horrible year. What with all the worry over William and Debbie’s Dad. Now with my Gall Bladder and loosing the holiday, can it get any worse? I suppose things can’t get any worse and as my sister in law told me the other day, ‘Don’t worry, when you hit rock bottom there is only one way you can go, sideways.’

Well Easter Sunday today so I am going to have a lazy day, once Debbie is awake I will get myself dressed and have a wonder out to the garage to tinker with my bicycle and have a general tidy up in there. Now I am home I am looking forward to getting out on the bicycle and having a few rides. It is a wonderful time of year for it as it is not too warm and the sounds of birdsong are lovely this time of year. I know I feel down at the moment but when I look around it doesn’t take me long to realise that I am a lot luckier than many in the world. I just have to learn to stop worrying I think.