It's been a bit of a crazy time in our house since my last post and I have lost track of which day it is several times. Returning to normality this morning though.
The cause of all this upheaval? Our teenage son with appendicitis and an urgent dash to the hospital.
As instructed by our doctor, my husband took him straight to the children's ward at the local hospital, enabling them to by-pass A&E. He was then fortunately able to stay with our son for two nights whilst he had the operation, which was a great relief to us all. They came home yesterday. Brilliantly coordinated care from our wonderful NHS 🌈💖 - I am so grateful to them ❤️.
All is returning to normal this morning, not least because my son has eaten a huge breakfast, his appetite now returning and he is teasing me and being cheeky. I love it.
Leaving my son tucking into his breakfast, I set off on my run feeling very thankful and relieved. This was my first straight run since injury. The interval runs have served me well, but it is lovely to clock up a consecutive 25 minutes of running again. The lovely wooden hearts covered in motivational messages, that I have mentioned in previous posts, hang in abundance now from the trees along my woodland route. The ones written with messages about the NHS felt very pertinent this morning.
What a horrible time u have had delly-dot! Im so pleased that your son is back home safe and sound with u and on the mend. 🌈Well done nhs on doing such an incredible job 👏 were would we be without them.
Well done on ur run this morning too, bet it felt good getting back to full run without intervals again 💪😊
Running without intervals was great this morning. I need to repeat this run before I step up again. You must be coming up to or on week 8? I could be running a week 8 run alongside you next week 😊
Hey ur welcome and yes i should of started this weekend but decided to have a break as we have made the most of the bank holiday and celebrated, so will start wwwk 8 tomorrow x
So pleased to hear all worked out well for you. A scary time but sounds like you had the best treatment from some great people. Great that your son is being cheeky again - its when you know they are well!
And back on track with your running too. A good day all round ❤️
My son is now working his way through the kitchen cupboards and, at my insistence and with less enthusiasm, the fruit bowl too. He's making us laugh as he's walking very gingerly, conscious of his stitches, and he reminds me of Mrs Overall from Acorn Antiques!! Only those of us at a certain age would get that reference.
Hello Dolly-dot, so pleased to hear your son is recovering well and that your family have had such excellent care from the NHS.
What a relief it must be to have them both home. No wonder you had a spring in your step on your run today. 🤗🌈💕
Wow, see what you mean about 'normal' now. How amazingly organised your hospital were, glad all went well. Great for you to be able to do full run again, well done Delly 😀
Oh my goodness Delly-dot!!! You have been through the mill. I can't imagine how your family must have felt. But you are all safely out the other side and have your son home🏡
Take pleasure in all you see in nature and be thankful. What strength we have as a team and how lucky we are to have our fabulous NHS🌈☀️💐
That must have been a drama you could do without - but thankfully a happy ending. Good to see you getting back to the longer runs too. You'll be back to post-graduation again in no time!
Thank you Fionamags. It was a bit of a drama and very strange (and eerily quiet) to not have either my husband and son in the house for three days when we have all been here 24/7 for the past few weeks! They are making up for it now though by binge watching rugby documentaries on the tv 🙄 whilst my son reclines on the sofa!!
Being back to the longer runs was a treat this morning. I've really missed it.
Yikes! Poor you. Remember when both my sons had exploding appendixes. The feeling of utter helplessness was terrifying. So glad all is well and that the running is back on track.
Oh dear - what a crazy time! So glad your son is recovering well. He will bounce back I'm sure. Also well done for running! You'll soon be back where you were a few weeks ago and put running for longer. Take care.
Thank you Roxdog. Everything seems to have settled down again so quickly it seems strange to think it was a crazy time just a few days ago. I'm really looking forward to building on today's longer run and slowly increasing my distance - steady and slow, but it is serving me well for the time being.
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Thank you, you wonderful bunch!
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Why does week 6 go back to shorter intervals again?
