Mouse jerky,normal brain and life as usual.

I know, I know I haven't blogged in ages,still here it is,so make the most of it.
So in reverse order(except my brain bit),Sarah my middling daughter was 25 yesterday,it has been a very difficult year for her,first losing her baby boy then her relationship broke up,let's hope this year is better for her.
Although I am an avowed atheist I have always celebrated christmas as it helps distract from the terrible dark days of midwinter and how down that time of year can leave you,this years plan was that Sarah,Sammy and James and baby Rory would come for lunch and that Becky,Ray ,Poppy and new baby Willow would just visit for a while in the morning and then go home for a little family fun,except as usual plans went awry,Becky and co arrived and Becky was almost asleep,Willow had had her up since 1am..........so being a wonderful mummy I said oh stay for lunch here,we always have plenty.So stay they did,we had the dining table strategically placed so that one person could perch on the arm of the sofa and someone else sat on an upturned bin.
Between the whole herd of us we only drank one bottle of bubbly,two breast feeding mummies,two drivers and me who is wibbly wobbly enough without too much booze,but we had a whale of a time,auntie Sarah had brought Poppy a set of 'musical' instruments,watch the video,musical isn't the word I would use but still it was fun.

 

I finally heard from the hospital on the 11th of this month,they sent me a letter which said

"Dear Mrs That_Woman,

I am writing with the results of your recent MRI head scan.The scan was normal with no evidence of inflammation affecting the brain.I would like to see you again in clinic where we can discuss this further and decide if you need any further investigations.

I hope my letter finds you well

with kind regards

yours sincerely

Dr Useless Neurologist."

I will give her "finds you well" useless ruddy woman.

She doesn't say when I have an appointment or even hint at how long one will take.Although my new favourite GP may have snuck into the pooter system and informed me my appointment will be in bloody June .

I am slowly getting better thanks to previously mentioned super-GP who gave me a course of steroids which seem to have helped.The neurologist though has done absolutely nothing to alleviate my symptoms and only the most basic tests (two MRIs and some electrical tests).No drugs to relieve the spasticity which made me unable to walk unaided more than a few yards at one stage,suffering appalling spasms/cramps,vertigo, pain ridden and temperamental.

I feel a campaign coming on,having chatted to other people with undiagnosed neurological problems it seems patient care doesn't really exist in the field of neurology.Grubby is going to help me draft a 'just what do neurologists do' type letter to hand to her at my next appointment.

I have booked an eye test as I am having some real eye problems at the moment,they may well see something neuro going on too.It has taken me all day to write this as I can only watch the screen for a few minutes at a time.

Now we get to the mouse jerky,don't read this if you are eating.

A few weeks ago I could smell the unmistakeable scent of deceased mouse,I searched high and low while cursing the idiot cat who brings them in and releases them,I couldn't find a body and the smell disappeared,so I naturally assumed the mouse was under the floorboards becoming mummified.Oh no,the cat has been scratching incessantly at the join between landing and bedroom carpets,so I got out the old tape to do a bodge job and what do I find,a dead, very dry, very flat piece of mouse jerky.

The hens have all grown fine new feathery frocks except fanny the wonder hen,but she doesn't deserve a new frock anyway,I couldn't find her at door shutting time the other week so went on a frantic search of the garden,looked under hedges and in nooks and crannies,it was dark when I gave up,somewhat tearfully I must confess,I fell over in the mud straight onto my backside,I heard a cackle,it was only the wonder hen sitting up a tree snickering at me..........