Hi Everyone, yes it seems like a blast from the past has just came back into view, missed my blogging friends too much, not too come back.

Well life is begining to pick itself up again after the loss of my Dad in September, Mum still has flashbacks due to her Dementia condition and suddenly thinks that it has just happened, this is the hardest bit, but she's so well looked after in her home for the elderly
and she's actually moved into a single room now and show's it off to everyone who is about.

This looking for a job malarkey is getting harder day by day, the forms you have to fill in nowadays is just a bit over the top if you ask me, a high percentage of the time you don't even get a reply, but somone now has all your details and profile, if they don't want you they should say so, but return your application form for you to dispose of yourself.

I'm very much concentrating trying to get into the sector for helping the elderly and support in the community, so if anybody hear's of anything going, be sure to contact me , please

Now whats been happening to our wonderful country recently, still the same numpty's running it and the same numpty's trying to get in to run it. I did like the lady who signed a pledge in front of the camera's at the recent election in Glasgow East, to declare all her expenses, know matter what, good on her, a few others would have done well to follow her example, then wee had ''Smeato'' the king of chat from the Edinburgh festival, now wanting to be an MP, is there know amount of brass necks or embarrasment this guy is willing to take to get himself pushed further in anywhere, your leaning on that crutch a bit to much now, time to go and get yourself a job, preferably in the middle east, where you can spray your crap in the face of the enemy out their and let them listen to your folk-hero story's.

Hey, what about this X-Factor carry-on, are these two midgets never going to get booted off, it's meant to be a voting method and if the results are being kept secret, how come any of the high st bookmakers can tell you in mid-week who'll be in the bottom two on the Saturday show and even who could be made a sacrafice for the sake of the team (Jamie Archer), if this can print, here was the betting Selection Odds

Lloyd Daniels 5/4
Jamie Archer 15/8
John and Edward 3/1
Danyl Johnson 10/1
Joseph McElderry 33/1
Olly Murs 33/1
Stacey Solomon 40/1

I know of some guy's who are making a tidy wee profit off this every week, good on them, while everyone thinks the twins will go, the bookies stick 2 other acts into the bottom 2, that the public would never think of booting off, as i said, nearly every week they get it right, (only 1 wrong so far), so how do they know??????????????????????????????.

This was taken at 5.23pm tonight Sunday 15/11/09, since the live shows started, they have a nack of getting the bottom two correct nearly every week and John & Edward haven't been in the bottom two, bettting wise, so c'mon, who know's what and who has a drip feed from the phone lines, to see who is getting most of the votes, this is conning the public rotten by the way, we all know that the ''twins'' are crap, but entertaining for humour, but its a singing competition and they can't sing.

What is it they call ''miming'' now, lips inc, bad enough that the big stars come on and do it, but when the 12 finalists start doing it on the charity single, we've now reached new low's, lets be honest, only a couple of them can really sing, so hardly surprising. Wee Dani Minogue (your sister is gorgeous by the way) sits there just supporting her girls, the other 3 judges, where do you start, Simon, crapped out the job of booting the twins off last week, didnt, Louis just claps like a demented Seal, where's his singing talent, none, Cheryl, cry's when one of her's is to be ousted, very rarely takes the blame for song choice, very similar to Girls Aloud, they don't get much choice either and if her single wasn't directed at her hubby, then she must be singing it to Simon, awfy cosy on that side of the panel.

Do away with the judges for next year's show, (oh their will be one, contracts) and let the public decide every week who goes through, but spare a thought for wee Dermot O'Leary, now have we ever seen anyone crawl so far into dark places when the ''Stars'' come on stage, quotes like, how good were they, you look amazin', singing live as well, you can't even see Simon's hand working him from the back, clever camera work, a little YES man if you ever seen one.

Right, thats the ranting over and another point of view on paper, lets hope they remember me and print the thing, hello to all the fellow bloggers out there and i hope you are all well, PJ how is your hubby doin', LSJ keep in touch, how's the family and Susan, dont' be over-doing the running around, you see this is a very close little community in the Sunday Mail Blog site, but we welcome everyone into it. Till the next time, all the best

Re-Hab (William)

As the heading says, this is all about my Dad, who sadly passed away in the very early hours of Sunday 20/09/09 in the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Paisley, where he had been for the previous 2 weeks.

I've now attempted 3 times to write things down and i keep rubbing them out, because really what i would have put down just wouldn't have been fitting enough for him.

Everyone says that they have the best Dad in the world, well i'm know different and why should i be, because he was to me.

He was 86 years young when he passed away, yes a good age, but it didn't really need to end there, i would have exchanged places with him a million times over, just to give him a little more time, but it wasn't to be and as i held his hand and spoke to him, he gently passed away, he didn't suffer and i'm truly thankful of that.

So where do i go from here, a massive void has been left in my life and know doubt in others too, knowone can fill it and each day i have a word with him so that he can never be lonely, oh my Dad, i don't think the pain inside will ever disappear.

A little crumb of comfort , if any can be taken, i was very fortunate indeed to have my father for just over 49 years, many people don't have their parents for that amount of time, i'm one of the lucky ones and i still have my Mum, treat your parents well readers.

On the day we had to break the news to my Mum, my brother and i went down to her residential home, we took her through to their we sitting room, she looked worried and was shaking, we sat down with her, i couldn't say a word for tears, my brother told her, i'm afraid we've got some bad news, Dad's passed away, she burst into tears and saying, i've lost my husband, i said ''and we've lost our Dad too'', she replies '' its worse than that boys, i've lost my best friend to'', that just puts over 60 years of togetherness in perspective.

In closing, i'll include a wee prayer/poem that my parents shared between themselves and my brother read out at the funeral, a very moving and brave thing to do.

I carry a cross in my pocket
A simple reminder to me
Of the fact, That i am a christian
No matter where i may be
This little cross is not magic
Nor is it a good luck charm
It isn't meant to protect me
From every physical harm
It is not for identification
For all the world to see
It is simply an understanding
Between my saviour and me
When i just put my hand in my pocket
To bring out a coin or a key
The cross is there to remind me
Of the price he paid for me

It reminds me too to be thankful
For my blessings day by day
And to strive to serve him better
In all that i do and say
It is also a daily reminder
Of the peace and comfort i share
With all who know my master
And give themselves to his care
So i carry a cross in my pocket
Reminding no one but me
That jesus christ is lord of my life
If only i will let him be.

William (Re-Hab)

Hi Folks,

Just can't stop laughing at some of the things going on just now or that have been done by people in so called higher places and they get paid for it, and i can't get a job, beyond belief.

Lets start with Kenny MacCaskill, now to me the bit where someone should be released after being part of a team that blew up 280 poor souls over Lockerbie, is really a no-brainer,of course he shouldn't, he wasn't thinking of them when he done it, so stop they tip-toeing around Kenny and delaying your decision, if you decide to release him under any grounds make sure you hand in your letter of resignation at the same time.

So Fred Goodwin is back in the country, lets hope its just to pack up the rest of his belongings and put his house on the market, for what he done to his company and the thousands of people who invested money into it, lets just say he's a better escapoligist than Houdini was, he doesn't have a brass neck, it's a brass body, in saying that, it would probably be gold, he could afford it anyway.

Went through to the Edinburgh festival for a day last week with my wife, oh it was busy, awfy busy. Interesting to see and lots to do and yes you can see why prices go up when its on, but my oh my, the taxi driver we had gave us the site seeing tour of the capital and didnt his meter read it, when he dropped us off at our destination, he said enjoy your evening folks, to which i replied, thanks, as long as we don't get you on the way back, i might just forget about you altogether, Dick Turpin wore a mask when robbing people, this guy just wore a smile, and a big yin at that.

How can these people in power live with themselves, day after day more of our troops are brought home in a wooden box, from a country or places we really shouldn't be in, never mind fighting, doesn't charity and security begin at home. They then say they shouldn't be getting as much compensation as there being offered, tell you what MP's & MSP's, swap places with these guy's, all you people squeal about is if your getting enough money and how can we get out of paying for this and that, excuse me for a minute, had that feeling of throwing up coming on me.

This country is being bled dry and the bleeders know who they are, Tony Blair should come back, not to govern the country, but to face his punishment, he is guilty of war crimes and taking ridiculous amounts of money for after dinner speaking, we all know what he done, why should we pay for to listen to his smarmy boastings again, while over on Ch.4 his wife wants to tell us all about crime, more money for old knowledge, talking of which.

Back at the Edinburgh Festival meanwhile, i here our very own celebrity one man anti-terrorist army is doing a show, of course ''Smeato'', now here's a challenge to anyone out there, including the man himself, i'll donate £100 to the person's charity if they can show me the video footage of this guy fighting the terrorist's at Glasgow Airport, disarming them, giving them a ''doing'', this offer is open for 4 weeks from date of this blog being published. What will his show consist of, lets see. I used to throw holiday maker's bags about a conveyor belt or carousel, got promoted to heid car park attendant, learned about fish stocks, jumped over to America, where i'm a real ''celabrity'' there, got married to an American chic,a Scots lass wouldn't have handled the pressure and very soon he'll be off to the land of dreams, he won't stay in Scotland any longer than he needs to, remember though, he'll need to pay for all medical bills over ther, no NHS to take care of him.

Just before i sign off on this blog, (it could be my last), if the readers look at the Sunday Mail, where this section gets a red banner, isn't it funny how Katie Stirling who looks after this page doesn't give us a bit more space or time, maybe this is why the blog site is not getting as many blogs as it should be ,( me included, before i get jumped on), the variety of subjects is plentiful Katie, have a look in.

Re-Hab

Oh its been way too long since my last blogg, but i did notice that there hasn't been an awful lot of writing done while ive been missing, surely this site can't be failing, its got some of the best blogg writers in computer land on it, we just need a little bit more publicity.

Well since i last blogged, Dad has had a stay in hospital and Mum had 3 weeks in a care home for the elderly, it was a difficult time as Mum just can't bare to be away from Dad, thats just there way, but just recently they had their 59th wedding anniversary, albeit in the hospital and we couldnt have them parted for that.

Their condition of Dementia is certainly getting worse as time progresses, don't think they've ever found a cure for it, certainly there's a pill that slows it down, but can't stop it.
I've become a bit more involved with groups dealing with this illness and carer support, which i could only say, these people deserve medals and need as much help and support as the country can give them, remember everyone will become an elderly person at some point in their life and will want the best attention and care they can get, so don't wait around for it to come to you, get up and meet it head on and make the difference, not just for yourself, but those around you.

Mum & Dad are currently living in a residential home for the elderly just now, Dad's doctor at the hospital said he wasn't fit enough to go home and Mum wasn't fit enough to look after him, so we sat down with the local social services and discussed all the possibilities for them, we as a family had a large say in what was best, but acknowledged that the social services have there hands tied to a budget and schedule, so the discussions took place and as always we had the super sister-in-law on our team, said it before, i'll say it again, what a woman,its what she knows and her planning of things, an instrumental part of all the work done for our parents, the list is endless.

We decided that we could offer care at our expense for Mum & Dad in a private home for a period of time, until the new home was completed and ready for their arrival, sometime at the begining of August, and its still all running smoothly at this point of writing, lets hope it continue's, its a costly thing, but didnt the scottish parliament not say it was free care for the elderly, if it is can someone point me in the direction please.

My own wife continue's to work away to support the household, but i'm now having a look at the employment market, and too which direction i may turn too, would you beleive it if i said i was going to go into the caring and support sector, i've seen enough to make me think i could help and i've had and got so much support from fellow carers and groups, that i feel it would just be right for me to try, you know the old saying, better to have tried and failed than never tried at all, so fingers crossed and i'll let you know.

I will need to lose a few pounds in weight, as due to my recent inactivity at the gym and golf course, that damn spare tire looks like its being pumped up around my waist again
and i'm a bit helpless to have it disconnected, like the report card used to say, must try harder, well i'm back at the golf and the gym's only down the road, so i must get it all working together to see the benefits of it all, got an old school reunion coming up in September, so would like to walk through the doors, not roll.

As the heading say's, Clearing The Next Hurdle, its been a long road and know doubts we'll meet a few more obstacles, but its been a most rewarding road, for me anyway and i wouldn't have managed it without a small but superb family around me, i hope that i can go on now and do what i think i would be good at, caring and support and if their's anyone out there looking for a carer or a person for a supporting roll, please give me a try, you'd have nothing too lose, but everything to gain.

Its been smashing doing a blogg again and i promise i 'll do my best not too leave it as long again, even if it's just for a gab, but as always, thanks to my fellow bloggers who send me the e-mail's, you guy's and gal's are what we all need, supporters.

William (Re-Hab)

Too all my fellow bloggers who took the time out to contact me recently with when things have been particularily difficult, a million thanks for your support and good wishes, the world would be a poorer place without you people in it.

So where have i been and why was i posted missing for so long, infact from the 27th March,
as has been documented on this blogg my parents who both suffer from dementia, have been having a real tough time of it, especially Dad, who had an infection in his lungs and is recovering, but been left with a very weak back, its a real struggle for him to get in and out of the chair, only with the use of a stick now for his balance.

As a family and me as a carer, its been a horrible time for us, and only now are we seeing a glimmer of light at the end of this tunnel, but we've still probably got a few more to go through before before anything happens.

It was at one of my classes that i attend on '' coping with dementia and elderly people'', that i had to ask for some kind of assistance, as i felt it was all becoming a bit to much for me and Mum & Dad, fortunately there was a senior nurse who spoke too me and told me she knew what i was going through and would do all she could to help me and my parents through this patch.

I had been asking Social Services for my parents to be re-assessed for quite a few months now as their health and ability went into decline, but all you would ever get was, they're not bad enough and we can still put in services to help you, well we've had to put in private services for evening meals now 4 nights a week, they get there breakfast made for them now, as Mum didnt realise the toaster was on fire one morning and phoned me to say there was a large red truck out side the house and some men were coming in, the next voice i heard was a Fireman telling me what had happened and that my parents were both okay, now i know where my hair's going and it aint on the hairdresser's floor anymore.

As they are both a bit on the deaf side of hearing, the tv is there only source of entertainment, if the volume isnt up loud enough its just a waste of time having it on, but Mum had other ideas, she thought she would just nip out the front gate at the busy main road and stop the first person passing and ask them to come in and turn up there tv for them, a recipe for disaster waiting to happen, maybe they were lucky it was a care worker coming in that saw her in the street and brought her back into the house.

These are just a few of the things that happen, and how life can be very difficult indeed not just for the sufferers but the carer's too, but my goodness, doesnt this country rely very very heavily on these people, someone said in an article in a national newspaper that if every carer took the people they looked after to their local NHS hospital and left them there to be seen to, this country and its medical needs would grind to a halt, and the powers to be know this to be so true, but they also know that it would never happen, because we are a group of people who would never let anything happen to our family or loved one's, therefore will continually have the goodness and kindness extracted from us and don't they just love having you over a barrel, but cleverly disguised as services.

A few paragraphs back i told you of a senior nurse who said she would do all she could for us, to relieve the pressure, do you know what, within 16 hours of talking too her, she calls me back and say's i'm getting your parents in for a 2 days per week re-assessment request for 6 weeks and we'll get any ailments sorted out and we'll let you know how much they have declined since we last saw them a year ago, NOW THATS WHAT I CALL GOING THE EXTRA MILE, now social services will really know where they stand and what they'll have to do after this has finished.

I have written (e-mailed) 2 local mp's for there area and invited for them to come out and visit my parents, i've even offered to pay there wages for that day, do you know what, not a reply, so obviously my offer of 2 weeks incapacity benefit must be less that what they get for a days wages, but i did forget to include an expenses sheet, maybe thats the reason for no-reply's.

It will be my sister-in-laws birthday soon and i'll take this opportunity of wishing her many happy returns, without doubt she's one in a million and i thank her from the bottom of my heart for all she does, it's very much appreciated.

Tomorrow i'm going into hospital myself for an examination and wee op, so fingers crossed that i'll be back on my feet quick as possible, i'll try and write a wee bit more soon as possible, thanks again for all the good wishes, and the muskateer who brought me back too the blogg page.

William.

Hello Everyone,

At last, back on-line. As the heading say's, my provider hasn't been providing what they're getting paid for and when you do get through, its very difficult to understand them, so i'll be changing my provider very soon indeed, whether they like it or not.

The other half of my heading says it all really. Whatever i'm doing or eating or drinking, its not doing me any good at all and i do watch very carefully, infact i got weighed today and i'm now down another 7lb, now that is a dress size at least girls, but still got the wee bit of tummy, but heading in the general direction of what i need to get down too, but the cramps and dryness are hacking me right off, nearly had my sleeping bag down at the doctor's for the whole week this week, first name terms with the receptioists now.

If anyone has any good remedies for this horrible illness, that actually work, please send them along, i'll be eternally grateful.

Now wait till you read this bit, i am now 1 yr and 2 days past my heart-attack, but the best bit of all is, I AM NOW 1 YEAR OFF THE FAGS TODAY, yes i'm very proud of it, i would never have seen me being the person to quit altogether, but had so many set-backs, i just decided that this is one i can keep going with, some of the stories you hear from the hospital and doctors are enough to make you quit, and yes i suppose they are meant to shock you into stopping, although i have said this too many people, smoking does mask an absolute multitude of illnesses, that when you do stop, you get everything thats going, so its like being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

In the time i have been off-line, my sister-in-law lost her father to illness a few weeks ago, he had just turned 80 the week before, but had gone through a tough time, but it was still a shock. He was a great family man, but forever one of the lads, golfing and dominoes and always being on hand for his children as they grew up to be fine and very well educated people, a credit to their father, it was a honour to have known him, rest easy Tommy, i'm sure everyday will be a fair weather day for golfing in the big golf course in the sky.

Its fast approaching mine and the wife's birthday's, SAME DAY, different year, now just what could i get this super woman for her birthday, after what she has too put up with me an all the ailments, i think i'll need to raid the piggy bank big-time, never met anyone like her, she just batters on regardless, takes it all in her stride and puts in a few extra hours every week at her work, just so that we don't struggle to much, what a woman.

If there are any spelling mistakes or words put round the wrong way, accept my apoligises, i'm struggling to do much more at this stage as most of its getting a bit fuzzy,need to give the medication more time to kick in i'm told.

Finally, didnt fancy the new James Bond film out on DVD this last week, Quantum Of Solace, usually enjoy that trilogy, b ut this one is just too much action, not a lot of talking and a very difficult storyline to follow, so if anyone is thinking of buying it, think again, Daniel Craig is fine but there are far far too many computer graphics on the film, just detracts from what James Bond is really about.

So thats it for my first blogg back, lets hope the connections lasts a bit longer and a new
provider awaits just around the corner.

Hi to the Muskateers, hope your all well.

Cheers
William ( Re-hab)

Yeah i know, where have i been, its just the words i look for, not the time, so here we go then.

Recently we've been hearing alot about well known people and illness, while i have sympathy for everyone of them, isnt it strange how the illness that we all know about and hear about, only comes to the fore when its happening to someone instantly recognisable to the public, it never ceases to amaze me, thousands of sufferers in years gone by didnt get there name in the paper or pictures either, the only way anyone ever found out about the man or woman at the end of the street being ill, was word of mouth between neighbours and relatives.

As you will all be well aware, my own parents suffer from dementia and are probably about 70% of the way through it, there are still things they can actually manage, but the majority is done through help. Just last week
we had a visit from one of the housing care workers from Renfrewshire Council, a chap well up in the department, he tells us now that the Council have moved the goalposts and criteria for dementia sufferers who need to be in a more secure enviroment, his words to me were, you are doing to good a job, you need to take a step back from your parents, more care-needs will have to be put in place, so that the people who make the decisions can see how much help they need, i'll tell them instantly, an awful lot more than is being done right now for them, have they any idea how big a risk they are to themselves in that house and having to climb up and down stairs to get to there bed every night, mum has a walking stick, dad is badly troubled by rhumatism in his joints, here is how a typical day can be for them.

I get the phone call first thing in the morning, what day is it, do we go to our respite centre, is a bus coming to pick us up, what time will we be back at, will you be here to make our tea, is the tea in the fridge, what clothes will dad put on to go out, where are they, is there any cakes in the fridge, what day will you be over, traa-la la-la, traa-la-la-la,( its a wee song they sing to each other) then she'll say, ok then bye for now, five minutes later the phone goes, what days is it, do we go anywhere today, i think we'll just stay in today, it looks cold outside.

Now someone who say's they aren't bad enough yet or doesn't deal or live close to them on a daily basis, so how can they arrive at that decision, recently mum has been taking it upon herself to dish out the daily medicines when their's knowone about, they have the blister packs for each time and day, some times you'd be there and there would be nothing left for that week and it was only a Thursday and new packs don't come in till a Sunday, so i decide to change things around the other week, and just tell them that the care-workers will bring in the medicines from now on, actually i put the packs in a cupboard out of there reach. I left a new set of notes out for the care-workers, instructing them how to go about handing out the medicine's, this was of course the worst thing i ever done, they have been short staffed and under pressure, so different people have been coming in and out, have know idea where things are, sign the book as done and just leave, last week mum missed 4 days of lunch time tablets and the tablets were finished before the last day on the packet.

And the guy from the Council say's ive to stand back a bit, god help them if i ever did, i've now had to leave large A4 size notices on the walls to direct them to where the tablets are, by the way, who do you think is doing whose job here, my sister-in-law says i'll make myself ill, if its for my parents, i don't care.

A fellow muskateer of mine on this blog recently tried to get in touch with the Prime Minister about a matter of urgency for her and others around, she's still waiting for a reply, but let me asure her, i'll be dropping him a wee line shortly and if their's no-reply then maybe its time to just visit a local MP, then on down to him for a personal call, i can assure fellow readers and bloggers, whatever i write to him will be printed in here too,
as i said at the start, of course i have sympathy for all these people, but for goodness sake, lets remember all the people who have suffered and those who will suffer in future, there names should be held up high as well.

Cheers
William (Re-Hab)

Hi Everyone,

Only in this country could you make the biggest mess of banking, lose millions of pounds, be allowed to
tell your side of the story,( we're not qualified in Banking), say sorry and get away with it and in some cases
still get paid un-healthy sums of money each month, they should be treated as war criminals and sent to
court, found guilty and sentenced to remain behind bars for many many years, i hear many saying, thats a
bit harsh, maybe so, but if it were you or i or joe bloggs on the street, we'd get it alot worse than them believe
me.

I will be writing to my bank manager at the end of this month and telling him to take my interest charges out of Sir Fred Goodwin's account, after all he made a bigger muck up of all the accounts than i did of mine alone,
so why should i have to pay for his mistakes and by the way, how do you get a job that your not qualified for,
because every time i've done that they ask me, what makes you think you can fill this position, well if they can then so could i, the thing is these guys just don't care about the ordinary people or investors or the money, it isn't real to them so they just band it about like numbers on a blank piece of paper, the bigger the mess you make or mistake, the bigger the rewards are, note to myself at this point, add it to your CV, that'll
impress future employers, NOT.

Having used to work for a rather large company a few years ago, i remember an instance in it where a guy
had lost a cool 1/4 of a million quid, after is was clear he had made a clerical error somewhere, he got promoted a few months later, the company who had deposited the money were given a full re-embursment
and the company i worked for took the hit for it, so as not to lose the multi-million pound contract, they eventually did about 12mths later, one of their men at the top was reportedly heard saying, you lot aint bigger than us, we're bigger than you and we'll show you, sadly i was subjected to harrasment from this so-called boss a few years later and it ended up with me leaving via the redundancy exit, after getting an absolute bawling from him in his office one day, he told me i was on a shaky peg in here and that i wouldnt
be lasting to much longer and that was from a guy who couldn't look after 1/4 of millon quid, i dealt with amounts a lot larger on a daily basis and could balance my cash to the nearest penny, although raging inside i just laughed at him and his comments, oh aye forgot to say, his wife worked in there also, i'm sure she died her hair blonde, just to cover the real fact of being incredibly thick, but using it as an excuse, those two were incredibly well matched, don't think i'll ever see there likes again in my working life-time, hope not anyway.

This credit crunch is really taking grip of the nation, i'm not to bothered about other countries financial problems, i'm a British citizen and only want the best for my country, so lets hope we check all future CV's
for position's of a national interest and nature, know more of the infamous 4, although knowing our country
they'll re-invent themselves as another expert somewhere else, men of many talents, master's of very few
i'm afraid, i'm just getting off the soap-box now, so hope you enjoyed the rant and an old work place story
of mine, till the next time.
Cheers
Wiliam.

Hello everyone, Sorry i've been posted missing lately, busy doing the usual, communicating with the local jobcentre, visiting the hospital, visiting my parents, dementia classes and then saying hello to the wife as we pass in the hallway.

I have been in looking at different people's bloggs and what a fantastic one i found from a young lady called
Jayne Burnett who recently had a short film i'll call it, made about her, i won't spoil it by giving away too much, but please please look in on it, it doesnt take long, sit back and admire a really strong and to be admired young lady, i thought it was so good, i commented on it twice for her.

So the job-centre still want to keep an eye on me, know problems their, but why has it come to this stage that they want to give me all the support and financial help needed to get back into the work-place, when for months past, i couldn't get a penny from them and they said i was good and ready for work, when clearly one of their head practioners say's i'm not and too take my time, get well, then we'll see about how we can get you back to work, it makes a change from, we're not putting any pressure on you, but did you know that this that and the other were available to you when you get a job, know i didnt, but since you've enlightened me of it, i'll keep it in mind, and then see if its still available when i get one, you'll probably say at that point, that offer doesn't apply any more, as they say '' heard it ''.

Ended up in the hospital last week, have know idea what happened to my foot, but couldn't walk on it Thursday or Friday, doctor at the hospital says it could be diabetes related as my blood sugar level nearly went through the roof when they checked it, its okay now, but the pain was incredible and i was on the end of a short fuse.

Mum and Dad continue on their own little merry way, if you can call it that, their having real problems figuring out which day it is every morning, i speak to her every day at least 3 or 4 times by phone and thats on a good day, other days it can be 7 or 8, i'm just trying to keep them in the house as much as possible just now, due to the really bad weather, we couldn't have anything happening to them if they were out, they're enjoying the day centre much more now and thats really pleasing, as at there age they have been set in their own ways for to many years now to go changing it all about. My sister-in-laws parents have been having a rough time of it lately, with her Dad being in hospital and here Mum now feeling the strain of it all and its affected her own health in the last week or so, so come on T.H & M.H. we're all rooting for you both.

Had my monthly meeting at the Dementia class at the hospital the other night, to help me understand it alot more, i thought we had it tough as a family, nothing to compare with some of the stories i heard at it, from people wanting to go shopping at 3am in the morning, to going to bed at 5pm, because it had got dark outside, no concept of time or where they are, but the amazing thing about this illness is that knowone has the same symptoms as the next, because it effects everyone differently, when i left the meeting, i walk across to the other side of the hospital to get the bus into town, i don't mind admitting, i had a massive lump in my throat, my parents are at this point very well manored and not aggressive, what some of the others put up with from the sufferers is unbelievable, i take my hat off to you people.

On the point of an offer from two musketeers i know, i'm giving it serious consideration, this week i have managed to lose only 1 lb, thats probably about 2 stitches to you women out there with a tape measure,
but i'll continue to fight the extra pounds and head on my merry way to the eleventh month of not smoking,
getting used to the diet lemonade and those fat free crisps, but will need to cut down on, the grapes, the keep-fit instructor said, a handfull's plenty, but you don't need to place the hand's together, very witty i thought.

Thanks for all the comments.

Re-Hab ( William)

Hi Everyone,

Sorry i've been a bit delayed, was doing this 3 or 4 days ago when something popped up, so had to deal with it at the time, it involved Mum & Dad, as you will know it hasn't been easy for any of us lately, physically their great, memory wise their failing quite badly now, but their spirit just amazes me, but require more and more care every week, keep you posted.

Now if i go back to the week before christmas, while shopping in the city centre , Marks & Spencer's, i'm checking out the price's as one does in these times, i notice the price of a medium size chicken is around £3.98, but its to early to buy one for christmas dinner, plus i want a good sell by date on the item, so wait till the following week. I return 2 days before christmas, very early in the morning (8.45am), it is busy but i'm in the store , so lets get it done, went to pick up the same style of chicken as last week from the same shelf, this chicken's grown wings, because the price has just went up to £7.98, 4 quid extra in less than a week, thats what i call inflation, bit the bullet and bought the said bird, proceeded up the escalator and thought, i'll by my mrs something extra for her christmas, went to the dept, got what i wanted, paid the cashier and was walking away when i noticed the slip said minus 2.1% for the V.A.T. Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't the reduction of V.A.T. 2.5%, mmmmmmm, and then the company say there sales were down and we're going to get rid of 1000 workers, bigger profits = less sales = redundancy, or if we're really truthful, bosses
of Marks & Spencer's get bigger bonuses, i've taken up enough time and space on this company, but think back if you will to there TV adverts and remember their slogans for their stuff, here is mine to them, (and i do feel so sorry for the people who will probably lose their jobs as a result of there practice's.

Written on beautifully hand crafted paper, selected from the finest forrests of the world, inserted into an envelope of the finest finish, this is not just any redundancy notice, this is an M & S redundancy notice.

Change the subject now, after winning my appeal a short time ago, i got the usual letter saying, all sorted,now you don't qualify for anything, 2 sharp letters later and a phone call from a head of departmet,
it is all sorted and in my favour and won't be bothered from them again, getting it in writing as well, just because i can photo copy it and return to them, in case they wish to bother me, know they won't.

Now approaching the 10th month of stopping smoking, and since the begining of the New Year i have been on a wee bit of a diet and returned to the gym, jumped on to the scales just to see how it was doing, oh ya beauty, down 6lbs, sorry ladies don't know what that converts to in dress sizes, but it does feel different, but i've got a fair we bit to go to hit the target, didnt join a slimming club, didnt join GMTV, did watch Mr Motivator, lovin' that 80's disco music he does it too, funny how their aint any modern day music to excersize too, or is there, but did listen to what my doctor, practice nurse and dietician said to me, now while not following it to the letter, i have followed it a considerably long way, and the waist-line is feeling all the better for it , got a few goals to aim for, but keeping them under wraps for now.

Thanks as always for all the comments and advice, its all on board,

Cheers

William ( Re-Hab)