August is just flying along isn't it? Where do the days go? We have got gardening done and made some visits locally. We also visited a lovely exhibition at the Burslem School of Art with friends who came over from Beeston for lunch. There were some wonderful works of art in the Three Counties Exhibition. The three counties being Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire.
I've been struggling health wise and after the bone marrow biopsy I had in April I have been diagnosed with a rare blood disorder caused by a faulty gene so have, over the next few weeks, to start treatment for that. I had a venesection on Thursday which is the start of the ongoing process. This now explains the blood clot in my leg and the two PEs I had in 2022 and 2023. I'll try to keep blogging here and there. I've just noticed that this is my first post for this month. It reminds me of some school reports, usually for maths, when there was always a comment of 'could do better'.
Anyway at the moment I'm looking for things colourful and cheerful and found them at Trentham Gardens where the wild flower meadows are looking wonderful.
I'll let the photos speak for themselves, although they don't do justice to the wonderful sesnsation of being amongst them.
So lovely, I can't even imagine being in such a garden!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry about your health issues, but a diagnosis is helpful. So often we are told we are imagining things, or that we don't really feel that bad, which just makes us feel worse! Now you can treat it, and know better how to deal with it. Hugs, Rosie.
Thank you Granny Sue. The flowers were wonderful. I'm hoping that the new treatment will help and I'm glad an explanation has been found, I now need to learn how to deal with it:)
DeleteBeautiful photos Rosie! Very calming. How strange that you have been diagnosed so late in life with a genetic blood disorder. I would have thought it would have shown up before. It is good that you are finally able to get it treated. I hope that you soon feel better in your Birthday month! X
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone. Apparently the condition needs a trigger to start it off and one of the triggers is age. Perhaps this has been developing for few years now since I reached my seventies or maybe it was something else that set it off. Thank you for remembering when my birthday is, I'm keeping my fingers crossed I don't have an appointment at the hospital that day, I do have one the week before:)
DeleteOh I’m sorry to hear that, Rosie. I hope that all goes well with your treatment.
ReplyDeleteThe wild flower meadows are absolutely stunning..very cheery.
Take care 😁
Thank you Sal, I'm keeping my fingers crossed trhat the medication will help. The flowers were wonderful and buzzing with bees:)
DeleteSorry to read about your health problems, at least it has been diagnosed and being treated. We are still waiting for our move to happen, solicitors who seem to work exceedingly slowly and ask (to us anyway) the stupidest questions, several times usually. I feel like I'm living in limbo, but still have to keep up with housework and garden. Take care. Hugs Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Gill, I'm hoping the medication will be okay for me. Sorry to hear about your move. It is such a stressful time. I hope you can soon move into your new home. I remember the anxieties when we moved over here from Lincolnshire, I know someday we will have to move to a smaller place and I dread it:)
DeleteI hope all goes well with the treatment. A visit to those wildflower meadows must certainly have helped! I always felt that school teachers could do better when they write reports. My old Latin master once wrote "Mildly industrious!" which my mother thought was a good report.
ReplyDeleteThank you John. Ha, yes we did Latin for two years. When the school went from grammar to comprehensive in my third year there, Latin was dropped. The other phrase they often used was 'must try harder'. My mum kept just one of my reports because for once and only once I came top in English Literature:)
DeleteI am so sorry to hear of your health problems Rosie and I do hope the new treatment now that you have a diagnosis goes well and helps.
ReplyDeleteThe wildflower meadows at Trentham are so beautiful - a lovely place to wander.
Take care Rosie.
Thank you Caroline. I'm not looking forward to starting the new medication next week - I have a choice of two, neither of which sound great. The wildflowers were gorgeous and full of bees and other insects. Still not many butterflies though. Take care:)
DeleteI do hope your treatment goes well now that you have finally got a diagnosis. Let's hope you start to feel a lot better soon even though the hospital visits will be a bit of a nuisance. What a great meadow that is in Trentham
ReplyDeleteThank you CK, yes, hospitals can be a trial, more to do with finding parking and waiting than the actual consultation or treatment. I hope I don't have to make too many visits although medication will have to be collected from there. The meadow is wonderful:)
DeleteOh dear, I do hope all goes well & your health improves. The meadow flowers look gorgeous & glad you can get out & about a bit. Take care & hugs from a very cold Oz, although the sun has shone as well these last few days.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. I hope so too, we can still go out and about once I'm settled on the medication which I start next week. Stay warm in the cold, we will try and keep cool in the warmth, it is expected to be very hot today and possible thunder storms too. Take care:)
DeleteJust catching up with your news, Rosie. I do hope that now you have a diagnosis that the treatment will help. Thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteThe wild flowers at Trentham are looking so good and cheery. Lovely photos.
Thank you Beverley. I'm taking a mild chemotherapy tablet and have another venesection tomorrow. Still early days but not many side effects so far. I'm not sure how long I have to take them:)
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