The next few weeks are difficult to say the least....
We have good days and bad days as you can imagine but we resolve to plough on as we have no option tbh
I manage to source a wheelchair from a mobility shop and this is a big step for us in that we can now get Nina outside the RV albeit in an awkward shuffle down the steps in to the chair
She is outside in the sun for the first time and that makes her feel so much better
A visit to the clinic in the hire car is a success so we decide to drive around to Puerto de Mazarron for a wheel along the promenade and an hour or so back in Planet Reality
Not a comfortable experience for her but Nina puts on a brave smile
We stop at the Morroccan restaurant and enjoy a very nice Humus/cous cous meal for lunch and vow to return soon when we are more practised with the 'wheels'
We do the trip to Cartagena hospital and the full horror is revealed...
We are quite shocked by the X rays counting 15 screws amid the titanium plating and both sit crying in the cafe...the stress and trauma of it all just overwhelms us again
A week later and we are settled in to the regular twice weekly trips to the hospital some 60km away
Nina is fitted with an orthopaedic leg brace which we again have to purchase and her foot now sees some sunshine
Nina's folks drive down from the UK in just three days and settle in to the apartment we have sourced for them in nearby Bolnuevo
A nice location just around from the seafront and perfect for their two month stay to support us
At last a bit of pleasure for Nina as she has her hair highlighted and cut at the local salon
Terry has the controls and Nina is wheeled to the end of the promenade to a nice bar for a view of the sea and a welcomed beer
The aptly named 'Oasis' bar
Lynda steps in the fray and embarks on a cooking regime involving back to back Full English Breakfasts at the apartment and a very nice prawn curry done in the RV with me sat down for a change
We cram in to the hire car one day and visit Puerto for lunch and a drink around the marina
Nina is improving daily now with her facial injuries healing nicely
There is still a way to go but hopefully her disfigured and swollen lip will relax at some point and the remaining healing skin issues with her leg are resolved soon
Rudy and Dorine visit again which was really nice as together with a newly arrived keith we wheel Nina down the front here at Puntas de Calnegre to the local restaurant for a Menu del Dia on the beach
A 'Bon Bon' for Nina made with condensed milk
Too sweet but it hit the spot...
It's great to see you out and about Nina, bet the sunshine and being able to leave the van has made you feel so much better.
ReplyDeleteLovely that your Mum and Dad are there for extra company and to give you some extra TLC.
Your hair looks beautiful (although it always does).
See you soon xxx