Broken Foot!

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Saturday 20th

Conference-bound

So Matt was in Cardiff for the weekend - attending a translation 'conference' (even Matt couldn't tell me it was work, however, translation is on the whole done at home, it is a much needed social so FB friends and colleagues can meet up.

All legs.

Boy and Giraffes

Bear playing

Boy relaxing

Lion

Bears

We didn't have football today so I asked Tom what he wanted to do.  He wanted to go to the zoo (we were meant to go at Easter but ran out of time).  So off we went.  Wow, he chose the right day - it was completely empty - we heard Liverpool accents from a couple of other families, but I'm guessing there were less than 100 people there - not a good sign, this zoo has received a lot of bad press recently, if people stop going then it will fold and what will happen to the animals?  Surely it is best to support it and make sure the animals have the best chance.

We have always liked it as the enclosures the animals are in are as natural as can be - lots of natural terrain, the big cats have to climb big wooden poles to get their food, there is a big enclosure where birds, lemurs and other creatures roam free.

Anyway, Tom and I had a great time, there are 2 new giraffe babies and a rhino baby which took up a lot of our time.

The snow leopards put on a good display, we watched lions leap up the wooden stakes, the penguins were quite funny, the vultures were mega ugly and huge and the bears came out to play for us.  All in all a good day.  Thanks Dalton Zoo.

So, poor Tom has been suffering from hay fever since the start of the month, he was so under the weather that he got a cold on top of it.  On the way home, he looked completely goosed.  We got home, had some tea and he was in bed and asleep before 7, bless him.

Not much left!

In a way it was good for me though as I was holding a cheese and wine party.  The huge cheese hamper I got for my birthday was smelling ripe and I needed help eating it.  I invited all the girls, only about 4 came, but it was enough and we had a good evening.  In fact it didn't finish until after 2am, Janine and Steph who didn't know each other before the night were best friends by the end of the night.  They ganged up against me for my music taste, but it was all in good jest and a great evening was had by all.

Oh - I got a call from Matt.  He was at Denzil's, he had had an incident on the motorbike.  His foot had got squished whilst filtering traffic at a traffic light.  It was sore, so Denzil put him in his hot tub for 2 hours and it was feeling better.  He was determined to continue home on Sunday.



Sunday 21st

Driving!

Not the best day.  I was very hungover and extra grumpy due to lack of sleep.  Oh dear!  Yes, I know all my own fault.  Once up we walked over to Meadow Falls to see Liz (she did the 3 peaks yesterday and I guess was very tired as she didn't drop round for drinks)  We took her some special foot balm.  It was quite fortuitous for Tom as he got to ride their lawn mower which he loved.  Couldn't stop giggling as he almost bumped into trees etc.

We then headed to the playground so Tom could expend some energy whilst I felt sorry for myself.  We were killing time as I guessed that Matt would get home around 1pm and would want lunch.  I was right, he got home pretty much dead on 1pm and was happy to hobble round to Bernies for lunch.  Just as well as I NEEDED a chip butty - nothing else would do.  I had one, and boy did it taste good.  I actually felt human for a good hour or so after it.

Can't remember what we did for the rest of the day.  Matt was hobbling around, (his foot is very swollen).  Tom wasn't 100% nor was I, so I guess it was a quiet day.

Monday

The aftermath

Matt asked me to drive him to Kendal Hospital as his foot was still really hurting.  I suspected he had broken it.  I took Tom to school and then took him along.  They did an x-ray, they weren't sure, it could be a hairline fracture or it might not.  To be sure, they put him in plaster, told him to keep it elevated and report to fracture clinic in Lancaster tomorrow.  Not a great outcome but at least he was being looked after

Tuesday
Took Matt to fracture clinic in Lancaster.  The Consultant wasn't sure if it was a hairline fracture or not either.  He took the plaster off and asked him to walk on his bad foot.  He could put weight on it, but it hurt.  He gave Matt a choice: a tubigrip or a boot or plaster.  Of course Matt chose a tubigrip, you would wouldn't you?  His foot is still very swollen.  He has been given a 6 week appointment to see the Consultant again but if it heals by itself he can cancel it.