Tales of the Unexpected!

Kia Ora Everyone.... Sorry no postings for quite a while! Where've I been, eh? Well, the good news is that I haven't fallen down the gully or been swallowed up by a Mangrove sucker or even been enjoying some tramping in the Bush.... much more interesting than that! I've been doing an unsolicited stint as the health equivalent of whatever that woman's called whose does those 'The Hotel Inspector' TV programmes.... at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland & as from today... of the South Auckland Home Care Team....
A few weeks ago, my wwoofing duties included a couple of days of carting big bales of hay from the Barn & wheel barrowing them to various parts of the Farm, to mulched the many fruit trees after feeding them with Blood, Bone & Lime.... (all dried & none of it mine, I hasten to add.... well, maybe a bit of my blood after I missed the bale twine & accidentally cut thru' my rubber gardening gloves...)
Since then I'd felt like I'd pulled a muscle or two in my fairly substantial belly!.... but the pain got worse & I began to feel ill.... & eventually T&C drove me their GP... about 60 miles away.... we are out in the sticks here... & she diagnosed Appendictis & arranged my immediate transfer to Middlemore Hospital.... some key hole surgery & excellent nursing/medical care & I was happily discharged 4 days later.... got home & began to feel really ill.... & ended up being readmitted 4 days later with two badly infected wound sites that needed further surgery & IVantibiotics... more excellent nursing/medical care... & here I am, discharged yesterday, 6 days later & just had my first experience of the District Nursing service..... Margaret, my wonderful DN has redressed my wounds & I'm feeling a bit more myself than I have for some time... I did have a bout of feeling ever so sorry for myself & thanks very much to those friends who replied with some tlc to my texts... anyway, now I realise yet again what a blessed woman I am to have good friends & a family who thrive on crisis management & are there when I need them! Who needs soaps, eh?
As a wwoofer, you can be in a precarious position when you're ill - re: accomodation, food, care etc because Tanya & Charmaine here at Earthtalk have had to buy in extra help to cover my absence yet they've been incredibly compassionate & caring & driven miles & miles to ensure I had visitors & all that I needed to help me get well in hospital... e.g. it's a 3 hour/130 mile round-trip to the hospital taking in the car so.... yes, I am very fortunate to have two such amazing & generous woman take the time & trouble to look after me.... doing my washing & cooking my evening meal....! Hopefully, I'll be back on my feet, up & wwoofing very soon although no heavy lifting for 4 weeks according to the Doctors so the hay bales & mulching are off the list for me! So, what a wonderfully healing spot I've got to recover in & a plentiful supply of organic eggs, fruit & veggies... the 4 types of lettuce I'd pot planted on my decking have just shot up whist I've been away & spring really has arrived.... as I glance up I can see 12 little ducklings splashing away in the wetland pond & a wonderfully irreidesant Kingfisher on the fence nearby! Yes, I'm blessed!
So, no photos but lots of gratitude for the gift of family & friends that it's ever so easy to take for granted! Love Suz xx