At a BBQ a few years ago one of the guests had a small quadcopter controlled by wi-fi from an iPad. Equipped with stabilisers and an in-built camera it was able to fly over the assembled guests and we could all see ourselves on the iPad from about 20-30m above ground level. Prices then were around £200 but I expect prices have dropped. Great fun with iPad control and in-built camera. Of course drones have war uses, but this was a nice benign application. The design looked robust enough to survive the occasional crash although most have algorithms to land safely if out of wi-fi range, I believe.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27403761 .
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Weather and moods
It is funny how the weather influences ones mood. Today here we have started the day here with very bright sunshine and I feel much better: still giddy and still slightly sick inside, but feeling much more positive.
At the moment I am on 400ml of liquid feed via my stomach peg. Next week this reduces to 200ml, all being well. I am eating 4 meals a day by mouth (breakfast, lunch, tea and supper) and have 2-3 drinks by mouth. I am maintaining the same weight I was when on 900ml of liquid feed, which is 11 stone.
All being well, I shall be off the peg feed (directly into my stomach) during June and that will be a real milestone on the road to full recovery. I still have to conquer the giddiness and sickness.
At the moment I am on 400ml of liquid feed via my stomach peg. Next week this reduces to 200ml, all being well. I am eating 4 meals a day by mouth (breakfast, lunch, tea and supper) and have 2-3 drinks by mouth. I am maintaining the same weight I was when on 900ml of liquid feed, which is 11 stone.
All being well, I shall be off the peg feed (directly into my stomach) during June and that will be a real milestone on the road to full recovery. I still have to conquer the giddiness and sickness.
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Sepura shares
Sepura shares have been "on the up" recently. They fell back to around 132p but have climbed back to 140p. Not too long ago they were worth about 30p. Unfortunately shares can fluctuate widely, but recent movements suggest Sepura must be doing something right.
Lawns
Most weeks, our "London" son visits us with our granddaughter Amandine. Whilst here, he usually cuts the front and rear lawns, bless him. To save him time, my wife Lis mowed (part of) the rear lawn.
Lis dislikes me being ill: in days gone by I would do both lawns in about 1 hour. These days it is a real struggle for me. I wish it wasn't so, but I cannot help it. I'd love not to depend on anyone. Roll on that day, please.
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| Granddaughter Amandine (nearly 3) being a butterfly today |
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
3 steps forward and 2 back?
This is the pattern my stroke recovery seems to take. Some days are good and I feel things are improving, only for this to be followed by a day or more when I appear to slide backwards.
Today has been a bad day: although food and drinks have gone down OK, I feel very giddy and tire easily. I very much hope I can overcome the giddiness. This and the uncomfortable sickness feeling in my stomach and food pipe are making life very hard.
If I am honest, only sleep is a release. Days are long and uncomfortable and I am sure no-one (not even my long suffering wife) understands just how miserable life still is for me. I very much want to be well again and able to do all the things I used to be able to do. But almost everything I do exhausts me. A slight bit of gardening and I am zonked out
I keep going because people tell me I will get better given time. God, I hope they are right as life as it is now is unbearable for too much longer.
Today has been a bad day: although food and drinks have gone down OK, I feel very giddy and tire easily. I very much hope I can overcome the giddiness. This and the uncomfortable sickness feeling in my stomach and food pipe are making life very hard.
If I am honest, only sleep is a release. Days are long and uncomfortable and I am sure no-one (not even my long suffering wife) understands just how miserable life still is for me. I very much want to be well again and able to do all the things I used to be able to do. But almost everything I do exhausts me. A slight bit of gardening and I am zonked out
I keep going because people tell me I will get better given time. God, I hope they are right as life as it is now is unbearable for too much longer.
Gym referral
As my physio sessions for my stroke draw to a close in Ely I have now been recommended "on referral" to the Newmarket Leisure Centre for further work on balance and stamina. Being referred, one gets discounted rates for the 12 weeks of group sessions twice a week for 30 minutes each. Hopefully this will help my recovery.
I am not really a "gym" sort of person, but I am game for anything which will help me recover my "old" self.
I am not really a "gym" sort of person, but I am game for anything which will help me recover my "old" self.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Sepura
Can you believe it - it is over 6 years ago that I retired from Sepura. For the first few years I still felt "connected" to the old place but these days it is just a distant memory. Most times were good ones, but towards the end things were getting silly and I was glad to get out and realise there was more to life. When fully fit I really enjoyed my retirement: time to do what I wanted, when I wanted, for a change. Our grandchildren came along when we had time to see and be there for them. At the moment, with my stroke, retirement is harder work and I cannot do as much as I'd want. Hopefully this will get better again soon.
Sepura shares are doing well, having risen from around 30p to 137.50p currently, although they were even higher earlier in the year. Most of my Sepura shares have gone, but I do still hold some.
Of course, I wish all my old Sepura colleagues every success. It must be even harder working there now I expect. I have no idea about projects or people there these days. It is several years since I have been in.
Sepura shares are doing well, having risen from around 30p to 137.50p currently, although they were even higher earlier in the year. Most of my Sepura shares have gone, but I do still hold some.
Of course, I wish all my old Sepura colleagues every success. It must be even harder working there now I expect. I have no idea about projects or people there these days. It is several years since I have been in.
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