Adam, Hogging, and Aeroplanes

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It's been a bit busy here over the last few days. 

I seem to have been out all day every day. 

Makes it hard to get updates done.

 

Plus I have to let other members of the household use the computer if only for a couple of minutes.  I tend to hog it you know.!!:)

Don't I Laura.???

 

Adam's appointment at the hospital went extremely well.

His burns are already starting to heal.  They do look horrible though.

The doctor said they were only superficial burns and within the next two weeks they should heal completely leaving no scars and no damage. 

He gave them a good touching and Adam didn't make a sound.

The doctor discharged him from the hospital, and said we only need to see the nurse at the doctors surgery to have the bandages changed.

I am thankful for that for several reasons.

It means that Adam has done no serious damage to himself.

And also that we don't have to do the 2o mile round trek to the hospital any more.

Although saying that Laura is not well at the moment, and I think whatever she has is going to need hospital treatment.

It never rains but it pours sometimes.!!!

Anyway, the nurse bandaged his hand again,  She bandaged every finger separately so he can now use his hand, which is good. :)

By the time we got home the bandage was already coming off.  We  put extra on just to cover the raw skin that had become exposed.

He is due at the doctors tomorrow (Monday) for a bandage change.  Sorted.

 

Not really much news to tell.

Still no job at the moment, although I have some phone calls to make tomorrow.  It's the hours I need which is the problem. Oh well, something has to turn up soon. :(

 

Thursday the weather was so bad here with torrential rain, and high winds.

We, that is to say Laura and me, and Adam, decided to trek over to Simon's house which is like miles away, but it was Luke's birthday, on the 10th January he was 5. And we hadn't seen them to give him his presents.

I only got a couple of miles down the road and the rain was so bad, the wipers just couldn't wipe the water off the windscreen fast enough.

"Ring Simon" I said, "see if it's raining over there"

Simon said it wasn't.  So we carried on.  A mile down the road we drove out of the rain.  Whew.!!!!

We had a good visit, and had a walk around the town where we used to live.

It was dark when we arrived home and Keith was already home from work.  He was not best pleased that I was not in when he got home.  And we have known about it ever since.  he can be mean when he's annoyed.

 

Friday was appointment day, we also went to the Argos to get a few things for the caravan. 

They didn't have anything we needed because the new book was coming out on Saturday. 

We gave up. 

I did however buy a travel cot and a bedguard from Mothercare.

I am indeed getting down my list.

 

Saturday we went back to Argos and did manage to get hairdryers, a healthy grill thingy and an iron.  Everything else was out of stock. WTH.  It was a new book for goodness sake.!!!

Adam spent his pocket money on 2 new games for his PSP. Lara croft and a taxi game.

 

Keith did want to go to Wales, but I decided we couldn't really afford the petrol, and to be quite honest I think it is too early to start taking things up there.  Keith is still not best pleased with me.  Oh well, luckily I have broad shoulders.

 

I decide to have a ride out instead to Cosford Air Museum. 

It's free admission and you can spend quite a few hours there looking at all the old aeroplanes. 

They have a new exhibit about the cold war, which I hadn't seen yet, and I knew Keith wanted to see it too.  He wouldn't come. 

OK. 

Don't then. 

We went anyway. 

There is also a science bit in there with exhibits which you can play with. 

Adam always likes this bit, and of course the shop.  Adam likes that bit as well.

I took some photos but everything was so huge.  They didn't come out very well.

Laura bought Adam a few bits and pieces from the shop, and we enjoyed a cup of tea for me, and hot chocolate for Laura, and a bottle of pop for Adam in the little cafe they have there.

All in all a very enjoyable afternoon.

 

Ade isn't here this weekend so we have to fend for ourselves in the food department.  I have to say though that our cooking skills are improving thanks to Ade.!! :)

Now all we need is a cleaning up fairy.  Oh well, you can't have everything can you.  ????

 

Have a great Sunday.

 

 

 

Doctors, monkey and bears.

 

Our appointment went quite well at the doctors yesterday.

The nurse was very nice.

Adam was chattering away to her as he always does.

A couple of things I didn't like.

The nurse didn't ask me or Adam where he was burned, she just assumed it was the palm of his hand, and started to cut the bandage off from the top of his hand.

I just quietly mentioned that it was the top of his hand which was burned.

The nurse looked surprised.  But she turned his hand over and cut the bandage along the palm.

I suppose you would expect it to be the palm if you picked something up which was on fire wouldn't you.???

Anyway, Adam's hand looked much better.  One of the blisters had filled up again, so the nurse burst it and pressed the liquid out.

All the red angry lookingness, is that a word, well you know what I mean, had gone and his hand was just brown with all the dead skin.  I was really pleased with it.

It was re-bandaged and we were done then until Friday when he has to return to the hospital.

The nurse did say though that she would probably see us next week.  So it sounds like he might have the dressings on for a while longer.

The nurse did try to leave his thumb free, but I wish she hadn't really.  It left a raw blister showing which I wasn't happy about, and the edge of the bandage was going to rub it.  I did point this out to her, but she said it would be OK.  I know she was only trying to help, and here's me complaining, but I don't want it to get infected.

Anyway when we got home I put an extra bandage round his thumb just to cover it.  So now I am happy.  !!!!  And Adam is happy because now he can at least write and he does like his writing.  Sometimes our house is buried under Adam's paper, pens and folders.  Ahhhhh Bliss.

I also called into the chemist to buy some verruca killer.  I tried to get it on prescription, but it was no go I'm afraid.  It cost a bomb, for such a small tube.

I just hope it works. 

 

A word of warning though.

Don't ever play Snakes and Ladders or Ludo with a child and a monkey.  They cheat like mad.  They gang up on you and share their turns while your're not looking. 

I wouldn't let the monkey play after that.

But I have to say that the bear was no different.  He was cheating as well!!!!!

 

Not much more to tell really.  I managed to get some washing done, and catch up on some journals.  That's about it I'm afraid.

 

I think while Adam is still sleeping I might sit here a while longer and catch up some more.

A cup of tea though first.

The first one I bought up with me, I think the milk was off.  Yucccck!!!

 

Thank you for your continued good wishes for Adam.  I am sure they are working. Thanks again.

 

Thank you to Sugar for these beautiful tags.

 

 

Piece of cake and light mornings.

 

I am so tired. 

I seem to have been running, running, running and getting nowhere the last couple of days.

 

On Sunday, Adam slept until after 9am. I was glad.  It probably helped him get over the shock.  He seemed fine and wasn't complaining of any pain.  I gave him painkillers anyway.

 

We hadn't planned to do much on Sunday.

We did go out to visit Keith's Aunty and Uncle who we had already planned to meet up with.  Personally, I think we should have stayed in, but I have to say I did enjoy the visit. We haven't seen them for ages, and it seems we only meet up these days for funerals. We came away with a slow cooker which Aunt Chris was gonna throw away, and a deep-fat fryer as well.  I've never owned a deep-fat fryer, they say they aren't healthy.  But I have to say they cook food fast.  Don't know though if we will continue to use it.  We'll see.

 

Adam did want to go to the Air Museum, but it was pouring with rain, and I was worried he would get his bandages wet. So we didn't go.

 

You'll never guess what we bought Sunday afternoon.......go on have you guessed yet.???

Another TV. Oh no you might say.  It was OK though.  It was exactly the same as the baby elephant but much smaller, and will fit perfectly in one of the caravans.

It was quite funny really.

To start with we went to the wrong house.

We knocked on the door.  A woman answered.  Keith said "We've come to look at the TV"  She looked at us for a minute as if she was thinking if she had called someone to look at her TV. Then she said "Why what's wrong with it???"  I started to laugh.  I couldn't help it. 

By the time we had apologised and got back into the car I was nearly hysterical.

To make it worse the real woman was standing on her drive watching us and laughing as well.

We were all laughing about it all day. 

 

Yesterday (Monday) nothing much going on. 

I went into Adam's school to let them know what had happened and to tell them I didn't know when Adam would be back at school. 

I posted some mail at the same time. 

I had to put Adam into the shower before he went to the hospital to have his bandages changed. 

Wasn't that fun.!!! 

I sellotaped a bread wrapper over his hand and told him to try and keep his arm out of the water and to hold it up in the air.

It worked anyway.

His bandages did not get wet.

WhileI was drying him. More trouble. 

I noticed a verruca on his toe.  Only a small one luckily and hopefully it will be easy to get rid of.

Now we have not been swimming since September I think. 

Adam went last Friday with the school.

He also apparently does PE in bare feet.  Could he have caught it that way do you think.??? 

I thought you could only catch veruccas through swimming. 

Does anyone know.???

 

Yesterday was a long day.  Trying to keep Adam amused.  He can't do much without his right hand.  We've sat snuggled on the settee watching Tom & Jerry for a while.  He was pottering about watching me work. Actually he just bought me a piece of cake.  What a good clever boy you might say.  I thought so too until I realised he had eaten the strawberries off the top first.  You've got to laugh I suppose.

 

Has anyone noticed that the mornings are getting lighter.  I've just come back from taking Laura to work,  and it seems quite light.

 

I had better go and get us both dressed.  We don't have to be at the doctors until 1.40pm this afternoon.  Maybe time for a bit of housework.  Or maybe not.!!!:)

 

I have 332 alerts this morning.  Maybe I'll have time to catch up abit.  If I haven't visited you for a while I'm sorry.

 

Thank you for all your kind words for Adam yesterday.  I've been reading all your comments to him.  Trying to explain who everyone is. I think he's quite enjoying the attention.  Bless him.  I've given him hugs from everyone.

 

Well, I hope you all have a good day. 

I'm off for a cup of tea.  And probably more Tom & Jerry. 

Adam chose the pictures today.  I think he chose great ones.

Thank you Sugar.

 

Take care

Carolxx

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Update on Adam

In himself Adam seems fine. 

He hasn't complained really of being in pain. 

I am surprised. 

Whenever I have had a burn of any sort, they have hurt like crazy.

Maybe it was the Flamazine cream they put on it.

 

We had to be back at the hospital for half past two Monday afternoon.

It was pouring with rain again.

I had been giving him pain relief all day just in case the bandage had stuck to the burn.

 

It hadn't.

The nurse was very nice.  She chatted away to Adam all the time.

When the bandage came off I was shocked.

Every finger except for his little finger had the most enormous blister I have ever seen.  The skin round them was red.  Adam's index finger where he had lost all the skin looked like raw meat.

I can't believe it wasn't causing more pain.

 

The nurse covered it over with a clean piece of cloth while we waited for the doctor.

The doctor didn't touch Adam at all. 

He just leaned over and said that he thought it would heal perfectly with no problems.

That they would burst the blisters.

I was thinking No, No. Everyone knows you're not supposed to burst blisters.  But the Doctor said it would feel much more comfortable with the blisters burst.

And they would redress it.

The doctor did ask me how it happened.  I told him.

The doctor asked me if the school would allow him time off. It didn't matter whether the school would let him or not.  He wasn't going to school this week anyway.

Adam never cried.  He did have a bit of a wobbly when the nurse said she was going to burst the blisters with a needle.

She squeezed out all the liquid from the blisters.  You can't tell me that didn't hurt.!!! And washed it with some sterile water.

Re-bandaged it and we were done.

 

Adam did really well.  I thought. 

Adam has to go back to the nurse at our own doctors tomorrow (Wednesday) to have a fresh dressing put on. Then back to the hospital on Friday to be reassessed and fresh dressings.

 

That's about it.  I won't know any more really until Friday when we have been to the hospital.

 

I'll leave you with a picture of Adam that I took on Sunday.  I forgot to say that Adam will be 8yrs old at the end of April this year.

 

I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, best wishes, and for keeping Adam in their thoughts and prayers.  Thank you.  We really appreciate it.

 

Carolxx

 

Yesterday....

Is it morning all ready.???

I didn't sleep very good last night.  I think I was just dozing.  Listening for any sound from Adam.  His room is across the landing from ours, but next door to Laura's, so one of us would have heard him.

He is still asleep anyway.  That will have done him the world of good. 

 

Yesterday started so good, but by late afternoon was full of if onlys.!  If only we had gone to Wales like we were going to.!!  If only the phone hadn't rung when it did.!!!  If only we had started cooking those chocolate coins we were going to make.!!!!  If only we hadn't made those paper aeroplanes.!!!!!If only.  If only.  If only.  I could go on all day.  At the end of the day, we left him alone with an open fire. 'Nough said.

 

I decided not to go out yesterday.  The house is so untidy, I thought it would be a good idea to spend the day cleaning up.

I did start to catch up on my alerts yesterday morning.  Adam was making aeroplanes.  The weather was lovely.  The rain had stopped.  It was sunny.  I thought we might be able to get out on the bikes later.  Ade was here.  Good food.  We were gonna have a nice lazy day.  It didn't happen.

 

We only really light the log fire when there is someone to sit and watch it, which is what we were doing.   It has a habit of spitting bits out and burning the carpet, plus it goes out very quickly if you don't watch it, so you need someone to keep throwing logs on it. We have a fire guard around it, which was still in place after the accident, so we don't really know how it happened.

 

The phone rang.  I ran upstairs to use the decent phone.  The ones downstairs don't have a very good signal.  It was another booking.  Keith followed me to see what they needed. 

Adam came into the bedroom, no screaming, no shouting.  Just said his aeroplane had flown in to the fire and flown back out and had burnt his hand. 

I sort of shoved him into the bathroom, ran the cold tap on to his hand. He said the aeroplane was still on fire on the carpet.  I told him to keep his hand under the cold water and then I quickly ran downstairs to check that the house wasn't on fire.  Nothing.

At this stage his hand didn't look too bad.  Obviously we could see it was a hospital job.  He had lost quite a few layers of skin of his index finger on his right hand,  and there was the beginning of a blister on his ring finger.  By now Laura and Ade were up.  Laura stayed with Adam while I quickly got dressed, collected coats and shoes.  Keith went to bring the car round to the front of the house.

We wrapped Adams hand in a wet towel, and took a bottle of water with us to keep pouring on it as we drove.  It's a half hour drive to the A&E.  It was the longest time you can imagine.

Adam still wasn't crying.  I think he must have been in shock.

When we got to the hospital and saw the triage nurse, and we took the towel off.  I was in shock.  His whole hand was burnt. All of his fingers were blistered, His whole hand was the colour of a tomato.

The nurse gave him some pain relief straight away. She ran cold water into the sink, got a wheelchair and had him sit there with his hand in the water while she took details.

And then we waited, and waited, and waited.

Adam still wasn't crying.  He was worried that they would keep him in overnight.

When we did see the doctor, she didn't believe our story, she kept coming back to ask Adam how it happened, so maybe we might get a visit from child protection services.  I know they have to be careful.

To be quite honest we know it couldn't have happened how Adam said it did.  The fire guard was still in place.  We think his plane did go into the fire, but we think he reached over the guard to rescue it. That's when he got burned.  He put his hand into the fire.  We did ask him, but he got upset, so we just left it.  It's done now.

Anyway the doctor told him to keep his hand out of the water so that it would dry a bit before they dressed it.

Then Adam started crying, screaming, jumping up and down.  His hand must have still been burning, the blistering was still coming up.

We still had to wait half an hour, and to be honest I think if Adam hadn't been screaming we would have been longer.

They gave him some more pain relief, and smothered his hand in Flamazine, and dressed it in Bactigra, melonin, and double wrapped it in bandages.

Adam was still screaming when we came out of the hospital.  He did sleep for a little while on the way home.

We spent most of the rest of the day just cuddled up under a sleeping bag on the settee together.

There is nothing wrong with his appetite.

 

The doctor was a bit worried about it becoming infected, and skin damage over his knuckles, so we just have to wait and see.

He has to return to the hospital on Monday afternoon to be reviewed.  I hope it will be looking much better by then. 

 

So that's what happened yesterday.

I better go and make a start on the washing and ironing, and maybe get a bit of housework done.  It will depend on how Adam is when he wakes.

Right, a cup of tea first I think. :)

 

Thank you for all your best wishes and for keeping Adam in your prayers. You don't know how much that means to me. You are the best. I am indeed Blessed. Thank you.

 

Carolxx

 

Waiting time: 1 Hour and 20 minutes!!

Just a quick entry tonight.

Adam had an accident today. 

Somehow, we aren't sure how exactly, he managed to burn his hand quite badly on the open fire which we had burning today.

We rushed him to the A&E, where we had to wait for an hour and a half before he was treated.

He isn't too bad in himself.  Obviously he was in shock.  The hospital gave him lots of pain relief in a very short time.  He has a very large bandage on his hand.  I've given him some more pain killers, and at least he is sleeping now.

I too, am off to my bed now as well,  just in case he wakes in the night.

I'll do an update tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Carolxx

Rain, Sheep and no job!!

 

Hope you have all had a good week so far.  I'm sorry I haven't been visiting journals this week.  The house has been chaotic.  Since New Year the phone hasn't stopped ringing, and E-mails have been coming thick and fast.  I'm not complaining mind you, we need the bookings.  :)  I will try to catch up a bit tonight.

 

Today it is cold.  It's pouring with rain although there is not much wind. It's quite soothing actually sitting here just listening to the rain on the windows.

 

I went to sign on at the agency this morning.  Unfortunately they don't have any jobs available for the hours I need.  The girl I spoke to was very helpful though and she gave me a few companies to ring direct, which I will do.  I will also try and find some good child care for Adam.  So all in all I was a bit disappointed, but then I knew the hours I need would be difficult.

 

Do you remember the sheep from a couple of days ago.???  Well, I am not sure if they took any sheep out of the field, or whether they were bringing them in.  Looking in the field yesterday there still seems to be a lot of sheep in there. !!!!!  :)  So I don't know.

 

Thank you for all your comments on Wednesday.  It got me thinking about the Dyson. 

I have to say that it is quite a noisy hoover, but I haven't really got anything to compare it with. 

I have had a Dyson for a good number of years, and I have to say it is the best hoover I have ever had, which is why I always replace it with another one. 

I have a small hoover, not a Dyson, which I leave in the caravan, but even that is a bit noisy. 

This is my third Dyson. 

The first one went with a bang after my dog, Scamp, for some reason known only to himself decided to cock his leg up it and peed all over it.  Not good!!!:)  The second one, well what can I say, it was abused.

 

Yesterday, didn't really do much either.  We went shopping.  We needed some things for the caravan. 

Adam needed some new swimming shorts for this morning.  The ones he has are a bit tight, but he has had to manage with them, because we could not find any anywhere. 

And believe me we looked.!!! 

I was going to look again this morning, but the weather was so horrible and cold, we just came home instead.  I have until next Friday to get him some new ones, so it wasn't that urgent today.

 

Keith is off work today sick.  Man flu. 'Nuff said.

 

I thought I would leave you with some photos of the baby elephant.  The photos don't show just how big it is.  But you get the general idea.

 

 

This is sort of the side view

 

This is the front to the back.

 

Indigo, I would like to thank you for the beautiful comment you left.  It was very much appreciated by both Laura and myself.  Thank you again.

 

Update:  Since I wrote this entry the wind has got up, rain is still pouring and we have snow falling.  I'm not getting too excited because I know it won't last.

 

Have a good evening everyone.