Tuesday, October 11, 2022

I’m still over a week away from my surgery but I’m set.

Kathryn said I needed a housecoat that wouldn’t be too heavy on my shoulder so I got one from Amazon. It is very much like the ones you find in hotels that have pools and a spa. I also ordered some hospital gowns as my nightshirts were going to be too hard to pull over my head for the first while. I will put them through the laundry and they’ll be ready to wear when I get home.

A couple of days ago I got a nice package in the mail from Calgary. I knew Elizabeth was sending me a wedge pillow and I thought that was what was in the box. But the one in the box was called a Hug pillow and it certainly was a lovely surprise to know that Emma made it for me. She also made me a matching pillow to use in the car to protect me from the seat belt. I’m very lucky and she is so talented.

The wedge pillow itself arrived today. It will be perfect for either the recliner or the bed whether sleeping or sitting up.

I had a call from the Comox hospital today and my appointment on the 19th has been moved forward to ten rather than noon. That means there will be much less time to kill and there should be no problem catching the afternoon ferry home.

So I’m all set – too bad I have to wait!