This week....

Although a more peaceful week ahead we continue with our roller-coaster. Paul has been facing redundancy again. It is the 4th time in 2 years. Last week we should have heard if it was going to happen but the phone call was cancelled. Thankfully he has managed to speak to someone and it is looking likely that they will transfer him to a new department (still doing the same job) which will hopefully stop this from happening so frequently. But we still wait for confirmation. So the trusting continues - we put our hands into the hands of the creator knowing He is in charge.

I have just started watching the sermon that Rick Warren has preached on returning to Sadlleback Church 3 months after the death of his son by suicide. He says -  spiritually I've never been stronger," said Warren, according to the Lake Forest Patch. "I've never been closer to the Lord, never had more confidence in God, never been more comforted, never felt more love from God because I've spent a lot of time with Him in these days." What an amazing testimony to God and shows what many of us have discovered that in our darkest days we find God there with us. In the nitty, gritty of life He is all we need. We reach out in the darkness and he takes our hands and walks so very closely with us. 

My appointment with the GP went well. This was my second appointment with my new GP and this time she was ready for me! She had a plan. I SO love a plan! She had written out everything that she needed to talk to me about and went through it. She looked at my cardiac and stroke risk (both high because of all that my body has been through) and my fracture risk because of the tablets I  take and because  I have had 16 months of dialysis. We talked of how well I was doing and she was very encouraging. We talked of gentle exercise and plenty of rest. She again reminded me of pacing myself! Still not always good at that! My blood pressure was the lowest it has been for 13 years! (That is with 3 different tablets however). We also talked of how scary it is not to be having 2 monthly blood tests! This is the only way we can actually see how my kidneys are and we have now moved to 6 monthly bloods. It is a great reminder that they do think that my kidneys are now as stable as they will be at 20% and they don't expect that to change. I will continue to see her every 2 months. 

So this week - more clearing out of shelves in the room I used to store my craft stuff, buying paint for the bathroom at last (it has been having lots of bits done to it which are all now finished), coffee with friends and lunch with Joy to catch up on her holiday news, flowers and sadly a funeral. We are also pet sitting for a cat, some fish and a snake. A life of variety! Paul is really enjoying his trips to London for the Proms. It has helped that he has been queuing in sunshine this year rather than lasts years rain.