Hello! I have had a jam packed week and am absolutely exhausted but happy. I was at the hospice for a bit this week. I had a great time! We made Mauam popcorn (my brothers review was “terrible” and my mums was”It’s going in the bin…”). I also made some rainbow cookies. Below is my expectation vs. reality… Apparently they were very hard and got better as they ‘matured’ (went soft…).

I watched Beauty and the beast on the cinema screen they have in the teenage zone. I also went out in a huge minibus kitted out with things that could strap my wheelchair down. I went to a huge craft shop and had a little look around. We came back a little quicker than we anticipated though because I had a migraine. I am going to start marking them in my diary as I seem to be having them every sixish weeks. I hate them!

I have also done a few hours work experience at my old school alongside the librarians. Over the eight years that I have been at school they have been a constant, lovely presence. We have had our fair share of laughter, and I wanted to give them a hand to do a few jobs over the summer. Obviously they weren’t overly physical, but they were hopefully a couple of things that they could tick off of their huge lists!

Last night I went to see Hot Ice with my family in Blackpool. I am beyond wiped out and exhausted, but my goodness I am so happy we went! It is a very well organised and flamboyant dance show that is on ice. If you have never been it is sooo worth seeing. I think they are in their last week of performing for this year, but there are still tickets left – so book quickly! I wish you could take photographs, but you couldn’t. They did every style of dance you could think of. My favourite routine was this irish/ tap routine they did (on ice!!). The wheelchair access seats weren’t comfortable, but they gave a good view. My only quibble was that they do not offer a free carer ticket. This means that I would have to pay £30 x2 to go out with my carer – which is not going to happen. Most places have modernised enough to recognise that free or reduced carers tickets are essential – why haven’t they moved forward? I have the DVD of the show we saw last night due to my poor memory. I am going to watch it lots and try and make everything I saw stick, because it was incredible. I wore my sunglasses throughout due to light sensitivity, but it didn’t detract from the experience at all.

I also loved seeing my grandma so happy. We went out for a meal beforehand and I did what I normally do – sat knitting little prem baby hats on my loom!

My collapses have been quite difficult to manage this past week, but we have still managed to do quite a bit!

My phone broke this week. I got it for christmas and can’t afford a new one at the minute. I have sent it off for repair, and am hoping the quote to fix it isn’t too massive. It just stopped working! It is outside of warranty but I am hoping the company are reasonable. Meanwhile, I have been posted a phone by a very kind person, and I am very grateful.

I have posted a video on Monday of this week talking about all of the books I read whilst I had my infection. There is one really different one I read called Notes from a Coma. It is set in Ireland and I really enjoyed it.