DAY 72 - 18th October, Friday
Not much really to be said for today, Keri has been absolutely knackered. She even missed her physio as she was too weak to go and ended up napping for part of the afternoon. That's the first time she's slept during the day for months!
The only reason she couldn't stay asleep longer is because her solicitor arrived. The tribunal has now been postponed (which Keri thought was fine as everyone she'd spoken to about it had been in agreement that it wasn't a good time to have a tribunal!). The problem is it means another one can't be scheduled for about a month so her tribunal won't be until the end of November or beginning of December. Hopefully by then though the doctors will all agree that Keri can either be lifted off her section or at least moved into rehab if they've found a bed.
Besides that not much has happened! Clarissa may have drunk alcohol today while we all thought Keri was asleep as her key nurse said Keri's breath smelled of alcohol when she went to get her 10pm medication, which meant out came the breathalyser! The problem was that Cat couldn't get it working so couldn't get a measurement. I tell you what though, we all got quite lightheaded after that as you have to breathe as hard as possible until the beeping of the machine starts. Keri had to sit down when they tried breathalysing her for the second time!
DAY 73 - 19th October, Saturday
A few visitors today to get rid of the monotony. Keri was sat in her room dressed and sorted when a nurse came to her room and said, "You have a very eccentric visitor here to see you." At first Keri had no idea who she was talking about and then the nurse said it was Lucinda.
"Do you want me to tell her you're asleep? I can open the door to the HDU garden so you can smoke," the nurse said.
"That would be great, thanks," Keri said as she smiled back at the nurse. She couldn't be dealing with Lucinda right then and the nurse knew it!
In the end Keri wanted a coffee and thought she may as well say hello and thank you for her birthday presents (which a doctor delivered to her last night!). She hasn't opened them yet but Lucinda is planning to come down again before her birthday anyway. She said it would make Keri laugh so I'm a bit scared as to what she's bought her!
The visit with Lucinda was cut short (to Keri's relief as she wasn't in the mood!). She was saved by her mum and her mum's partner showing up. They sat outside for a bit and Keri chatted with them before they went out off the grounds. They've bought 8 painting by numbers! Plus a nice fleece to keep Keri warm and a 1000 piece puzzle. That'll be fun if Sally gets angry and chucks all the pieces on the floor..
They'd brought their dog, Amos, to visit so Keri was allowed out for an hour with her visitors (the staff let her combine the two half hours she has a day). Amos was a little energetic thing, and loved playing in the pond. There's a sign saying not to let your dogs in the pond, and a fence. Did that stop him? Yes it did. But did it stop Keri's mum's partner from picking Amos up and climbing over the fence? No it didn't! Keri recorded him and Amos playing fetch in the pond but for some reason it didn't save on Keri's phone which she's really gutted about!
Some shopping, some iced coffee, and some cigarettes in the garden afterwards. Keri's got them addicted to the iced coffee she drinks. It's costing them a fortune apparently! Haha. Keri had a good visit with them, and as a final surprise goodbye, they got Amos out of the car and brought him to the entrance of the unit which Keri wasn't expecting! Amos jumped on her as she crouched down and was sat there stroking him while he decided to lick all over her face! He's such a loveable adorable little dog. I hope I can meet him myself one day! I only got to see him, I didn't get to play!
Usual boring routine for the rest of the day, although Keri's gone a bit OCD for some reason. Never mind, it means I don't have to keep tidying her room! And on the plus side, when she went to get her meds at both 10pm and 1am, Cat didn't turn around and say she could smell alcohol so that's a bonus. Oh and one more thing, Keri is nearly 20 and she got ID-ed because she was buying a DVD rated age 15! So she doesn't get ID-ed for cigarettes but does for a DVD for 15 year olds. Logical?
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