Since I last blogged quite a
lot has been happening with my personal circumstances. Well I have finally
commenced my big build at home. The builders have been her 8 weeks now and the
drilling noise has become the norm.. From 8am all I hear is disk
cutters/diggers and the sound of the kettle being put on to make tea!!!
All joking a side it is
going well, actually I am out of the ground now with the ground works to the
back of the house, ditches and drains and holes to the front of the house and
the biggest hole ever in the garage!! I think the building inspector made the
footings deeper than double!! I thought they were building a swimming pool and
were down deeper than 2.5meters. Well let’s just say if the house falls down
the extension and garage wont. All this was because of the neighbours leylandii
tree that’s in the bottom of his garden near my wall… the cost of this has gone
into extra thousands and it’s so depressing. Oh well have to suck it up I will
have a great secure floating block and beam floor but no kitchen or bathroom as
I can’t afford it!! Ha haha .I will be looking at ways of making money soon and
calling on some favours to help with decorating and the garden as the garden
budget has been swallowed up in the floor!
Well I now have an
extension, roof and skylights and the hole at the front of the house has been
connected and all the drainage done for the wet room, which means that soon
they will be blocking up at the front garage and then the only access will be
through the house, then all the internal walls will be taken down and all
knocked through into one big open space. It’s getting exciting now but I am a
little worried as how I will cope with things when this happens. I’ve had to
pick all the windows for the new extension and discussions with the builders
about RSJ steels and acro props to hold up the back of the house while they
knock it through. The new kitchen will make such a difference to my safety
while doing my tasks, I can’t wait to have a dishwasher back as been washing up
for months and find this so hard as can’t actually get up to the sink, have to
go sideways and my back is twisted and its really uncomfortable.
Roll on being able to cook
and open an oven safely and reach things in the cupboards, no more dropping
tins out of wall units that I can’t reach and smashing glasses. Well to be fair
I actually had to stand on a step stool to reach things before my
accident!! Maybe I won’t drop and break
so much stuff now? I think we are three quarters of the way through now. The kitchen comes out next week so and offers
for tea will be appreciated! I can see
light at the end of the tunnel now.
As well as the build
starting I’ve been to see a hand surgeon about my carpal tunnel in my wrists, I
defiantly need an operation but have been putting it off as am so worried if
things go wrong as my hands are so important to me now, I do everything with my
arms and hands and if they go out of action I will be snookered. I have managed
to get another cortisone injection and this has bought me 3 months grace to get
over the build and chaos at home, the last thing I needed was to have to be
sleeping downstairs and not being able to drive and transfer as down stairs looks
like a bomb has gone off. Once the build is finished I will hopefully have a
downstairs toilet I can get in and a shower room, so then I will be able to get
the surgery done and not have to worry about being downstairs and not being
able to manage. To be honest this has taken over my life at the moment and I am
not sure whether the stress of everything has been a bit too much as I have had
a lot of bladder problems and infection yet again, this has been a major
problem and knocked me down quite a lot. Have had to have time off work and been
on antibiotics again and needed to build my stamina up as got quite low. Well
things seem to be picking up and slowly getting back to normal and the sun is
out and this makes me feel amazing.
I’ve also been to the
Hospital for an ENT appointment as I’ve mentioned before I suffer with
labythritis. I get extremely giddy when lying down, sitting up, and leaning over
to pick things up!! This actually has been a problem for quite a while.
Sometimes it’s worse than others. The GP said I needed to see an ear, nose and
throat (ENT) doctor as it seems like the crystals in my ears had become
dislodged and I need to have a procedure called an epley manoeuvre. I looked
this up and it seem like mumbo jumbo ha ha ha but when I went to the
appointment I was a bit sceptical but once done the initial progress has been
great, I’m not half as dizzy as I was so there is some improvement. I have to
be followed up and may need it doing again, as it not completely worked.
During May I had a week off
to attend Badminton Horse trials, I absolutely love this event. Lots of
shopping and plenty to eat and drink.. Event Mobility was there for the whole
event, making people accessible in venues like this. Just on Saturday alone we
rented out 180 wheelchairs and electric scooters. This is absolutely amazing as
many families/individuals wouldn’t attend outdoor events if they couldn’t get
about. It’s about making special memories with friends and families and having
access to get round venues why I love this charity so much. The charity also
loan equipment to individuals in need and also organisations such as garden
centres and stately homes for use by the general public in the season. They
have some great shows coming up in June 2018 with Bramham horse trials 7th-10th
in Yorkshire, RAF Cosford airshow 10th June Wolverhampton, Royal
Three counties show 15th-17th June Malvern, Labour live,
16th June London, Lincolnshire show 20th-21st
June , Blenheim palace flower show 22nd-24th June oxford,
Royal Ascot 19th-23rd June and Royal Norfolk show 27th-28th
June. Come along to these events knowing your mobility requirements are taken
care of. Get in touch with Event mobility on the booking and general enquires
number 01386 725391, booking@eventmobilty.org.uk or through the website. eventmobility.org.uk
I have been extremely busy
making great progress with my newest sponsor on the leg up for talent program. Neurokinex
provides activity based rehabilitation. The Bristol branch is an addition to
the gyms in Watford and Gatwick which already specialise in neurological rehabilitation
for various forms of paralysis.neurokinex.org
Their vision is to make high
quality rehabilitation and wellbeing programs more accessible and inclusive for
those living with various forms of paralysis. They make it their responsibility
to stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience, by delivering
specialist neurological rehabilitation in such a safe, positive and supportive
environment can have a profound impact on the quality of life for someone
living with paralysis. Neurokinex
provide forms of rehabilitation to conditions such as spinal cord injury,
stroke, transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis.
Activity based
rehabilitation has two main goals, to stimulate the whole body to work as one
unit again and if possible to re-establish some form of link or pathway between
the paralysed and functioning parts and too improve the body’s condition as
much as possible to allow the client to be stronger, fitter and more
independent. The approach is to target the entire nervous and musculoskeletal systems
rather than only the functioning areas of the body. The centres uses a variety
of weight-bearing activities, balance, stand training, gait and locomotor
training, electrical stimulation, upper and lower body ergometry, vibration
therapy and strength training. The benefits of this type of rehabilitation are
improving muscle bulk, balance and trunk control, skin and bone health,
neurological function, cardiovascular health, strength and stamina, and boosts
psychological wellbeing.
I’ve been attending every
Wednesday morning and I absolutely love it, I’ve been training with Matt and 2
students called Jess and Ben, they are so motivational and the cardio and core
strength I have built up already is fantastic, I sometimes make a short film
for Instagram and Facebook and post pictures as this helps get the information
about the program out there. I would really recommend this rehabilitation for
anyone who has suffered a spinal injury or has a neurological medical
condition. I am hoping to take part in a triathlon in August raising funds for
this great centre.
While my life continues to
be busier than ever in between work and home life I’ve been on Radio Bristol on
the John Darvell show, For an interview about my horse riding accident and my
life now and ambition to be back in the saddle, I really enjoyed this but I was
so worried about swearing in conversation as it was live on air. This has
opened up loads of other things and they want to film me at the yard riding for
their social media channel. Recently I’ve been to the GWAA (Great Weston air
ambulance) again to do an interview for HTV local news to help raise awareness
for GWAA 10th year anniversary.https://greatwesternairambulance.com
As I’ve said before this team are
absolute heroes. They have helped save the lives of so many. We are still
making plans to organise a spring ball to help raise funds for this amazing
charity. I absolutely love this charity they provide a flying A&E
department for Bristol, Banes, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North
Somerset and part of Wiltshire. On average they attend 5 incidents every day,
and receive no government funding. It costs £3 million every year to keep this
charity in the sky, so they need all the fundraising they can get and I hope to
be able to give something back for them. Plans are afoot!!! .Stella said that
we will be like the Kardashians soon with a fly on the wall documentary, as I
have celebrity status!! I wish I could be paid for all these celebrity
appearances and have the Kardashian money, as I could do with some extra!!
Hahahhhaaa……
Well as we go from May in to
June and my health and stamina is improving and also the weather, I still go to
my weekly PT sessions with Seona at Frampton Fitness, working 2 days a week for
Wellspect health care, I absolutely love this Job and the people I work with
are lovely. I am so lucky to have got myself a job with this team. During May
we had a party for the royal wedding, thanks Sue for organising that, I
attended south glos food and drink show, in which my friend Mark can to with
his new business, Pop goes prosecco!! Love this and he’s worked so hard to
achieve this. I’ve been away for the weekend with Harry and Stella and we went
to Windsor and joined access adventure for water-skiing!! https://accessadventures.co.uk
Water-skiing was the best
ever, we stayed at Heron Lake just of the M25 and the facilities that are set
up here were great, all accessible rooms and showering facilities, the kids had
an amazing weekend. We also dropped into Windsor castle and did the town,
shopping and great Windsor Park. Both Harry and Stella can water ski as we have
been to Cotswold Water Park a few times before. I also have enjoyed skiing in
the past, but as everything I do no post injury it’s now completely different
and a huge challenge. The people who I’ve met this weekend are so positive and great
at making you feel at ease and getting you confident at skiing. The whole
weekend was a huge achievement and I absolutely loved skiing.
Making new memories with
Harry and Stella is so special now and meeting new friends who are so positive
and great to have around. I have been catching up with other friends and going
out as much as possible as I don’t actually have a kitchen at the moment!! The new
kitchen has been delivered and the kitchen fitter is coming next week. I also can’t wait to get in my garden as this too
has been renovated, all ripped out, and raised so everything now is on a level
for me to have easy access, Just still waiting for bi fold doors, wet-room to
be finished and for things to get back to normal. I had 10 trades’ people in my
house this week, and this is enough chaos for me!
I am busy planning training
for the triathlon I am doing in August please go to my link and sponsor me as this is a huge challenge for me http://www.justgiving.com/sallyanne-haigh and am not really looking forward to an operation
that I need to have August time too, for my wrists, I have lots to look forward and this is just the beginning!!
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