whoops!

G beat me to the blog, but then he has been in bed all day, only requiring errands running every 10 minutes or so.

Yesterday G set off early to met 3 of the other folk who will "cycle Zambia", at Rutland water, to cycle two circuits.I was going to go along & perhaps do one lap, but decided to have a day to catch up, having had a busy couple of weeks.I pottered, chatted to aj, then went to Solihull to potter & shop.
I sat down in shop number one, to try on shoes, when I had a phone call from one of the other cyclists to say that G had had a fall & was in hospital in Peterborough.One of them had gone with him, leaving the other two with four bikes on the track & four cars in the car park.

P was at home & A snr & B babysat whilst P drove us to Rutland Water to meet the cyclists, who had loaded the bike on the car, collect G's car & go on to the hospital. G was in a wheelchair, looking rather grey, with a sling, an odd shaped shoulder & a cut knee.Nothing broken.
X rays & notes to go to the local hospital on Monday.When G stood up he found that he couldn't walk & nearly threw up.The staff nurse convinced him that he could walk, but was in pain.We wheeled him to the car, got him in , with some difficulty & came home.He still couldn't walk, but Steve helped him to do an Egyptian sand dance to the door, where he sat on an office chair & so could be wheeled around.
We had fish & chips, having missed all meals since breakfast & set about the journey upstairs, very slowly, in reverse.

G is a little better, but unable to move much.
He has spent a day on the bed with his new TV with built in DVD player, laptop, phone, camera, Sunday Times, painkillers, etc.
P,A, J & T visited this morning bearing liquorice allsorts.He ate them all in about 30 minutes. They haven't had any effect.....yet!
I spent a couple of hours in the garden this afternoon, avoiding "The Dambusters" - it has been a glorious day - perfect for a bike ride.

Many thanks to all those who helped yesterday.G has three weeks to get fit for Zambia - prayers/helpful hints appreciated.
I took the gory photos, at G's direction. There are many more!

We heard the cuckoo for the first time this afternoon - Spring has arrived!