We have a busy day ahead of us. I need to take my children over to Stalham to see my mother, but before we leave the house there is breakfast to prepare (my wife has filled the fridge with bacon and sausages, but I think toast and cereal may be the order of the day!) and the dog needs her morning walk. We will also drop in to check on the boat while we are over that way. Then this evening my wife’s sons, their girlfriends and our granddaughter are coming over to join us for dinner, so it will be a very full house.
We go to Stalham to visit my mum, drop into the boatyard at Wayford Bridge to check on the boat, and then head back home. I’m already extremely tired and it’s only late afternoon. I’m chasing tremor control with my settings – start the day on Group ‘A’, change over to Group ‘B’ because I have too much tremor, back to Group ‘A’ because Group ‘B’ isn’t helping, and so on… Dystonia is becoming more of a problem in my right foot, whatever the settings.
My wife’s family arrive and the next 3 hours are pretty hectic. My wife conjures up a feast out of nowhere, everyone chats and eats and drinks, and our granddaughter keeps us all entertained. Around 8.30pm, just as people are thinking about leaving, tiredness overwhelms me and I find my eyes closing on me without my permission. Half an hour later everyone has gone, and I’m okay again. My children insist on taking me to The Vernon Arms for a pint – who am I to argue?