2017-06-30 – My next door neighbour.

Today is Friday, and Friday is a busy day for me.  I need to write a script for my weekly vlog, film myself, edit the footage, upload the finished video to my YouTube channel and publish it to the world.  I have already chosen the subject (cannabis as a medicine), so I just need to get on with it.  I’m only about half way through writing the script when there’s a knock at the door – It’s one of my neighbours, wanting to know if I would accompany him to visit my next door neighbour, who is currently in a care home in Cromer.  I am feeling rather guilty that I haven’t been to see him in over 2 months, so I agree to go.

My elderly next door neighbour is looking weak and unwell, and has been refusing food and drink (because, basically, he tells us that he just wants to die) but, following a pep talk from us, he agrees to have something to eat, and he is looking a little happier by the time we leave.

That little visit has thrown my Friday schedule into complete disarray, but I feel less guilty now that I have been to see him.

I finish writing the script, film myself (without too many retakes), and am just completing the task of editing my video when my wife gets home from work – I’m feeling pretty impressed with myself for getting this far, given that the visit to the care home took a 2 hour chunk out of the day.

I upload my vlog while we are eating our dinner, and then publish it and post links on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram while my wife is walking the dog (again – she didn’t miss out because I visited my neighbour, don’t worry!).

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