29 May 2008
The house is very quite
It is 0800 hrs, three days and two hours before the gun goes off, and the house is very quite, the pups are now with Moira’s. When Moira came to pick them up, they got very excited at seeing her, especially when they noticed their bedding and toys going into her car. They were at the gate barking as if to remind her that she was not to forget them. I know that they will be having a very good holiday, as trips to the beach, town more and other places I do not take them, is on their cards.
The house is very quite
It is 0800 hrs, three days and two hours before the gun goes off, and the house is very quite, the pups are now with Moira’s. When Moira came to pick them up, they got very excited at seeing her, especially when they noticed their bedding and toys going into her car. They were at the gate barking as if to remind her that she was not to forget them. I know that they will be having a very good holiday, as trips to the beach, town more and other places I do not take them, is on their cards.
Picture of 2 children bring home water for the household for the day. Would your children do this for you! Please support the worke of KAP
So how am I feeling right now? A mixture of excitement and anger. Let’s deal with the negative side the anger first. I am still very angry at the way Arthritis Care treated me and the way they pulled out at the last minute. When I asked AC if they would be my chosen charity, they said yes with both hands. I turned down smaller charities of the PDSA, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Hearing Dog, why, because I could talk about arthritis and the work of AC with conviction, but I had very little knowledge of the work of the others.
What AC were going to do for me, was what I would expect from the number one UK charity, well that is what they call themselves. I have just been going through their emails; I was going to put 2 on this blog, but chose not to. Maybe another day or if I write a book, I will put them in that, and it makes my so mad to have been treated like I have been by the No 1 charity, well they are not the No 1 charity in my eyes any more, infact, they are not even on the bottom runner. I would much rather they have said no when I approached them, than do what they did at the last minute, To AC I say the challenge is still going on despite you and not because of you.
Now that I have got the negative out of the way, the positive. Muriel Armstrong from Kenya Acorn Project, a charity I have been closely involved with for about 2 years now. as you know, stepped in as my chosen charity, at the last munuite, and have been a great support to me and the team. She has worked here with me to make sure I have as much information I can about the work of KAP. Spent an evening putting logos on the tee-shirts. Last night, she was quite as she was cutting out the thank you cards that will be given out along the route.
My packing is now done, all that now needs to be sorted is the general pack of the van, parts for Alber, and we have 6 more batteries, tyres, ect. Then there are the tents. As I cannot get into the one I bought, there is a lip at all the doors to stop wheelchairs and rain getting in, we have been to Argos and bought a 4 man wigwam tent. We went with this one as it has the height in the middle for the hoist... The plan is that we shall use the WW tent for me and general use. The one on night shift to look after me during the night will sleep in this one with me, and the others will sleep in the other 4 man tent. Megan will where ever Clair is.
Today all of my team will be here at some time doing something. The van will be packed by Clair, Margaret will seeing to any paperwork and clean any equipment that we are taking, i.e. the commode. Pauline will be looking after me and taking me to town for lat minute mobile phone top ups, the buy a birthday present for my best friend whom becomes a pensioner while I am away, the big 60. Happy Birthday Joan. This evening Emmanuelle will go through all the paperwork to see that we have everything in the folder, then it is bed and I shall start getting up at 0330 so we slip out mooring at 0500.
The next time I will write on the blog with be from my tent on Cornwall.
Bye for now.
.
So how am I feeling right now? A mixture of excitement and anger. Let’s deal with the negative side the anger first. I am still very angry at the way Arthritis Care treated me and the way they pulled out at the last minute. When I asked AC if they would be my chosen charity, they said yes with both hands. I turned down smaller charities of the PDSA, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Hearing Dog, why, because I could talk about arthritis and the work of AC with conviction, but I had very little knowledge of the work of the others.
What AC were going to do for me, was what I would expect from the number one UK charity, well that is what they call themselves. I have just been going through their emails; I was going to put 2 on this blog, but chose not to. Maybe another day or if I write a book, I will put them in that, and it makes my so mad to have been treated like I have been by the No 1 charity, well they are not the No 1 charity in my eyes any more, infact, they are not even on the bottom runner. I would much rather they have said no when I approached them, than do what they did at the last minute, To AC I say the challenge is still going on despite you and not because of you.
Now that I have got the negative out of the way, the positive. Muriel Armstrong from Kenya Acorn Project, a charity I have been closely involved with for about 2 years now. as you know, stepped in as my chosen charity, at the last munuite, and have been a great support to me and the team. She has worked here with me to make sure I have as much information I can about the work of KAP. Spent an evening putting logos on the tee-shirts. Last night, she was quite as she was cutting out the thank you cards that will be given out along the route.
My packing is now done, all that now needs to be sorted is the general pack of the van, parts for Alber, and we have 6 more batteries, tyres, ect. Then there are the tents. As I cannot get into the one I bought, there is a lip at all the doors to stop wheelchairs and rain getting in, we have been to Argos and bought a 4 man wigwam tent. We went with this one as it has the height in the middle for the hoist... The plan is that we shall use the WW tent for me and general use. The one on night shift to look after me during the night will sleep in this one with me, and the others will sleep in the other 4 man tent. Megan will where ever Clair is.
Today all of my team will be here at some time doing something. The van will be packed by Clair, Margaret will seeing to any paperwork and clean any equipment that we are taking, i.e. the commode. Pauline will be looking after me and taking me to town for lat minute mobile phone top ups, the buy a birthday present for my best friend whom becomes a pensioner while I am away, the big 60. Happy Birthday Joan. This evening Emmanuelle will go through all the paperwork to see that we have everything in the folder, then it is bed and I shall start getting up at 0330 so we slip out mooring at 0500.
The next time I will write on the blog with be from my tent on Cornwall.
Bye for now.
.
