Day 84 - Thursday 21st July - Part Two

I got a phonecall from mum and dad to say that they would be at the hospital a bit earlier than planned as they were going straight from Alnwick (where they had been for the day). kp wanted to surprise them by being in her chair outside when they drove up (as a thank you for all they've done), so this meant "Action Stations". I went to the hospital asap and dad said he would be at the hospital at 5.15pm approx.

kp was FAST asleep when I arrived. I told Marie the plans and that we had 7 minutes to get kp awake, hoisted in the chair, wheel her out of the room, down the lift, and outside. So we set about our mission. Waking kp was the hardest thing. But needless to say, it couldn't have been timed better. We got kp outside, put her brakes on, Marie and I took our seats and Dad's familiar car drove round the corner. We could see their beaming smiles from 200 yards away. Dad flashed his lights, drove up and took this photo from the car.


Yes, I look camp before anyone else says it !

They were well chuffed. kp couldn't believe the surprise had been so effective. After 15 minutes we returned to the room and to bed. kp was tired but fought through it and enjoyed the evening with the Pollards. Dad had took some photos of our house on a beautiful day and had printed them off for kp. She has them on her wall now and it cheered her up no end.

I borrowed kp's x-rays to show mum and dad. Karen even saw ones she hadn't seen before, and we were all intrigued by them. The ones with the pins and the broken bones are especially interesting.

After a while kp was flagging - it has been one helluva day. Mum and Dad left at the perfect time and within 20 mins of their departure, kp was fast asleep.

Well done today love. You've done remarkably well.