Inchy’s Ode: Friday 6th June 2025

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Regrettably, Odeless, Oh, go on then!
Due to, well, Inchy acting antipathetically,
With confusion tormenting him unrelentingly,
Confusion Konrad was with me all Friday,
Visits from Anne Gyna, too regularly,
Duodenal Donald, and maybe even Svengali,
Depression Duncan, Shaking Shoulder Shirley,
Dizzy Dennis, Flatulent Frank & Cartilage Chloe,
Seizures, apparitions, t’was almost ghostly…
It was mental problems, I think primarily,

Leaving my body sensations via FND,
These used to really worry me…
I’ve told the Doctor, who smiled unworridly,
And asked me the colour of my pee,
After each one, I made a mug of tea,
Tasty Co-op 99, or Welsh Glengettie,
I didn’t actually get to drink any,
A seizure, mind-wander, or my memory…
So many tasks I’d delay or belay,
Talking? I’d forget what I was going to say,
But to be fair, that happens quotidianly,

Now, this headache will not go away!
Aches behind the eyes, & just above, painfully,
I notice it more when Anne Gyna goes away,

The hot water tap was left on twice today,
I did it again early morning on Saturday,

I seem to have little control emotionally,

Though I’ve got a little more physically,
I did take a tumble, landed on my left knee,

A good job; the catheter bag was almost empty,
Harassed Arthur Itis and Cartilage Chloe,
Stomach pains again due to the dodgy chillie?

My fungal lesion bleeds on Little Inchie,
I’m farting about here, willy-nillie!
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Very Sparse Blog Today.
Mainly Cause My Mine Kept Going Away.
CHEERS!

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The nocturnal pouch leaked, so I emptied it sharply into the day jug for the Carer to dispose of it.

Oh, rain!
Taken through the kitchen window.

Got the taken-off nightshirt and hand-washed it in the kitchen bowl. 

Took another snap.

Took yesterday’s washed shirt down.

I hung up this morning’s hand-washed shirt to dry on the shower curtain rail.

I’d been doing well up to here.
Honestly, I had so many mini-seizures that I just couldn’t count them. Then Anne Gyna, Doudenal Donald and the mystery stomach pains all came on together. Now, (Sat a.m.) I can’t even remember which Carer’s called morning and midday!

This was the start of the launching of the Konrad Confusion attacks of the day. Depositing firmly in my psyche for the day. As far as I’m aware, the poor only got one little burst today. And that was soon over. It only lasted a few minutes, then for no apparent reason, returned.
The thoughts seemed to get more and more confused and pointless. I knew I was in for a mental battering. How did I know that? I’ve not got the foggiest, but I recall trying to get my mind girded to lessen the effects. What does that mean, anyway? Why did I type that? Things were going the same way on Sat. Woke up feeling fair, and then I sank. 

The ankles were in excellent condition!
If I could get my brain the same? Oh, Joy!

One minute, I’d be reasonably aware and able to concentrate a little – then back to the confused conglomeration of confusion, uncertainties, doubts, fears, indecision, and an irresistible self-loathing you would never believe if I did try to explain it.
Throughout the miserable day, it was getting harder to bother or do anything. Despair, hopelessness, or resignedness reigned. Any word or all of them currently feels like a suitable word to explain my feelings. Also, the same this morning, a sort of acknowledgement of my inabilities. I’ve just read this! Sorry that it sounds so dark. But it is. I’ll try to brighten things up a smidge.

I don’t think I’ve used this snap of the Kiddies Meal. Chilli-Con-Carni with rice. I believe the things I add to it might be the reason for my stomach aches.
Mushroom Ketchup, onion powder, dried basil, and the last of a jar of Jung Po sauce.
It might be advisable, if I remember to do so, to ask a Carer to check the sell-by dates on the items as mentioned earlier. I can’t even read them with my reading glasses on or using the spyglass. Which, incidentally, I can no longer find. Hehe!

A Carer came on the last call as I was about to take an evening shot of the view from the kitchen window.
Blown if I know why, but this was when a short visit from suddenly came on. By the time I’d taken the photo, I was pleased with the result.
Horis dissolved, disappeared, vanished, faded, or evaporated minutes after arriving?

I recollect feeling a little cheated and sorry for myself. I’m well aware that does not repair feelings of depression. But while he’s in situ, I couldn’t care less and know full well that the return of is imminent and expected. But High-Mode-Horis has never made such a minuscule visit before. His calls are getting far less frequent as well this week.  

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Hoping things improve!
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Inchy Today: Friday 23rd May 2025

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I may have left these evening shots of yesterday’s blog. I’m sure I didn’t put on all four!

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The first 3 taken to the left. The 4th to the right.

I found at least eight images in these.

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17:00hrs before I got around to stating this bloke.

A proper quicky.

05:00hrs up, nocturnal pouch off.

Mopped kitchen floor.

Ablutions & Medicationing where I could reach.

3 cuts shaving

I all but lost my balance getting the fresh PPs on.

Carer Ejaz arrived. We decided not to change the catheter bag, as we did last week on Sunday; it’s best to wait until then. So I can try to remember Fridays. I think I got that wrong. Ejaz got the medications issued and then put the diabetic sock on my legs.
He did a body check for new injuries or bruises and embarrassingly found some bruises on my… erm, er…
Well, my left buttock. He took a snap of them.

Odd looking?
Then he took a snap of the ankles
and leg ulcers. They appear to be
less severe this morning. Each ulcer
seems to have adopted a different
colour? The right one is almost
painless. Not the left one, though.
But they change daily.
Not like Starmer at all.
He is a permanent backhander
taker, fibber, 
greedy bully-boy,
more Conservative than the Tories.
the Labour leader, faux-pas,
imitation Prime Minister, dishonest,
but makes a grand dictator!
I got carried away there again. Sorry!

One Massive Seizure followed as I returned to semi-reality with a Mini-Seizure that returned me to La-La land.

NOSHTIME
Two cheesy-topped bread rolls filled with Marmite cheese, mature cheese spread, red onions and NZ butter. On the tray: pickled mushrooms and beetroot & new season tomatoes.Excellent Taste!

DANGER: WARNING REMINDERGRIM REAPERS, FARMERS, MOTHERS, 
PENSIONERS (If not yet killed by the cold),
AWAIT HOPEFULLY FOR HIS ASSASSINATION
The PSAA, Pensioners Still-Alive Association, 
membership is dwindling thanks to Starmer
stopping the fuel assistance will be holding a
mass prayer meeting at the Dog & Snuff pub in
Nottingham on June 4th. Any assassin fancying
taking on a new target is invited to attend.

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812): Served as Prime 

Minister from 1809 until his assassination.
Keir’s assassin will guarantee you fame & 
fortune. You’ll not be hung for doing it.
Starmer being as popular as he is, the
sentence might be up to five years.
If successful, the assassin will get 5% from
each of our members’ pensions in payment when 
released. And make us so grateful! Thanking you.
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It is now 17:35hrs tomorrow (Saturday).
I have yet to finalise this blog and get it sent off.
Let alone start on Saturdays. That’s going to be a right mess of a blog, too.
Saturday was… well, horrendous.
I thought today was bad enough. Two Tumbles. Accifauxpas. Hot water tap left on to run cold (Twice!). The catheter valve leaked all over my socks, slippers, and the carpet.
The third time this week! I’ve run out of slippers!
I must have had dozens of mini-seizures.
LIKE BEVER BEFORE
I cut my finger opening and a can of soup.
Flooded the kitchen.
I’m scribbling this to forewarn you in case it may sound gruesome when I finish (or even start) today’s blog—which it was! The main reason is that I made only a few notes on the reminder pad, so I may forget bits of the daymare. I can refer back to this blog if tomorrow I remember I wrote this.
I’m hoping that appears real soon. I’ve noticed he’s been reluctant to visit. Saturday was my third day without one of these heavenly mind-easing visits. He’s never been scarcer. Going from one extreme to the other gave me a sort of pleasure for however short a period. It was an out-of-this-world freedom from worry, a blessed take-it-as-is attitude. They were a paradisal, blissful and almost celestial
. I didn’t like them at first because they felt so unreal, knowing the DDDDD would return. I did not appreciate at the time how my doubt would turn to love. Now, it seems like a lost love.
I’m sorry, Shakespeare! Please be aware that tomorrow’s (today’s) Saturday blog may not be in sync or readable, methinks. I’m sorry if so. 
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Have a Great Day!
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Inchy Today: Monday 19th May 2025

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Starmer cops for it again
I might say that life is an enigma,
With complications over which to ponder,
I try to understand, to be an analyser,
Will I ever be a true comprehendor?
I’m not a very good fact grasper,
My desire to know grows achier,
I make notes in my adversaria…
Hard to read them with my glaucoma,
HMG gets more and more austerer,
Will life ever again get boshter?
Starmer, the great circumventor…
Fibber, fabulist and fabricator,
A decent con man and storyteller,
His promises get ever zigzaggier,
He may prattle, babble or yatter…
Of things that don’t really matter,
To the ordinary shat-on voter,
A Labour core value nonbeliever,
A degenerate, a political gangster,
Moral derelict, deceptive fact-dodger,
A political delinquent, a dispiriter,
He’s double-crossing, a double-dealer,
Fabricator, killer and demoraliser,
He’s corrupt, immoral, & diabolic!
Rosey cheeks from his dipsomania?.
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Depression Duncan and High-Mode-Horis shared the day again, visiting me so often, but neither had the upper hand. I lied. Duncan has just returned after a decent time with Horis, which gives Duncan the upper hand. I just can’t concentrate. At least they took a while, as they did yesterday, before toying with my mind. So I got a few photos and graphicalisations done to go on before I turned into a… never mind. 
The mistakes made today outnumbered yesterday, maybe two to one. But one of the Accifaupa’s had a distinct bit of humour attached to it. It’s about the only spot of fun all day. I was on a downer for the three Carer calls. But they went well, particularly on the first call. Which was well after the humourous incident of the day. I’m delaying telling you so I can make myself look a tad not so daft.
I’ll start as usual by waking up and somehow freeing myself, oh, so reluctantly, from the bed’s clutches. 

I forced myself to move my legs to get off of the bed.
And were not pleased with being moved. They both gave way together when I got my weight on the floor! I’m so glad they did it when they did, with me having the pleasure of the bed to fall on. It was almost a pleasure. Haha!
While emptying the catheter night pouch, I decided to get a shower, shave, and medicate where I could reach. I checked the kitchen in case I’d left something on or running and took a scarce photograph. In my wandering mind, only a precious few made it to the blog. I think I took several view photos later from different angles, only to find I’d left the card in the computer when I loaded this one.
It took ages for the sun to break through, well into the afternoon.
The tail end of this tale of woe contains the humorous Accifauxpas. I think you’ll laugh at it!

The first job before getting things ready for the task at hand was to remove the catheter muslin bag. I joke not; it took me half an hour, a lot of pain, loss of blood from Little Inchies Fungal Lesion, and the use of some, erm… shall I say, colourful cursing and swearing to get it off undamaged. I’ll ask the Carer later to put it back on for me.
As needed, I was off to the wet room with towels, etc. Plans went askew, and I got seated on the Porcelain Throne in reply to a burst of wind escaping from my rear end. I was actually rushing, thinking things may be starting and coming of their own volition again. But No!
This warped, mangled body, mind, and innards were fooled again. The anticipated near-liquid flushing did not happen. Trotsky Terence wasn’t in the running. 
Ruled the roost. 
After several failed, painful efforts to encourage the movement, I sat back with the crossword book and had a go at it. I’d not been doing well over the last few days on that puzzle, yet I got about ten clues answered!
Conrad releases his hold, and a little wind and a pong permeated out, followed by three massive torpedoes! One after the other. Glad they escaped!
I cleaned my teeth and might have gone into a seizure. I remember the toothbrush hitting something and bouncing down; I heard it fall, and then that was it for a few minutes. I came back and found that I was sitting on the WC again. I felt confused, but there was no pain, accifauxpas, or injuries. Great!

I got the shaving sorted out with almost ease this morning. No droppages, and just one tiny little nick. 
Time to get into the shower.
Oh, I did enjoy it. Cartilages Carole and Chloe were good to me; even Anne Gyna left me alone. (The funny bit is coming soon.)
I did have a bit of a wobble as I got the shower curtain closed. So I plopped my bottom on the shower chair, but the water was on hot and full power, and as the fluid fell on me, I was liberal with the carbolic soap wherever I could reach while sitting down. I left the water showering over me and really enjoyed it!
As usual, I reached for the grab bar from the chair to get up. The Cartilaged gals were again not pleased with being used, letting me know in their typical fashion, pain and threatening to give way. I got both hands on the grab bar just in case and hauled myself up onto my feet. That’s when it dawned on me… there’s only one way to tell you this… I felt something sharp sticking in my bum! Such a surprise that I forgot all about the Cartilage risks and groped to feel what the heck it was… do you want to guess? I’ll wait a
bit if so…
It was my toothbrush!

I assume the noise I heard earlier was the toothbrush landing on the shower chair. I had to laugh!
I got on with the medicationings.
It took a while, but then, as I was told to, I dried off the catheter day bag with kitchen towels.

Carer Ejaz arrived. He did a full body check and barrier creamed my ankles and torso. Then, he issued the medications and moved on to getting my diabetic socks on. Bless him!

I’m unsure when, why or how, but I cleaned the fridge a bit. Well, I found this photo on Kodak Tim’s SD card.
Now, I recall this one.
In the red microwave bowl in the fridge, I made a mixture of Vegetable soup, pickled mushrooms, water chestnuts, garden peas, and some potatoes. I stored it for later use. 
Oh, and Korean BBQ sauce with peppers, etc.

Really out of it now, for a long time.
I had recovered a smidge and was back on the blog when Carer Manpreet arrived. I had not seen her before, but that might be wrong. She’s a nice gal.

This snap was on the SD card. I know when I took it, it would have been in the afternoon while I was out of it. I think.

I added some things to tomorrow’s Iceland order. They emailed me to let me know.

I heated the food and got Milk Roll sliced bread that Jenny had given me. Bless her cotton socks.
And tucked in while watching Heartbeat on channel ITV3. Lovely!
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Another messy day.
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Cheerioski!
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