It's December 19th and, so far, I'm fairly well. I've been a bit more tired for the last week and I've got a lot of cattarrh but I'm not ill.
It may sound mad but I've been a bit scared for the last couple of weeks and I know Nik has. Last year I went down with the exacerbation, which turned into pneumonia, on Nik's birthday, December 10th, and completely missed out on Christmas (in bed, semi-conscious) until I ended up in hospital on January 8th as I was close to snuffing it. The year before I went down with what I thought was 'flu, though it was probably the COPD starting, just a week before Christmas and was ill until the New Year.
Now, I'm using my inhalers and exercising with my portable oxygen cylinder like a good 'un and it looks like I might, actually, have a Christmas this year. I've got 2 freezers in my kitchen, both bursting with food for the Boxing Day buffet I do for my children and grandchildren on Boxing Day and, this year, I want to be there eating it with them and playing silly, alcohol-fuelled games all evening. It's important I stay functioning as my grandson, Peter, is bringing his girlfriend to the family celebrations for the first time.
Wish me luck.
It may sound mad but I've been a bit scared for the last couple of weeks and I know Nik has. Last year I went down with the exacerbation, which turned into pneumonia, on Nik's birthday, December 10th, and completely missed out on Christmas (in bed, semi-conscious) until I ended up in hospital on January 8th as I was close to snuffing it. The year before I went down with what I thought was 'flu, though it was probably the COPD starting, just a week before Christmas and was ill until the New Year.
Now, I'm using my inhalers and exercising with my portable oxygen cylinder like a good 'un and it looks like I might, actually, have a Christmas this year. I've got 2 freezers in my kitchen, both bursting with food for the Boxing Day buffet I do for my children and grandchildren on Boxing Day and, this year, I want to be there eating it with them and playing silly, alcohol-fuelled games all evening. It's important I stay functioning as my grandson, Peter, is bringing his girlfriend to the family celebrations for the first time.
Wish me luck.
