peter's prang

making progress

• On Saturday and Sunday mornings we have walked along to the corner shop to buy the weekend newspapers. The first weekend he couldn't manage to carry a bag with the papers and a bottle of milk. Last weekend and the weekend before he has managed to go on his own on three occasions.
• Last week Peter tried out working again, redoing a translation he did some months ago as a test piece, to see whether he could manage physically, sitting in an upright chair, and how he'd manage intellectually. He then checked against his original translation. Phew, it was fine! So this week he's done a translation for a client and H, our administrator, has contacted all Peter's clients to say he'll be working part time.
• Yesterday afternoon Peter drove the Focus for the first time and managed fine (apart from a couple of lapses of attention!) We went out to the Blacksmith's cafe at belsay and had afternoon tea. He didn't find it alarming to be driving again. I was the one who was anxious!

a month at home

Peter's continuing to mend but it's taking time. The three broken ribs are overlapping rather than abutting so they'll take about twice as long to mend as we expected at first. Peter has continued to have to sleep sitting up in bed, until last night (24th February), when he was able to sleep lying down for the first time!

The last couple of weeks have been emotionally draining as he's had to make statements to the police and we've both had to make statements for and talk to solicitors and the insurance company. This has meant reliving the accident which has been very upsetting.

Peter continues to get very upset at items on the news or anything violent on television. We are both extremely tired. I feel anxious when I have to leave him. I think this harks back to me calling for him after the second impact and, on the second night, being told I had to leave the hospital. I know he's safe if I can see him, which reassures me.