Lá dearfach iomlán de rudaí deas

A positive day full of nice things

Today has been a good day.  Mand had her carer's allowance approved and paid for March, despite getting the figures wrong tax credits have been approved (just waiting on an amount), ESA have received all the paperwork and it's reached decision stage and we can see a way forward.  So much so, that we actually went and signed up with Motability.

This is a fabulous scheme where you sign up with them, they take your Disability Living Allowance and you get a brand new car on a 3 year lease.  You might think that that isn't a good deal, but it definitely is an amazing deal.  The DSA over 3 years amounts to £7347.60 and the car we are getting costs over £25,000.  Add onto that the tax, servicing and insurance for 3 years and you can see that we are definitely on to a winner.  As I am not allowed to drive anymore, Mand is fully insured to drive which means I have my own personal chauffeur!!!  We've joked about it already today.  What have we ordered?  A Vauxhall Zafira 1.7 Ecoflex Diesel thing in a dark blue colour.  We'll be able to fit the wheelchair in the back no problem, and have enough seats for running everyone round.

After going to the Vauxhall garage, we then went to see my Psychiatrist again.  I'd had all the bloods taken yesterday that he wanted (8 different bottles...) and I also had a 24 hour ECG with my 24 hour BP monitor booked for Monday.  My GP wanted me taken off the Venlafaxine as she was sure that was what had caused the massive rise in BP.  So now I'm on Citalopram, starting with a very low dose of 10mg a day for a fortnight to see if I have a bad reaction, and then onto 20mg a day for a fortnight before finding the correct dosage for me.

Mand and I went and had lunch at the Spirit of Endeavour and then went back into Boston to pick up my prescription before returning home.  Where was Beth?  She was in bed!  We woke her before we went out just before 12, but she wanted to stay in bed.  She texted us as we were on the way back to say she'd just got up (about 3...) and was having some rice for lunch.  She's now at her dad's for the weekend.  We miss her when she goes, but it's also good for me and Mand to have our time together too.  Far too many couples forget why they wanted to be together in the first place.  It's something Mand and I are particularly aware of, she has to be my carer but she is also my chosen partner and lover.  This weekend is going to be one of togetherness.

And that's the sad thing about today.  We should've been getting everything packed up and ready to take to Norwich tomorrow ready for our Handfasting on Sunday.  We are both sad that it isn't happening, but the hotel was not wheelchair accessible.  I wanted to be able to walk down the aisle, and that's not possible at the moment either.  We haven't decided on a new date as we are going to wait for my condition to stabilise.  We also need to find a new venue which is going to take time.

I'm not going to end on a sad note.  Today has been about positivity.  The weekend is going to be positive.

Seoladh beannacht an ghrá, solas agus sonas.