Monday, May 06, 2024

This week....

Life

Well, I didn't really have a hospital stay on my bingo cards for last week, but that's what ended up happening. I had a minor issue that I went to the doctor about on Friday the week before last. When I went back for the follow up she told me I had to go to Emergency for a minor surgery. What I didn't expect was to end up in hospital for four nights while I waited for my surgery. It wouldn't have been so bad apart from the fact that I had to start fasting at midnight each night just in case the surgery was going to happen the next day. Over the course of four days I had 2 sandwiches and 2 dinners and that is it food wise. You would think I would have lost a couple of kilograms as a result, but it doesn't seem that I have!! Very disappointing.

I am glad to be home. No more poking, prodding, lectures. No more being woken in the middle of the night.

We did go to Cirque de Soleil last night which was pretty amazing! Such a spectacle of colour, music, acrobatics, humour all within the big circus tent. I have been meaning to got to Cirque de Soleil for years, but it just hadn't happened before now. Of course, it probably would have been better not to go the day after getting out of hospital.





I'm reading

Well, it's been a big reading week for me. I guess that's what happens when you don't have many options on how to entertain yourself when you are not sleeping. I finished three books this week which gives me a little bit of space to read a non review book.

First of all, I finished reading Kate Frost's A Greek Island Summer. I was supposed to review this last week but hopefully I will get that review done in the next couple of days.

I then started and finished reading The Restaurant at Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen, who is definitely what I would call a comfort read for me - definitely required this week.

Next, I read One Greek Summer Wedding by Mandy Baggot. If I had to give a one word review of this book it would be madcap. I will have a review for this one shortly.

Finally, I started reading The Shakespeare Sisters by Juliet Greenwood. I have the second book in this series to read for a blog tour later this month. I definitely prefer to read series in order so I have found some time to read the first book so far.

I'm watching

I didn't watch anything this week, except for the view from the window

Posts from the last week

Six Degrees: The Anniversary to Equal Rites
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge - May Links

I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date

24 comments:

  1. Wow! Glad you are home, but how frustrating to wait in the hospital until they can get you in.

    Feel better soon.

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    1. It was a bit frustrating, especially around the communication side of things.

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  2. Whew, glad you are home and back to your usual (fun!) routine.

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  3. What an adventure! Glad you are feeling better. Your books sound good. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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    1. I am definitely feeling better now Kathy.

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  4. Any hospitalization is serious. Sorry to hear of your health troubles, but hopefully all is moving in the right direction. Cirque de Soleil sounds like the perfect distraction on the road to recovery!

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  5. Ugh, that sounds awful! I think the only good thing is the extra reading time. I hope you are healing well and no further surgery will be required!

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    1. I have ended up not reading anything much this week so it would seem I overcompensated!

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  6. I'm sorry to hear about the hospital visit. I hope you are doing well now. Hopefully this is a better week for you.

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  7. So sorry about the hospital stay. I sounds like you're doing much better now, so I hope you continue on that path. Glad you got to see Cirque de Soleil. I saw it several years ago and it was stunning! Have a great week. :)

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    1. I would definitely go to see Cirque de Soleil again Meezan.

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  8. I hope all is well after your hospital stay & surgery and your recovery is quick. Crazy how you had to wait.

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  9. Glad you are back home. Hospitals, however necessary they are, are not comfortable places to spend time.

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  10. Oh no! I’m sorry about the need for your hospital stay. I’m glad to see you’re getting out and hopefully on the path to recovery. Have a great week.

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  11. I am so sorry to hear about your hospital stay! I hope you are recovering well after your surgery. I am glad you were able to get in some quality reading time, at least. The Cirque du Soleil sounds like a lot of fun. I wonder if it's similar to the one in Las Vegas. I haven't been, but I would like to someday. I hope you are having a great week, Marg!

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    1. I think that there are lots of different versions of Cirque de Soleil around the world, but they feature all the same acrobatics, colour and drama! Worth seeing for sure.

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  12. So sorry to hear about the hospital stay. Glad you were able to catch Cirque de Soleil to bring back some joy into life. Take care.

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