WOYWW #498

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Another exciting and different week here .... not exciting and slowly becoming the norm .......
Let us start with PJ.... (beware - bit gory photos following) 

No desk pictures this weekend, he's been a tad busy trying to repair small engines (don't mention Thomas!), going out for trips, getting ready for Christmas etc .....

Oh! and falling down .....yes! ..... again!.......

No bones broken this time but a frightening time for me.  He fell this time just outside the back door while I was inside preparing the tea (see following) and I never heard a thing......
The resulting graze to the head, sore hand and grazed knee (protected by trousers) didn't seem too bad........

Grazed and swollen

......so he came inside and sat down for a clean up and rest.

VERY  swollen

Later on when changing for bed, I looked at his knee.....

..... that looks broken to me ..... time for 111 again.

Several hours later, with knee swelling and the bruise colouring up ...... we were off to the A&E.....

By now it is 00.40hrs, the acci happened at 18.00hrs so the knee and head looked technicoloured!  
The Department was absolutely rammed with beds double parked.  I felt so, so sorry for the staff......... we were moved to the waiting room and he was assessed eventually (about 03.30hrs with a comment "why have you waited till now?"!!!!!) and then told to wait back in the waiting room.  
At about 06.50 there were four patients left to be seen, the emergency entrance had cleared and filled several times, so I went through to see the original nurse to ask how much longer we would wait as we had been up since 07.00hrs the previous day ......
Doctor Singh arrived full of apologies, examined the knee, sent us to XRay, diagnosed no broken or chipped bones but severe bruising which would bring with it a lot of pain - Bless!!

Good Colours and a blister

We were out in half an hour ...... six hours waiting for 30mins of the Dr's time.  I am speechless but I have to say that the emergency department was so very frantic at times, it felt like we were in a major catastrophe.  Those poor staff... some patients were very vocal, smelly, drunk, refusing help, in Police Custody, such an assortment and the STAFF .....deserve medals each and every one of them.  How they remained so calm and polite.......

PJ has rested his knee, doing exercises whilst sitting down.......he is on the mend now and will be back to constructing his engine soon!!

My desk, needless to say, is a bit chaotic, having had all sorts thrown at it .....

Yes, that's an empty box of food right there in the middle!!!  Sitting among the Christmas cards, bought and made, which have yet to be written...... think we're moving on to 1st Class stamps now!!.   lol  
We went shopping the day of PJ's accident and this box of food was reduced so we had nothing to lose - I was preparing this meal when PJ fell.  I have to say I am quite impressed with it, although the portions were slightly smaller than M&S (see Train Trip post which will follow), there was a bigger selection.  
Anyways up, it is there cos I need the card to make another swap ...... guess the theme time again!!!

So sorry the photos are a bit gory but I am amazed the difference a couple of days can make to the Human Body .....

Hope to post a happy Boxing Day post next week, but if I don't make it ...... I hope you and your families have a happy, peaceful and warm Christmas with lots of hugs and kisses.