Mum goes to Hospital
Up this morning and had breakfast with Mum and Mase, and classic fm. One of their neighbours Mohena popped in to wish mum well, and Oktai came by with some books to read. Then I had then to push off to Hammersmith to see my glamorous accountant. Had a hour's conversation about if I should become a limited company or not. She gave me her advice in ear wilting detail.
Then back home. Mum fortunately got the call from the hospital, and the three of us travelled off down to the Royal Free and checked in. The ward she is in looked clean and the nurses seemed cheerful and pleasant. She's on the ninth floor so there was a view over rainsoaked north London. Turns out that her operation is not until Thursday. Her room of the ward has three other people in it, including mum. Another woman who'd been admitted today, a younger and quite talkative woman, and a prisoner. When I walked in I wondered why one of the women had two prison guards visiting her, but it turns out this woman, who seemed dazed and very slow on her feet, is from Holloway prison and is attached by a cufflink and sturdy chain to her "visitors".
Mason talked to everyone of course, as well as telling the prison officers a story of how he had a military prisoner who escaped from him while they were travelling by rail. Mason could have shot him with his .45 as he legged it off the train, but at the last moment decided not to.
Soon, thanks to Mas, we were speaking to everyone in the room.
Mum being brave and pleased to be getting on with it. At least she is checked in now. But it felt very horrible to be leaving her there, despite the fact that apart from the bizarre circumstances it was a clean and friendly place. But the sooner it gets done, the sooner she can be home again, which is the main thing.
Mase and I then walked back in the rain to the tube station, it had been grey and rainy most of the day. When we got to Edgware quite late we opted for a pizza and a beer, and spent some time chatting. By the end of the day I had a headache and simply went to bed early.
Up this morning and had breakfast with Mum and Mase, and classic fm. One of their neighbours Mohena popped in to wish mum well, and Oktai came by with some books to read. Then I had then to push off to Hammersmith to see my glamorous accountant. Had a hour's conversation about if I should become a limited company or not. She gave me her advice in ear wilting detail.
Then back home. Mum fortunately got the call from the hospital, and the three of us travelled off down to the Royal Free and checked in. The ward she is in looked clean and the nurses seemed cheerful and pleasant. She's on the ninth floor so there was a view over rainsoaked north London. Turns out that her operation is not until Thursday. Her room of the ward has three other people in it, including mum. Another woman who'd been admitted today, a younger and quite talkative woman, and a prisoner. When I walked in I wondered why one of the women had two prison guards visiting her, but it turns out this woman, who seemed dazed and very slow on her feet, is from Holloway prison and is attached by a cufflink and sturdy chain to her "visitors".
Mason talked to everyone of course, as well as telling the prison officers a story of how he had a military prisoner who escaped from him while they were travelling by rail. Mason could have shot him with his .45 as he legged it off the train, but at the last moment decided not to.
Soon, thanks to Mas, we were speaking to everyone in the room.
Mum being brave and pleased to be getting on with it. At least she is checked in now. But it felt very horrible to be leaving her there, despite the fact that apart from the bizarre circumstances it was a clean and friendly place. But the sooner it gets done, the sooner she can be home again, which is the main thing.
Mase and I then walked back in the rain to the tube station, it had been grey and rainy most of the day. When we got to Edgware quite late we opted for a pizza and a beer, and spent some time chatting. By the end of the day I had a headache and simply went to bed early.
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