Hello All,
Thank you for your replies, and I have taken on board that this is just another cross I will have to bear, I do try very hard to take a day at a time, but when there is always another bridge to cross it is not always easy. There is a slight pattern on the carpet, so this could be part of the problem. I had a terrible fall in the street on Friday, I think I missed ther kerb and went down full force on my face hitting the pavement with my full body weight. I am a sorry sight, bruises appearing everywhere. I don't know who got the biggest shock myself or my brother who was walking behind me. I missed my visit to George on Friday afternoon, because I was in shock, and was advised by the sister at the hospital to have a rest. I went up on Saturday, and it was strange to see the reaction he had to seeing my bruised and battered face....he was obviously concerned when he looked at it and did give me a very sympathetic smile. I could tell he cared and was pleased to see that he can still show the emotions that he would have shown had he been well. I even got the magic words "I love you" which he has not said for quite a number of weeks now. Today he was still very concerned for me and he said my name, I can't remember the last time he actually said my name, I could have wept with joy. I think I may have solved the problem of him leaning forward, for the timebeing at any rate, I have put the ottoman in front of your chairs in his room, and he was very contented sitting close to me with our feet up while we watched television. There is no knowing how long this will last, but it worked ok today and yesterday.