My next equine project horse

AdorableAlice said:
Thanks Love, I normally park under the viaduct and walk across the old cattle market, past the hive and up the hill. The water up to the hive is shocking. Maybe I should have another week sick !
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I had been visiting my auntie in Wales over the weekend, and couldn't believe how bad it had got, so quickly, when I got back!
 
AdorableAlice said:
One more day on sick leave and then back to work, undecided whether to fuel the car or buy a boat as I work in the centre of Worcester.
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Good luck for your return to work. I was thinking of you this morning during Radio 4's Today programme, when they had a live feed from the centre of a flooded Worcester, describing how difficult it was going to be for people to get to work.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Good luck for your return to work. I was thinking of you this morning during Radio 4's Today programme, when they had a live feed from the centre of a flooded Worcester, describing how difficult it was going to be for people to get to work.
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Yes !, this was not the best day for my return to say the least. The alarm went off at 6am, just as I had dropped off after worrying about going back all night. I used to be able to sleep on a clothes line, but the treatment has left me sleeping very badly and at the wrong time of day.

The horses were in a state of shock at my early arrival, the OH was just plain grumpy at being dragged out to help me. Listening to all the road closures I decided to go on the train...and so did the world, his wife and the dog. I had to stand up, only 20 minutes but I felt it and was knackered when I finally got to the office, only to find my desk was occupied and there was nowhere for me to sit. Then I had an hysterical fit when I realised all my professional training stuff was missing as were my pictures and personal bits and bobs. They were found stuffed in a drawer eventually. I had got in my head that my desk would have stood in silent suspended animation till I returned !

I fielded lots of inappropriate questions and watched the clock get to lunchtime, got back on the train to go home. Stood up again and spent the 20 minutes wishing I could win the lottery.

Hope everyone's homes, yard and horses are coping with this dreadful weather. Ted is in the barn with Alice and Alice's mum. He is playing with an open heston of straw, no doubt he will go splat shortly.
 
Going back to work will get easier. I was the same both times I went back to work after the children were born. Head full of cotton wool, nothing seemed to make sense and it seemed like you had forgotten everything. You will soon get back into the swing of things. Take it easy and try not to rush things.
 
I was reading this thread for the first time yesterday and thoroughly enjoying the Ted updates and antics. What a star you have there.

Then I got to the post in mid July. .....

Thank you AA for writing it. It. It's have taken a lot of courage, but you have helped me a great deal and I wanted to let you know. I have been refusing to go for my 3 yearly "screen", making excuses, putting it off, cancelling appointments and generally being a bit of a idiot about it for a month or so now. Today I made the call and I'm going next Tuesday. Dreading it, but I'm going.

Best wishes to you and Ted.
 
Greylegs said:
I was reading this thread for the first time yesterday and thoroughly enjoying the Ted updates and antics. What a star you have there.

Then I got to the post in mid July. .....

Thank you AA for writing it. It. It's have taken a lot of courage, but you have helped me a great deal and I wanted to let you know. I have been refusing to go for my 3 yearly "screen", making excuses, putting it off, cancelling appointments and generally being a bit of a idiot about it for a month or so now. Today I made the call and I'm going next Tuesday. Dreading it, but I'm going.

Best wishes to you and Ted.
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See AA you are an inspiration to people!!!!!

I hope that Alice's mum will have Ted ship shape and back in his box pronto for you!

Sorry your return to work wasn't as well thought out as it could have been :( fingers x that you get back in the swing quickly xx
 
People never realise when you are off work for whatever reason that it is hard enough going back as it is without not being able to crawl into your comfort zone.....especially with your photos. :o Hope today is a little better for you. We have sunshine today but I'm not allowed to say that too loudly as we are scared it might be chased away! xxx :)
 
Greylegs said:
I was reading this thread for the first time yesterday and thoroughly enjoying the Ted updates and antics. What a star you have there.

Then I got to the post in mid July. .....

Thank you AA for writing it. It. It's have taken a lot of courage, but you have helped me a great deal and I wanted to let you know. I have been refusing to go for my 3 yearly "screen", making excuses, putting it off, cancelling appointments and generally being a bit of a idiot about it for a month or so now. Today I made the call and I'm going next Tuesday. Dreading it, but I'm going.

Best wishes to you and Ted.
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I beg you all not to put off the screening, regardless of which end is being closely inspected ! Had I not gone, and it was only my OH's begging that made me go, I would be none the wiser today. No lumps, no symptoms. The tiny 2cm lump they found deep in my chest was very aggressive and had I waited another 3 years before screening my chances of survival were poor.

It is almost a year since that screening appt, the speed they dealt with me at was unbelievable. They told me it would be around a year before I came out the other end and I can remember sitting there thinking 'a year, a whole year, that is forever'. I have no idea where the year went now, remember odd bits, strangely the more horrid bits are fading fast. I do remember some of the cringe worthy moments though, like throwing a flower pot at the OH in temper and being very sick in a ditch on the way home from an A P McCoy dinner, thankfully my dearest friend who took me is a vet and took it all in her stride and I managed to miss her car !

It is worth remembering that one in eight woman will have breast cancer and one in three people with have cancer of some sort in their life time. Those are seriously frightening figures. The screening is there for a purpose, fair enough it's a few crap and embarrassing moments, but worth it in the long run.

No work today for me and the sun is out, Ted and Alice are mud wrestling one another, they have just sprayed the barge mare with liquid mud and Alice's mum is sunbathing fast asleep with nose nearly on the floor. Next session of my phased return is tomorrow morning, the River Severn continues to rise so I will have to go on the train again.

Good luck for those screenings ladies, just close your eyes and think of your horses and try not to scream at how cold the mammogram machine is !!
 
Thanks AA. I'm having the top done ... CT seems to going for the other end!!! Either way, I guess we should be profoundly grateful that there are services out there designed to save us from our own avoidance tactics. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed even though I'm totally dreading it, and thank you for your inspirational posts.

I'll let you know how it went next week. <<< hugs >>>
 
Greylegs said:
Thanks AA. I'm having the top done ... CT seems to going for the other end!!! Either way, I guess we should be profoundly grateful that there are services out there designed to save us from our own avoidance tactics. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed even though I'm totally dreading it, and thank you for your inspirational posts.

I'll let you know how it went next week. <<< hugs >>>
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Honestly there is nothing to dread, you will come out and think, what was I worrying about ! It is not the most elegant of moments, but your radiographer will be lovely. Poor CT, the dreaded other end. I can vividly remember the breast cancer nurse sitting with me and reading through my records, ah, she said you are overdue a screening. 'Really ? I thought isn't one end enough for you. We must get you booked in Mrs xxx, 'don't bother I thought !

Needless to say the appt was made and off I went, lay there in that glorious position that only women have to endure. I tell the nurse my woes and she promptly told me she had been through it, had all the chemo etc and totally clear for years - that made it worth going !!

Now back to Ted, he has turned into one of those snakes that swallow things whole. For a young gelding he has been very good with his mouth, very rare he nipped or sucked at things, but today all change. He must be teething, there is Ted spit everywhere and shutting the barn this evening he got my head in his mouth, I made a sound like a blooming sink plunger when he let go !

Poor Alice has dreadlocks, he has been sucking her mane, the head collar left on the gate is disgusting. I hope nothing happens over night I need all my 50 pence's for the train fare to Worcester.
 
AA, I feel your frustration on the teething front! My YO informed me on Monday that Finn is chewing and sucking on everything he can get his teeth round. I needed to make him stand for a few minutes while we waited for our session in the arena and ended up shoving the lead rope in his mouth. That seemed to keep him happy. He has suddenly acquired 2 top and bottom adult teeth.
 
Slave2Magic said:
AA, I feel your frustration on the teething front! My YO informed me on Monday that Finn is chewing and sucking on everything he can get his teeth round. I needed to make him stand for a few minutes while we waited for our session in the arena and ended up shoving the lead rope in his mouth. That seemed to keep him happy. He has suddenly acquired 2 top and bottom adult teeth.
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How old is your lad ? Ted is 2 and 7 months.
 
My gorgeous fat, furry, dim and anxiety stricken cart horse is a hero.

This morning the wind caught the barn door and knocked me flat whilst I was letting the horses out. Alice and her dam took one look at me, flat out on the gravel and legged it. Ted stayed and stood over me. I couldn't believe it, his whole mind set is so nervous and mistrusting. Maybe training him with Trudie has taught him to accept somebody lay on the floor ! I got up and lent on him to get my breath back and he still stood stock still.

He is my little hero. Wish the wind would give over, hope you are all safe in this dreadful weather.
 
Sven said:
Perhaps this latest act of heroism confirms his little indiscretion earlier was down to him protecting you. Got to love him :D
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I had forgotten that paw waving at the visitor, interesting thought, maybe he has German Shepherd in him !

I am flat on my back now, lay on the electric blanket, large tube of arnica cream and my valentine chocolates. Ouch, my poor back and it's still blowing a demon wind and raining sideways. When will it all end. Keep it in perspective, no water in the house, just a bit in the yard and small amount of damage to buildings, lots of poor people with devastated lives.
 
Ah, bless Ted the Superhero! What a compliment to your relationship with him, that he overcame his instinct to flee, especially as the others legged it.

Hope that you are OK and not too battered by your tumble.

This weather is diabolical and makes the simplest of horsey tasks into a nightmare.
 
I just found this thread this morning and have read from start to finish (ive been totally hooked save from a loo break when I just couldn't cross my legs any longer :-) ). Ted had me hooked from the word go, and then when your post about your diagnosis my heart sunk. I prayed by the time I got to this page I'd be reading a happy ending.

I've been through every emotion just reading this and can't imagine what you've been through. AA you are truly an inspiration, and as for that book.....well this thread is it I'd say, get it printed and I'd certainly buy it.

Just want to say thank you for all your posts, you do have a gift for writing. & I look forward to all your future posts.

Xxxxxxxx
 
WarmbloodX said:
I just found this thread this morning and have read from start to finish (ive been totally hooked save from a loo break when I just couldn't cross my legs any longer :-) ). Ted had me hooked from the word go, and then when your post about your diagnosis my heart sunk. I prayed by the time I got to this page I'd be reading a happy ending.

I've been through every emotion just reading this and can't imagine what you've been through. AA you are truly an inspiration, and as for that book.....well this thread is it I'd say, get it printed and I'd certainly buy it.

Just want to say thank you for all your posts, you do have a gift for writing. & I look forward to all your future posts.

Xxxxxxxx
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Aw, I have gone all unnecessary, lovely kind words thank you.

Ted and I had a snog this evening, OH grumbled into his full barrow of Ted shyte that he hasn't been snogged for a decade. I pointed out that Ted was a hero this morning. OH said, perhaps Ted should have looked after you all last year, cleaned up all the mess you produced, put up with all the tantrums and picked your toys up when you lobbed them across the room in temper.

Point taken ! nice meal produced and football allowed on TV this evening, snog promised for later but I will be asleep when he comes to bed, tactics you know girls !!!
 
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