It was a bit warmer today so I went for a 7 mile run. I was really enjoying a new route but after about 4 miles I felt a muscle strain starting. I then jogged slowly and even walked a while. Nearly home I always finish running (very slowly) up Old Loose Hill. Today I had to walk, the shame of it but I really had no option. The advice for a groin strain is Rest- Ice -Compression -Elevate. So I am grounding myself for a few days, which is what the PM keeps telling us to do anyway! I am sure I’ll be OK in about a week. I was going cycling with my friend Mike tomorrow but I’ll give that a miss. Mike and his wife Greta now have their appointments for their vaccinations next Monday, which is good they might not worry so much after that.
No sign of the increases in Covid cases easing nationally yet, although some signs of easing in the South East but still on the increase. Hospitals really are in danger of being overrun in the next couple of weeks and in some places they are converting warehouses to temporary morgues to accommodate the additional bodies.
Now I am grounded for a while I am putting some stats together regarding our first three weeks assisting the medics at Blackthorn. So far 20 Rotarians plus 7 partners have taken part along with another 23 volunteers who have given up their time to work in some freezing cold conditions, especially last week. They are all doing a great job and the Doctor in Charge at Blackthorn has written and expressed his thanks. We are working together as a team. I do not know the actual number of vaccinations that have been administered over this period but I estimate it to be about 330 per day which means in the 9 days they have immunised about 3,000 mainly elderly people including several care workers and medics. It was announced today that vaccinations are likely to continue into the autumn. We re- convene for just a day and a half this weekend and then it will be back to three full days.
Sue continued her home schooling with Toby today. Hard going to keep his attention plus the need to be on the ball with the technology plus the modern way of learning. However, it does allow Stu and Nat to get on with their own work for a couple of hours. Sue will persevere tomorrow.
Mum is still eating very little and the carers are working hard to keep her amused. Today she played noughts and crosses, hardly stimulating but that is about all she can manage at the moment. Hardly, the sort of life she would want.