Today I got my release papers from my surgical steel boot

Today I got my release papers from my surgical steel boot. It has been just under 6 weeks of pretty much complete inactivity, watching daytime TV, Netflix and Lovefilm.

After being picked up by a friend from “The Vineyard” and taken to West Suffolk Hospital I was picked up by Mark Williams (Senior Pastor) and taken for coffee at a local garden centre. We met to discuss a situation that had arisen as a result of two other friends (Mike & Fyl Bevan) either being given the sack (one story) or resigning (another story) from a staff role in the church and subsequently several other key roles. It has caused a rift in the community and we have been praying for healing and reconciliation. The meeting was friendly and I hope helpful.

Tomorrow, or even today I start my recovery in earnest. I’ve also put on 9 lbs and I need to address that. Tomorrow will be a fast day for me and possibly cut the grass and give the dogs a short walk.

Hopefully by this time tomorrow the rift will have been healed.

Friday 9th May

Today, Friday, another week is coming to an end and I will have been in my “Boot” for 4 weeks.

I had the pleasure of a visit from a dear friend from church, David Theobold. David arrived for lunch and we had soup and croissant together. David came to Thetford for physiotherapy and we discussed getting his blood pressure down and improving his general cardio thoracic fitness. After lunch we chatted for quite some time and then David kindly took me to Aldi to stock up on salad and a few other odds and ends.