Day 2 - 02/05/2021

Mike

Multiple emergency trips to the bathroom through the night before we wet myself. Getting up through the night has become a regular thing but this was like a hose pipe that had been backed up for hours. The bed was like a turn style as we both ran to the toilet in turns. However, we both woke up feeling positive and surprisingly alive.

We enjoyed a lovely banana shake for breakfast on the terrace this morning. The sun was up, barely a cloud in the sky, I was in heaven. The peace was interrupted by what sounded like a balloon slowly letting out air. Then the smell hit me. The wind phase was well and truly in flow. Before i could complain i had the same hit me with the sound of a rusty trumpet going off every few minutes. The rest of my morning was taken up researching military grade gas masks as surely this would just get worse as time went on.

My new found energy then led me to take a well earned nap on the sofa before we prepped our first veggie dinner. Whilst we prepping our roast vegetable delight i had an epiphany. I need to make the bathroom a more pleasant place to be as this is where i am destined to spend the majority of my time. I could put a little fire place in the corner and a tv on the back of the bathroom door. The smells coming from the kitchen were Devine. I was salivating at the prospect of this delightful smelling food. What i failed to realise was that the enchanting smell was that of my sons roast dinner and not my veggie equivalent. We all sat down together to eat, me feeling sorry for myself that sons dinner looked much more appetising than mine, but i have to say I did enjoy the food we had. Oven roast vegetables in a balsamic and piri piri glaze was a nice introduction to my new world.

Interesting fact of today, it’s only taken 3 days of drinking just water for my pee to be the colour it is supposed to be apparently. Who knew.

The evening introduced the first troublesome moments. I had a banging headache from about 8pm and I was so hungry. 8 weeks suddenly seems a long long way away. I kept having visions of dipping a cheese crust from a tops pizza in to a pot of garlic and herb dip. So tempting........ No this is what those demons in my head want me to think about. 2 paracetamol and writing my thoughts in here sort me out.

Liz

After a difficult night sleep, with multiple trips to pee! I woke up feeling fairly refreshed and alert (despite the 6:30am wake up call again from Jack). I decided to start the day with my now favourite banana shake (these have to be the best flavour by far). Lunch was a bit different, a mixture of roasted and steamed veg. Mike made a balsamic vinegarette to marinade these in and I must admit he didn’t do a bad job. Steamed carrots are defiantly better than roasted (when you can’t have a honey glaze that is!). Cooking a roast for Jack (Mikes son) made my mouth water as i took in all the smells, gravy... oh how i miss thee. But I must remember it’s only day 2 and I must remain focused, we are doing this for a reason not for fun. I need to support Michael on his journey (thats what supportive partners do right?!?). I’m finding it more tough today to drink my 2ltrs of water, maybe my subconscious is concerned about not sleeping again this evening who knows, but I’m determined to complete this, my head is saying ‘you can do this, come on’. Now for most of you 2ltrs of water is nothing, for me this is HUGE, I usually drink multiple cups of tea throughout the day and then nothing (unless it’s alcohol) from about 6pm onwards. I know this isn’t good for me, it’s one thing I’m hoping to gain from supporting Mike through his journey, the determination to drink more each day and remain healthy.

Now I’m not going to lie about this (we promised the open truth) the wind has started! (Mike’s luckily worse than mine)..... uhoh......luckily for me one of my best friends bought me some scented candles for my birthday this year, they will defiantly be needed. Turns out a high amount of veg does this to ones gas system. Make sure those windows are open this evening at bedtime regardless of the temperature, you can always add another blanket hey.

Tomorrow we are going to take the little man to the beach down in Hastings for the day, we will pack shakes and just hope there are plenty of toilets on the way that are open (Covid restrictions allowing).