What a difference a week makes …. can’t believe it has been that long but it is bin day again so it must be a week!

After the disaster which was Wednesday, Thursday turned out to be not much better … appears that all the whinging about his bite being off and his inability to chew things wasn’t just Mike being super-sensitive! Finally had a follow up a appointment after the jaw surgery only to discover that there actually was another break in his jaw that no-one thought to mention to us and that it actually hasn’t healed (presumably why follow up appointments are usually held??). Anyway, I felt like I was in an episode of Fawlty Towers or a Monty Phyton flick (kept checking for cameras but there were none). If it weren’t quite so serious it really would be hysterically funny. We are not sure exactly what needs to be done but looks like at minimum a tooth will need to go so the fracture can heal – will find out more in a couple of weeks. In the mean-time I need to eat all the hard chocolates – oh damn!

Needless to say a trip to the Blue House was very much in order. What a fantastic weekend – left very early on Friday and did a FES bike and had a massage on Friday afternoon at home. Saturday was jam-packed with fairy ballet in the morning, then brunch in St Kilda, ice-cream for lunch and then a wander via the park home. Mike and Ash took off in top speed and I got left way behind – I can see I will now need to pack running shoes on every outing! Then home for a FES bike session before heading to a kids party and then to kinesio appointment. Mike was the most relaxed I have seen him chilling out with a (light) beer at the party. Sunday morning had Mike feeling pretty tired after a busy day but we got Ash and Charli around to the park for a picnic and then came back for some stretching and another massage. Another couple of FES bike sessions on Sunday afternoon and Monday and Mike was ready to head back to Talbot for a rest!

Thanks, as always, to those at Talbot that made weekend leave possible.

A really great day at Talbot on Monday and again today (maybe our letter did make a difference!). Lots of sessions and some nice early starts. I said to Mike that maybe they were trying to punish him for his letter and he was going to get 4-5 hours of therapy a day. He got the classic Forbesy grin on his face and responded very promptly with “good – they won’t know what hit them, I’m up for that” – that’s the attitude we like to see! Maybe Mike will need to come home for a rest soon!

I can’t finish todays post without a MASSIVE thankyou and congratulations to Paula and Kerry. These two lovely ladies were doing the Melb marathon and offered to “run it for Mike”. This was pulled together very hastily in only the couple of weeks before the marathon but these fantastic ladies raised over $3,000! Well done to the girls on their runs and on the fundraising efforts. Thankyou to all those who sponsored the girls – I am sure I will get rsi from filling out the receipts but what a wonderful injury to have!

Whilst on things sporty, well done to Dr Sammy – a sub-9hour ironman in Hawaii on the weekend – great work Sammy!

There is lots afoot in the fundraising space so expect some updates in the next week or so. Have a wonderful Wednesday and a fabulous rest of the week.

Mike is desperate to do another post but apparently I keep nicking his computer and he has been too busy with therapies (which can only be a good thing). Expect something in the next day or two from him.