Thursday 18 July 2013

More bad news

We have spent the last week attending one consultant after another.  It seems the routine chest xray Keith had following his stroke has shown shadowing.  As you can guess its been quite a stressful time and after scans, tests and a bronchoscopy where samples were taken of the tumour in his lung we now have to wait two weeks for the results.  Everyone we have seen so far confirm that its a tumour but as yet we do not know what type.  With a bit of luck it could be benign.  So these postcards I have ready to swap based on the theme of Indian Spice might be the last for a while.  There are still some cognitive difficulties left over from his stroke, which doesn't bother him in day to day life but under stress he simply can't concentrate on what is being said to him.  I want to give him as much time as it takes to deal with whatever is thrown at us so I hope you won't mind too much the gaps in communication.   I will blog when I have something to say and the time to tell it.  In the meantime here are my Indian Spice postcards all ready to go into the post tomorrow.


When I was in my twenties I went on an overland trip to Kathmandu in a bus, camping and eating what the locals ate across Europe into Asia.  It lasted over four months and my only regret was that I'm not fit enough to do it again.   Whenever I see Indian elephants I think of those we saw as we crossed India and the smell of spices and cooking.   The card backgrounds are a combination of two photos, one with the names of Indian spices in several languages and the actual spices.  I merged these in Photoshop and reduced the opacity so they wouldn't overpower each other.  The elephants I made with my embroidery unit, the designs are by Ace Point.  I hope the recipients enjoy them.

6 comments:

McIrish Annie said...

Your cards are fabulous! Wish I was one of the recipients. Best to you and your Hubby. post when you can. You are in my thoughts

Penny said...

I LOVE those elephantsm the cards look great.
Life is throwing things at you, I do hope all will be well, such a stressful time. Thinking of you.

Plum Cox said...

Sorry to hear what a horrid time your DH and you are having. My thoughts are with you.

Amazing looking cards - I can't decide whether to be disappointed that I wasn't in the swap or pleased as my ideas wouldn't have been a patch on your beautiful cards!

Take care and make sure you find some time just for you too.

Plum Cox said...

Sorry to hear what a horrid time your DH and you are having. My thoughts are with you.

Amazing looking cards - I can't decide whether to be disappointed that I wasn't in the swap or pleased as my ideas wouldn't have been a patch on your beautiful cards!

Take care and make sure you find some time just for you too.

Sue Wild said...

I really like the elephant cards, the spice themed cards in the swap look really good.

Sorry to hear about your bad news and hope your DH gets some good news soon.

Gmama Jane said...

I came over to visit and welcome you to the doll quilters swap. I am so sorry to hear of your difficult situation with your DH. As a retired speech and Language Therapist who worked with stroke patients at one time, you need to spend time rewiring those synapses by talking, reading, and inputting as much "language" as you possibly can. I hope you have access to speech therapy services and if so I encourage you to get him in therapy immediately. The sooner after a stroke therapy begins the better!! if you ever have questions I would love to help as much as I can long distance. My prayers (I don't say that lightly) will be with you. The caregiver faces many challenges and can forget to take care of themselves. Please take care of YOU!!
Blessings
Gmama Jane Hillis