Thursday, April 16, 2020

The "walker".

The "walker" was delivered and is waiting for the first attempt to be used. It's going to be a huge challenge for Joan, physically and mentally. I wish I could make it easier for her. She is so afraid of falling down, even with me right beside her to protect her. I think she is afraid her leg(s) will collapse.  It's true her legs are not strong like before but it's also on her mind a lot. Sometimes I feel so inadequate to help her.

So, today is the day the "wear a mask outside" mandatory rule goes into effect, From our balcony, I will be able to see if people are observing it. I certainly hope so. I don't know about other cities or small villages but in Pozna艅, there were masks available to buy at a very cheap price thanks to the owner of the 呕abka chain of retail stores. I started this blog in the morning so by the time I post it I will have some idea if the "rule" works.

It's also food shopping day. I will put Joan in her bed, for safety, and go to Carrefour to do it. With the cost of diapers added in, I'm sure the total cost will be over 200 PLN again. The menu for this week is avocado, blue cheese & pasta, Pasta bows & salmon, sweet potatoes & chicken salad, vegetable frittata, fruit salad. and tuna pasta salad. Breakfasts vary between Bulgar, Musli, eggs, oatmeal, and tostadas. We had spaghetti last night for dinner. Tonight we have creamy pasta salmon.

16:20-The shopping is done. 236 PLN($57). I encountered 41 people on the way to the store and in it. Of the 41, only 5 did not have on masks. I was happily surprised.

The "walker" zosta艂 dostarczony i czeka na pierwsz膮 pr贸b臋 u偶ycia. To b臋dzie wielkie wyzwanie dla Joanny, fizyczne i psychiczne. Chcia艂bym m贸c jej to u艂atwi膰. Ona tak bardzo boi si臋 upadku, nawet ze mn膮 tu偶 obok niej, aby j膮 chroni膰. My艣l臋, 偶e boi si臋, 偶e jej noga (nogi) si臋 zapadnie. To prawda, 偶e jej nogi nie s膮 tak silne jak wcze艣niej, ale jest to r贸wnie偶 bardzo wa偶ne dla jej umys艂u. Czasami czuj臋 si臋 tak nieadekwatna, by jej pom贸c.

Wi臋c dzi艣 jest dzie艅, w kt贸rym wchodzi w 偶ycie obowi膮zkowa zasada "noszenia maski na zewn膮trz", Z naszego balkonu b臋d臋 mog艂a zobaczy膰, czy ludzie j膮 obserwuj膮. Na pewno mam tak膮 nadziej臋. Nie wiem jak w innych miastach czy ma艂ych wioskach, ale w Poznaniu by艂y maski, kt贸re mo偶na by艂o kupi膰 po bardzo niskiej cenie dzi臋ki w艂a艣cicielowi sieci sklep贸w detalicznych 呕abka. Zacz膮艂em tego bloga rano, wi臋c zanim go opublikuj臋, b臋d臋 mia艂 pomys艂, czy "regu艂a" dzia艂a.

Jest to r贸wnie偶 dzie艅 zakup贸w 偶ywno艣ci. Po艂o偶臋 Joan w jej 艂贸偶ku, dla bezpiecze艅stwa, i pojad臋 do Carrefour, 偶eby to zrobi膰. Po dodaniu pieluszek, jestem pewna, 偶e ca艂kowity koszt wyniesie ponownie ponad 200 z艂. Menu na ten tydzie艅 to awokado, niebieski ser & makaron, makaron bows & 艂oso艣, s艂odkie ziemniaki & sa艂atka z kurczaka, frittata warzywna, sa艂atka owocowa. oraz sa艂atka z makaronu z tu艅czyka. 艢niadania s膮 r贸偶ne w Bu艂garii, Muzu艂manach, jajkach, owsiance i tostadach. Wczoraj wieczorem na kolacj臋 zjedli艣my spaghetti. Dzi艣 wieczorem mamy kremowego 艂ososia do makaronu.

16:20. Zakupy zrobione. 236 Z艁(57 DOLAR脫W). Spotka艂em 41 os贸b w drodze do sklepu i w nim. Z 41, tylko 5 nie mia艂o na sobie masek. By艂em pozytywnie zaskoczony.