The hotel (Samare's Coast) was also good, though their room stated a walk-in shower which it sort of was (a normal shower with quite a step up!) so a bit difficult and not quite what was expected, though it and I survived, by hanging onto the towel rail (which didn't fall off the wall). Their indoor pool was great and I/we really made good use of it most mornings before breakfast.
I made it to Corbiere lighthouse, picture below:
It was a massive struggle and really wiped me out for the rest of that day and all the next. Not only did I have to stop multiple times on the causeway, which thankfully was flat, the slopes at either end were a nightmare. My son nearly had to carry me up the one at the far end and how I got back I do not know (apart from will-power and massive assistance from all my family). But...
I did it :-))) !
That really should say ..... We did it!
The steroids are still having a positive effect and I can now feel parts of my lower legs again (like when they get bitten by an insect), I am still getting headaches and not feeling to great on a day when I take them, but they are working for me. It is now how long do I need to stay on them and what's next?
My MP got further with the DWP (Department of Work & Pensions) regarding my application for allowances to assist with care and mobility, than I did (that's the good news). The bad/funny news, as you have to laugh, is they have mislaid (lost?) my case notes and are conducting a level three search. This means they have had two searches and not found them and are having a third look. What really makes me cross is all the excuses and the fact they haven't told me anything. I had to resort to my MP to get this far. Incompetent bureaucrats or what! Now I have to wait and see what they will do next.....
Nearly 250 people have completed my survey. I am publicising it at the UK GBS/CIDP forum next Saturday, and will publish further results around July 2012.
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