Energy Levels Rising

I have been able to get in and keep in some calories today.  The "heaviest" food that I have consumed is rice pudding but I am going to try some mashed potato later on.

Getting the food in is the hardest part of the process and it does seem that I am moving in the right direction as the stent continues to settle.

After the draining effect of being laid up and not eating much for the last few days I managed a ten minute walk to the newsagent to pick up a paper.  It was a "one foot in front of the other" kind of affair but mentally it was still a quantum leap.   I can offer no excuse for not having opened my delivered Sunday Times and opting instead for a quick browse of the News of the World, but perhaps I just want an easy life at the moment.

I have also had a welcomed visit from my good friend "Car Crash".  He has recently had car crash number 24, which is phenomenal in anybody's book.  I am assured that the latest one was not his fault and I have to accept that as the other party drove off and was tracked down by the police, but car crash holds a superb record there.

Car Crash is a busy man, not only in presumably spending a lot of time filling in insurance claim forms and visiting car body shops but also operating a chain of stores around the country that sell gifts for men.  He has built the "Menkind" brand up over the last ten years or so and I have enjoyed watching him struggle hugely whilst ultimately reaching a good level of success.

My friendship with Car Crash goes back to my late teens when we both were regular drinkers at a Kingston riverside pub and keen darts players, a hobby which is a clear reflection of both of our South Wales roots.  Also being best man at his wedding has been one of my proudest moments.  Needless to say that I have plenty of juicy stories to tell about Car Crash (as he found out on his wedding day) and should I become a little bored and I could trot out a few more.

I have spoken with Car Crash on several occasions over the last few months but this is the first time that we have met up for a while and it provided me with good lift.