An Unfortunate July

 Well July has proved to be a very difficult month indeed.  But I did manage to get a couple of short dressing sessions in. 

Unfortunately my wife's condition is continuing to deteriorate and she is struggling to walk and get into bed. This is a worry because it means it's very difficult caring for her. I can't really leave her unsupervised for long. I'm hoping that occupational health therapists will be able to find some solutions to our problems. The main issue for Deeanna in all of this is, of course, no time to be Deeanna. For that to happen, I need to be able to leave my wife alone for a while.  And if I am denied being Deeanna, then it has a very detrimental effect on me. Fingers crossed we find a workable solution. 

Matters weren't helped by problems with a hospital style bed we ordered that was supposed to make it easier for my wife to get into bed unaided. The bed manufacturer didn't send the attachment to put the grab rail on with, and supplied the wrong footboard. So we have had to strap on a universal grab rail, which means my wife can't use the back lift mechanism, so can't sit up to manage getting her legs onto the bed. So I have to lift her legs. Which of course means I can't leave her unattended for very long. The bed company are supposedly going to supply and fit the correct parts next week.  Then hopefully my wife can manage to get into the bed without assistance and I can find a bit more dressing time. 

As a result of my wife's problems, and the bed issue, I'm afraid I had to postpone my visit to see my friend, Veronica. This has upset me, because it is always a wonderful day when we meet up, and it really helps to rejuvenate myself. It's looking likely that my visit will have to wait until late September. 

Another casualty of my caring issues, was my planned pink vintage dress photo shoot. Sadly that didn't happen. I'm hoping to be able to do a shoot here at home in August, and then with Veronica in September. 

Of course we had a heatwave during July, that made dressing fully, uncomfortable for a week or two.  But I did manage to find some time to wear my lovely floaty caftan style dress a little during the warm early evenings. I wasn't wearing a make up or wig, so I didn't take any photos. But it did make me feel a little bit femme. 

And I did manage two very short photo sessions.  One in my red jacket, which I hadn't worn for nearly 15 years,  and looking very much the smart business woman, which I'm not.  

The other photos were taken wearing my kaftan style dress, posing with my first copy of the TransKind by Beaumont Society magazine, which I had just received in the post. 

Also I was delighted to have reached my first target weight loss, last week.  I began the year weighing 100kg and now weigh 94.4kg. So it's going in the right direction. I've now set a new target of 90kg. Hopefully it won't be too long before I hit that. 

And so we are almost in August. As I mentioned, I hope that I can manage to get some photos in my pink vintage dress. And hopefully a few other photos as well.

We have landscapers coming to remodel our front garden next week, so I'm hoping that goes smoothly. 

And hopefully the bed finally gets sorted so we can use it properly. 

I'm not too hopeful about August being a good month for me, and therefore Summer 2025. So I am more focused on making the most of Autumn and Winter.

Whilst it's still July,  I am going to remember my lovely friend Cindy Charise who sadly passed away at the end of July, last year.  I still miss her so much. She was a lovely, kind and gentle girl and had a wonderful sense of humour. And gorgeous long legs. I love you, Cinders.xxx