This week saw a big improvement in my walking which has become straighter and steadier. I am now able to walk for up to one hour but not everyday. I particularly enjoyed my walk along the coast path at Gwbert this week. Others walks were at Poppit, Mwnt and Aberporth. Mum & I managed to set up an e-mail account this week so I can contact my brother. Will also see what I can find out about RHS.

Too poorly still to think of any April Fool tricks to play today and I need to be nice to my physio!!

I had my second acupuncture treatment - 30mins today. Was given a face toner to use at home everyday gradually increasing the time by 10 mins. This actually gave me something positive to do at home. Mum disappeared into town this week so I could relax. My physio was very sympathetic when I talked to her and she encouraged me to try & be patient. What a good listener with some sound advice. I realised that I was lucky as I was suffering from no pain & my face had not actually dropped noticeably so it wasn’t that obvious when I kept a straight face. Again putting things into perspective helps.

Felt fairly positive most of this week (longer walks helped) but was quite tearful on Thursday. It’s ok being positive and telling yourself to be patient and accept recovery will take time, but the frustration of not being able to do normal things after 4 weeks and missing friends catches up with you every so often! Shedding a few tears can set me up then for another couple of weeks (I hope!).

Have used face toner every day. Am trying to do exercises on face 2-3 times a day and some tapping (apparently that’s good too).

Still waking up between 10-11am. Should I start getting up earlier now so that I sleep at night? I am doing more in the day so I know I’m tired. I need to be careful I don’t over do it, which is what I usually do!

Have continued doing reiki everyday too! Will try to focus on the face a bit more now I’m feeling physically stronger.