Overcast, cold and rainy all day. Twice I got wet going out for some exercise. My back wasn't quite as painful, after a night's rest and a massage with some Rhus Tox ointment, which seems to be more effective than a gel, laced with ibuprofen. I had to warm up and get moving slowly, thinking about every move carefully, to avoid making a movement that would pinch the nerve which yesterday got trapped for a while.
Clare left a message for osteomyologist Clive Taylor, and he called back this morning to tell us that due to covid-19 restrictions he cannot work for the time being, unless he lives in isolation from his wife while he is working. Then if he wants to go home and be with her, he has to self quarantine in his workplace for a fortnight. He recommended me to a colleague at the Vital Health Chiropractice Clinic in Westbury Park Bristol. This practice is able to work, having succeeded in fulfilling all the stringent requirements of managing patients safely and having acquired the necessary personal protection equipment. I rang up and was able to book an appointment for Friday next week. Hopefully if I take enough care and don't have any accidents I can cope until then without making things worse.
My sister Pauline's funeral was streamed life from Worle Crematorium at three thirty this afternoon. Clare and I set together and joined in. All went as planned, but it was indeed a strange experience for us as it was for her son Jules in Dubai. Owain went to represent our side of the family, and went back to the family home in Bleadon Hill for tea with Nicky and her family. There were eight mourners at the Crem, and many more following on-line. All Pauline's surviving cousins are of an age which bars them from all but essential local travel for the time being. It's good to see the way in which all aspects of public life are adapting to defend clientele from virus contagion. It's also worrying that there are so many individuals who wilfully ignore common sense in order to socialise and have a good time. Why do people take such stupid risks, with their own health and that of others?
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