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Sleep is important .Wake up   I know that hospitals run on a 24 hour schedule  I do not .When I am told that the staff is finished for the night I believe what I am told.   I slip into sleepwear and package the hearing aids for the night. I sleep deeply and am startled severalContinue reading “May 21 2020”

may 20 2020i will be going home with more that i planned on i have a bladder infection This could e due in part, to long use of catheterWhen i arrived at the hospital all i wanted was pain relief and a drained bladder. A week later and I am working to do this simpleContinue reading “Bladder dysfunction in long term care”

i take my body to the repair shop to fix recent dents and bumpsthe doctor said “ do you have an ulcer “We can fix that we would like to study it”Also you may have sleep apnea i protest’ this is a four door not a Ferrari,Give me the 29.99 special!As my time here inContinue reading “5,20,2020 Just the 29.99 fix”

Spring scents in misty morns-crisp on the outside but sterile withinI long to feel the breeze lift my tendrils as the risen sun warms thecheeks and hands looking forward to the day last evening , I had a low hemoglobins count and a dark stool. I thought about the questionts they asked “did you seeContinue reading “Day 18 What else can happen?”

I was told that I had a rest day today. The hospital’s idea of a rest day is to get up and try to use the restroom every half an hour. Muscles stretch, arm are used arms to propel my body forward into the bathroom. I have faith that staff will team me right fromContinue reading “May 17 the hospital’s idea of a rest day”

Many of us when we go to the hospital, try to eat a diet that will promote healing. We don’t always make good choices . Here comes the dietitian . . I tried to pick foods that I like and were easier to eat. last night was the worst . I ordered squash because veggiesContinue reading “May 16 Tactile eating”

Today I realized that’s my bio-rhythm is much diferrrant that sightedpeople. I have bright days, gray days and grey days and finally I have black. This is not referring to a mood but actually what my mind tries to see.Today the day is bright and it will be that way until I go to bed.Continue reading “blind and medical needs in a pandemic”

That first evening, I was grateful to be in a place that would give me enough pain meds and Help me to move. a fractured pelvis is the most painful because of the nerve cells firing up and down the legs from the lower back to thighs and calf’s. You never know when a sharpContinue reading “May 2020 In Medical Lockdown”

I had 3 hours of therapy a day with one day off for good behavior . Even on the off day, I was given hand and leg exercises. I had to introduce my body to sitting upright for longer periods. Each person has to take responsibility as par of his or her treatment. That meansContinue reading “May 2020 Settling In the blind with. medical”

The rehab unit was one floor above me.This hospital was corona free and was in a state of lock down. No visiters or family were allowed. It was spookily quiet. I was set to meet the team and discuss my goals. When iI reported that I would to be independent , the staff thought IIwasContinue reading “May 2020 blind and health care in a pandemic”