That’s me. The impatient inpatient. I’m sure it’s obvious to you that I am eager for things to happen. Others on my floor are able to pee without a catheter, one guy started walking, another moved his big toe. All great news for good people, but it’s hard not to want that for myself. I want to move my big toe! Come on big toe!
Today was pretty good. Just painful. For some reason I was in more pain than usual today.
9am - Get dressed OT session with Jessica. I managed to get completely dressed on my own - shoes, everything. She just handed me the clothes. Then I got my brace on by myself which consisted of me wiggling around in bed for a while, most likely looking ridiculous. I don’t care, the brace got on.
11am - Group therapy. The usual shoulder stuff.
12am - Lexis and Janice, both rock stars for our PJs stores, stopped by to say hi. Lexis had an appointment close by for her pregnancy (week 14 I think). I nicknamed her “The Beast” for some of the amazing things she has done at work. There’s no stopping her.
Quick lunch, then upstairs to work on the lokomat again. I “walked” for 30 minutes this time. It was really painful. I think they made the brace/harness too tight or something. Back on it tomorrow at 9am, so hopefully it will be better.
A couple doors down from my room, a new patient was admitted a couple days ago. You can hear him yelling day and night. The nurses come in a lot and his typical response is, “GO AWAY!!! GET AWAY FROM ME!” There is another man in the room that usually just groans and yells for no apparent purpose. I asked the nurse about it and she said, “How do you like our new patients? Aren’t they a scream?” I couldn’t help but laugh. I realize that was probably in poor taste but people laugh at odd things in here. One has dementia and the other has some other mental issue. Both are hard of hearing. The funny thing is that they are in the same room, and yet neither hears the other yelling. They are asked if the yelling of their roommate bothers them and they BOTH say, “What yelling? What roommate?” Of course everyone here wants them to get better, but the situation is just so unique I thought I’d share.
The prayers for today, on top of the two guys yelling I just mentioned, go to Sandra. Sandra is leaving soon. She has been a quadriplegic for many years now. She was readmitted due to bed sores and is leaving for surgery soon to have them fixed. She is very sweet and almost always has a smile on her face. We are usually in group exercise together. Please pray for Sandra.
I think she just got a haircut in that pic. I don’t remember it looking like that.
Tomorrow is another day. It will have it’s own unique set of challenges which we should all face head-on. At least that’s my style. Why let it eat away and fester and bother you in the back of your mind when you can just deal with it and move on?
I will do my best to be patient.
Dear Lord, give me patience. Give me strength. Give me wisdom. Give me guidance. Show me what you want of me that will accomplish Your will in the most effective manner. Help me to utilize each opportunity and interaction to better others’ lives. Make me positive. Keep negativity away from me. Let my love for You shine through so it is obvious why I act the way I do. Dear Lord, please heal me, mind and body. Please let me walk again. I will do Your will either way, but I’d really like to walk. Please be with Sandra. Fill her with the Holy Spirit so that she can feel Your strength and take her challenges head-on. Let her inspire others. Heal her, oh Lord. Please be with her. In Christ’s name, Amen.
G’night
Chip
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