I have 3 phones, a base phone that is plugged in, and two cordless phones, all in this fairly tiny apartment. The phones all have names. The names are entered and always visible on the phones. The base phone is named Sideshow Bob. The two cordless phones are called Homer and Apu.
Today as always I had no balance when in the bathroom for my usual hourly number one visit. I try not to travel in this place anywhere without Homer or Apu. Apu was in my shirt pocket. I had just ended my visit and reached down to very shakily grab the flush lever when Apu fell out of my pocket. Still, there was hope. Apu hit the bathroom counter and started into a spin that would have been highly rated in figure skating... but this was not figure skating. I reached over with my left hand to grab Apu. My left side is daily losing strength and coordination. I tried to grab Apu. Apu slipped from my grasp like a bar of soap. Apu flew up in the air and landed on the toilet paper. Apu bounced like he had been shot from a cannon. I lost my balance and slipped. I watched now in surreal horror as Apu smacked into the wall, landed on the back of the toilet and proceeded to do three more perfect spins. Then helplessly I watched Apu slowly slide off the back of the toilet and pull off a perfect dive into the yellow water of the porcelain swimming hole. I could not have duplicated this scene in the next 50 days. Of course, with my good right hand I reached in to pull him out. Now I have to spend the next five minutes washing my hands, and then thought it wise to rinse and clean Apu as well. Well, Apu died in a very few minutes.
I grabbed Homer the other phone so he would not be witness to this horrific crime. I plugged Apu in, as you never know. About an hour later, I returned to dispose of Apus body. I found Apu alive and shining brightly, I guess he just needed to dry out.
Now, the happy trio of Homer, Apu, and Sideshow Bob are all reunited
Monday, 29 July 2013
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Another rockin Thursday
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Hi everybody,
Well, another eventful afternoon in the life of MS man. The other day, my case worker told me to quit using my walker and just use my power wheelchair... then put the walker out on my balcony. Yesterday and today I had three workers due here, yesterday my PSW worker, and today a CCAC volunteer and the case worker I spoke of all booked sick. I needed my laundry done... just a hamper and two loads. It was my intention to fetch the walker from the balcony and use it to carry my laundry down to the laundry room and do it myself. Wrong move. My legs and balance could not handle getting the walker through my narrow sliding door to the balcony and I fell in a heap. I always am wearing my panic button, and with this MS, my left leg is near corpse level, so once I am down, no getting up. Again, third time in the last month, I was down, it is frustrating. An ambulance was called, three beautiful female paramedics arrived, managed to get me into my wheelchair. My head now has a big bump from falling onto a table leg. Luckily, because of my past athletic days so long ago, my head is as hard as stone, and even though there is a bump and it is red, it does not hurt at all. The paramedics wanted me to go for an ambulance ride to the hospital, but I just needed to get up and go to the toidie.
Today I used the time to build a new shelving unit from the wheelchair, for my living room, just like my shelving unit that was not returned to me from Barrie. I probably used up any gusto that I had in doing so. Of course, it all brought back to recent memory of being dumped because I had MS, all my possessions that I could have used and were likely sold to her benefit., and being accused of being a wife beating abusive son of a, which I am not. I just thought I would never have done any of this to her... I sincerely meant my vows years ago and would have stayed through this disease, even if she had shot at me for pete sakes. The stressful thoughts with this MS likely did me in today.
Now, rest, a sandwich, and hope the Jays win. Exciting evening. But......... I will never, never be robbed of my joy. Heres to you Holly.
Glenn
Hi everybody,
Well, another eventful afternoon in the life of MS man. The other day, my case worker told me to quit using my walker and just use my power wheelchair... then put the walker out on my balcony. Yesterday and today I had three workers due here, yesterday my PSW worker, and today a CCAC volunteer and the case worker I spoke of all booked sick. I needed my laundry done... just a hamper and two loads. It was my intention to fetch the walker from the balcony and use it to carry my laundry down to the laundry room and do it myself. Wrong move. My legs and balance could not handle getting the walker through my narrow sliding door to the balcony and I fell in a heap. I always am wearing my panic button, and with this MS, my left leg is near corpse level, so once I am down, no getting up. Again, third time in the last month, I was down, it is frustrating. An ambulance was called, three beautiful female paramedics arrived, managed to get me into my wheelchair. My head now has a big bump from falling onto a table leg. Luckily, because of my past athletic days so long ago, my head is as hard as stone, and even though there is a bump and it is red, it does not hurt at all. The paramedics wanted me to go for an ambulance ride to the hospital, but I just needed to get up and go to the toidie.
Today I used the time to build a new shelving unit from the wheelchair, for my living room, just like my shelving unit that was not returned to me from Barrie. I probably used up any gusto that I had in doing so. Of course, it all brought back to recent memory of being dumped because I had MS, all my possessions that I could have used and were likely sold to her benefit., and being accused of being a wife beating abusive son of a, which I am not. I just thought I would never have done any of this to her... I sincerely meant my vows years ago and would have stayed through this disease, even if she had shot at me for pete sakes. The stressful thoughts with this MS likely did me in today.
Now, rest, a sandwich, and hope the Jays win. Exciting evening. But......... I will never, never be robbed of my joy. Heres to you Holly.
Glenn
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