Please dont give up on this posting without at least reading #9 below, PLEASE? Final night in hospital (other than as a visitor) dear God I pray!!! I had a couple of firsts while I was here so I have to strike the term I never... to I have... 1. Gave up and gave over control of my health to the people here at Lehigh Valley TSU unit and Drs., nurses, therapists, aides etc... and started listening. It helped a lot that my attending Dr. (while not my family Dr.) is a Dr. Ive been on a cruise with and is HIGHLY respected Dr. in the area, and even though I havent seen him while I have been in here, there was never a question about the quality of care I was receiving. 2. Turned control, 100% on my honor and soul, to doing EXACTLY as I was told in getting up and around with NO weight on my left foot and didnt cheat (not even a little bit when no one was looking). 3. Listened to directions and made healthy changes in my life and diet that I will do my best at sticking to. Id already made the change over to salads more than junk food, but now a standard meal is mostly vegetables, chicken (no beef since Ive been in the hospital), limited starches, sugars, and empty calories resulting in losing weight since I have been in here. 4. Developed a better discipline in managing health by just moving slower and not rushing. This was/is and will continue to be a REALLY tough one for me. 5. Ate yogurt for the first time and LIKED it. My favorite technical partner, Cathy (and everyone here knows she is one of my favorite people here) brought in a container of Yoplait Greek Mixed Fruit 100 calorie for me because it was my last night. 6. Let someone else give me a shave. 7. Let someone else give me a shower while I sat in a shower chair. It was out of control great, fantastic, and made me feel like a real human being again (havent been able to get a real shower since May 16th) 8. Stopped smoking for almost 2 whole months 9. Connected with that person (Cathy) who comes to work every day happy, cares about people sincerely, and has a heart of gold. All of which is how I like to think is the way I try to be and to treat others. God must have put us together because of the similarities. Her daughter is getting married at the Meadows at the end of the month, and from that spark I found out about the condition her husband is. He has had multiple open heart surgeries at University of PA and needs a new heart. He cant even get on the transplant list until he goes through even more surgeries. And when she came in tonight I asked how he was doing and they discovered a hole in his lung. My heart hurts for her and her family, I cant even imagine how I would be, but can relate in a small way from the way and what Teresa was after her surgery went bad and the year that followed. But she (Cathy) still stays caring and sympathetic. All she wanted and was pushing for was so that her husband could walk his daughter down the aisle for the wedding, and now this will make it impossible to happen. But while dealing with all of that TODAY, she still thought of me to bring something in for me since it was my last night here. God bless her, her husband and her family. They will be in my prayers. I know that patients and their caregivers arent supposed to be attached, but I was choking back tears and emotions when she came in with the yogurt. God grant me the ability to be able to give back what she gave me. So, if you would please remember her husband (who is the father of the bride at the end of the month) and Cathy (the one who re-focused me) I would really appreciate it. The God moment in all of this is the fact that even though I never made a point to EVER say anything about her being my favorite to anyone, it was apparent. There has to be a reason for that I think. 10. Learning to give up on the instant gratification need. If I had to wait for meds, someone to help me get out of bed, or anything for that matter I had to wait. Not an easy thing for me to accept. 11. Learned a lot of peoples birthdays, lol. 12. Gained a lot of awareness about how much I use my foot. Its not just used for walking. ROFLMAO!!!! AND for the messages I have received but havent made sense out or realized it yet. Visiting nurses have already called to come over as soon as possible after I walk in the door. I am already see up for Meals on Wheels, I just have them to let them know when to start, so in the worst I think I will have to fend for my Tuesday and Wednesday. All medical equipment is already in the house. So I am set there. I have a way home which I am looking forward too as well as getting there. I am hopping that once home I will be and have a better time falling asleep, so that is something I am really looking forward to. So have all of the background work that my case manager could think of. Surgeon appointment is this Saturday for the stitches to come out, new x-rays and an outside chance of a boot but not getting my hopes up for that. Oh, and followed up with my SSID attorneys office and his paralegal called me back and said everything was moving along well. Hearing is 21 days away from today. So everything is moving. For now I am going to focus on getting the work done as I am told, and just keep trying to trust without me getting in the way/weigh (21 pounds to get back to my usual weight for years and years in my late 20s through mid 30s). Thanks for reading!!
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:14:18 +0000
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