Random thought: Its the little things that I will never take for granted. Like, being able to stand up to take a shower. Several years ago when I was released from the hospital after being in a coma for 10 days, I couldnt walk. For the first month at home I had to be pushed into the bathroom in a wheel chair. I could barely stand, maybe for a couple seconds before almost passing out. My lungs were still healing from being filled with fluid from pneumonia. I had oxygen tubes in my nose because without them I couldnt get oxygen to my brain. In order to take a shower I had to keep the oxygen tubes in my nose and literally sit on a plastic chair in order to shower and breath at the same time. Its amazing how much exertion it takes to simply stand or use a washcloth to clean yourself. Getting in and out of the shower was so difficult because I had to lift my legs over the side of the tub. It took all my will and strength to even put my socks and clothes back on while sitting. Then it was time to try and get back into the wheelchair and be pushed back to a reclining chair where I spent most of the next month allowing my lungs to heal. I am so glad to say that with every struggle or roadblock that comes along in my life, I can always look back and remember a time when I couldnt even stand or walk. I was only in my thirties and it opened my eyes to so many things. Its a strange feeling to to have a sharp/present mind yet completely aware of the fact that no matter what I told my body, I simply was physically not able to make my legs work and my lungs corporate. Today, many years later, I have a bit of numbness in my right leg and deal with pain from sciatica, but I will never forget how it was not to be able to walk. When I walk to the store or take a shower, I am always grateful for the simple fact that I can walk. Even if theres some pain from time to time, its a small reminder that there was a time I couldnt walk and its something I will never take for granted.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:21:15 +0000
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