An Outing

My nurse came in today. The elbow is getting to the scab over soon. I still feel my back tender from all my falling. Poor baby.

Things here are normal. Nothing much to report. I was feeling kinda adventurous, so I hopped on a trolley. I had lunch at the Market Deli on Houston. After that I went to Walgreen's because I wanted a card for Stella. I also found some danish that will go well with my pot of cawfee.

Chif Out

New Year's Eve

...and I'm getting ready for bed. Once upon a time I was out there, but no more. It's just another day. Tomorrow would have been my sister's 70th birthday.

But life goes on. B&D are probably at B's house getting ready for the fireworks. I was not invited because I just don't hang like I used to. I'm an old person remembering the old days. Last year I was there but I left early.

Scared

I'm afraid to leave my apartment now. It's one thing to fall all over downtown SA and another to fall here at home. I hate to rely on anyone, but I'm gonna have to start.

I'm supposed to be getting a walker soon. I just never thought I'd get to this, but it will allow me to hopefully get my confidence back. It would be nice to get a cane with the four rubber tips, but I would prefer the walker.

Chif Out

Why me?

I had a great day today. Enjoyed the last of Stella's biscotti and waited for my nurse to call. She says my wounds are coming along just fine. One is scabbing and the other still drains a bit.

Later today, I was trying to nap in the recliner. I got up to go to the bathroom. What I didn't know was that both feet were asleep and when I got up, I hit the floor. It took me a while to get up. Jean Luc came up and asked what I was doing at his level. Smart Alec.

B came by to leave me something. And I told her about my latest trip. How can I explain these falls? My doctor ran a battery of tests in November, and they didn't show anything out of the ordinary.

D was coming over to drop some litter for JL. So I'm walking across the lobby when I fell yet again! And she says I need that walker asap. Actually I'm waiting for a supplier to contact my insurance company. I've called only to get the run around. I'm calling them again tomorrow.

I'm so afraid to go out but I have to do things and I do not want to depend on anyone. So, I fall all over downtown SA and then I have a few in my apartment.

We're thinking of getting me a provider or care taker to basically baby-sit me. I just do not want to rely on someone. I need to talk to my case manager and see what we can do.

Chif Out

A Visitor

I had a friend over from my days at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk. We caught up on things and spoke of the good old days. I2 is ready to celebrate 25 years working there.

It was a good visit and Jean Luc was his charming self. I2 said she wanted a cat, but it's difficult finding the right animal for the right person. I lucked out big time with JL.

I'm calling it a day. I2 just left and I just have to wait for Hush Puppy to call.

And then...

...I woke up. I looked around to see what was going on. I saw the curtain and liner on the bathroom floor. I looked for the curtain rod and I realized it was under me. And then I passed out again.

I had periods of consciousness followed by unconsciousness. I had my wits about me and I finally figured out I was lying on the top parts of the liner and curtain. I had a throbbing pain on my back and realized it was the curtain rod.

I tried to maneuver around but movement was limited. And I passed out. I think I slept more than time I was awake. I finally was able to get all the shower paraphernalia out of the tub and on the bathroom floor. I also discovered it was some curtain hooks I was lying on that added the pain.

I had a throbbing pain but didn't know know where it was coming from. But it felt great to get that stuff out of the way. It dawned on me that the throbbing was coming from my back and I was able to get the rod out from under me and threw that on the bathroom floor. Again, black out.

The bathroom has no windows. I couldn't tell the time of day let alone what day it was. My bathroom wall faces the elevators and every time I heard people waiting for the elevator and I started yelling hoping someone would be nice enough to investigate.

I came to the realization that I was stuck for good. I kept hoping I would get found. If I got thirsty I would drink water from the spigot. And I kept
trying get up, but it was impossible.

I would wake up periodically and take long hours assessing the situation.
I was still in the tub, nobody knew I was there. And through it all I knew someone will come and free all.

And then the inevitable thing happened. I had to go #1 and I couldn't hold
loo. I finally decided to give up and see what happened. I wound up urinating on myself but what else could I do?

I started hallucinating and seeing people that weren't there. And I had some out there kind of stories that everyone laughed at when I was under the influence.

And poor Jean Luc. He would come in and demanded I feed him and give him water. He also wanted me to clean his litter box. Poor baby he wound up drinking out of the commode and that brought a tear to my eyes.

How long was I out and when would I be rescued?

Today w/Hush Puppy

HP got back into town around lunchtime. We had planned Chinese food and I called Mess to see if he wanted to join us, but he said he'd pass on us.

HP and I coordinated bus routes, etc. I waited under five minutes and he showed up. Hug, hug, kiss, kiss and we walked to a Chinese restaurant in a shopping strip.

The company was great as was as the food. He asked about yesterday and I told him that he missed out on a great spread. We had appetizers of fried won tons with cream cheese, and he ordered shrimp toast.

I had a triple delight, which was chicken, beef, and shrimp and it was so delicious. I don't remember, but I think he ordered something with shrimp and beef maybe. I just know it looked tasty.

I was ravenous so I ate my whole plate. HP ate about half and got a to-go box for lunch tomorrow. Then we walked to the bus stop where we waited for the bus. He waited until the bus showed up. Gurl, I ain't that helpless. But we look out after each other.

Dinner at Stella's

Stella is Mess's faux sister, just a great friend for him. And she's such a great person and treats us all like family. Hush Puppy was in Kerrville with his family, so he wasn't able to make it. Too bad. More food for us!

Dinner was fabulous. First of was shrimp cocktail. She said if we don't finish them, we could take them home. Yeah right. Oink oink. Next on the menu, salad and garlic bread. Yum.

And then it was time for dinner. She had like five different pastas to choose from. I had a little of everything. Again, oink oink. And she said to leave room for dessert. More?

She had homemade canolli with a cherry at one end and pistachio pieces on the other. What made it better was the coffee, and ya'll know how much I love coffee.

And then we had gifts to open! OMG. There was a motif for my gifts, things chocolate, including a chocolate wine. On one hand I was happy to receive these fab yummies. And on the other hand I felt kinda weird not to have gotten her anything.

I'm from the old school that you always take something when you visit someone. I took some Russell Stover's dark chocolate candies which she loved. It was a small gesture but she did say she liked Russell Stover's and she immediately opened the box and she said she'll have one a day.

All in all, it was a nice visit. I look forward to the next visit. Thanks Mess!

Humbug!

I don't know why I never got in the christmas spirit. I think I may have enjoyed it at one time. The most I got into was mailing holiday cards, something I learned from my sister. That went out the door this year because, I was in the hospital.

Anyhoo, some families have their celebrations on christmas eve or the actual day. B & D go to their in-laws, so I'm on my own. Hush Puppy goes to Kerrville to do the family thing. And I'm going with Mess to his sister's later today for dinner. He says his sister keeps asking about me and HP. I mean who could not love us? Other than exes! LOL.

Are you sitting on the edge of your seats dying to read about my great fall? We'll see when we get in the mood.

Weight Loss

So I've lost 61 lbs, that's a little person! I thank people for the compliment and like to say I'm on the AIDS reducing plan. Does anybody remember this gem from the 70's and 80's? Like we actually believed one could lose weight from eating this product.

Keeping in Touch

So now I have to shoot an email to my family every day to let them know I'm alive and not in the tub. I do consider HP, Mess, and Purple 13 as family. I mean Purple I've known over 30 years!

HP, Mess and myself are a family unit. I'm truly blessed with a great support group like mine.

I do need to go to the store but yesterday's incident set me back a few confidence baby steps.

Doncha just love the suspense of my tub incident? :-) Bwah-ha-ha...

Again?

Yesterday I had a great day, perfect weather and all that jazz. Today is a different story, it was cool weather and I should have worn a jacket when I ventured out today.

So, there I was schlepping to the Blanco Cafe minding my own business. I turned the corner and started walking up St Mary's St. Out of the blue I tripped and fell on my belly. At least I didn't injure anything.

There was no one around except for a homeless woman taking up the whole bench and she asked if I was okay. I did have to maneuver to the bench for me to pull myself up. I'm okay I said to the invisible crowd. And I dashed to Blanco Cafe before anything else happened.

What is it with me and gravity? At least I was having a great hair day!

IT, or The Incident

I was winding down from another do nothing day. Part of my routine is computer stuff after my nightly shower.

So there I was ready to get into the tub. All of a sudden I got this dizzy spell kinda feeling and I started wobbling back and forth, so I knew I was gonna fall, the question was where.

I started leaning forward and there's nothing to hold on too, I reached for the shower liner and curtain, like that was gonna steady me. So I fell into the tub face forward.

I remember the liner, curtain and the rod crashing down on me. The last thing I remember is the shower hooks coming down one by one, reminiscent of 'Psycho...'

...and then I passed out.

PSA

It's that time of year again, flu season is upon us. Talk to your doctor or some pharmacies offer the flu shots. I got mine last week after a follow-up with my doctor. So I'm safe for the year.

Are you ready for the big IT? I'm gonna keep you in suspense for a little while. Bwah-ha-ha!

Late Summer, Early Fall

The end of summer and early fall were also redundant. So there was nothing to blog during that time. Okay, I was just lazy avoiding everything and everyone, not to mention my alleged drug induce stupor.

I think this stupor led to my incident I'm gonna blog about. So, I'll keep you in suspense until I talk about the IT that happened next.

The Dead has risen!

I'm b-a-a-a-k! What was gonna be a few weeks sabbatical got out of control and I kinda fizzled out. Remember I was talking about my vertigo/dizziness/and black outs? We think I was stoned, and even Mess asked if I was stoned. I didn't see it of course.

Anyhoo, I just wanted to say hi and am gonna blog about some of my adventures. I do have to comment on the summer that never came. The days were redundant and we never hit the century mark although we did notice the heat and we felt warmer.