November 2009
3 posts
October 22...Free! At last. Well, as free as one...
The night passes so slowly. I didn’t sleep much and woke every two hours or so to look at the clock and see that time had become a snail. When I finally detected the pale blue light of dawn sneaking through the partially drawn curtains, I breathed a sigh of relief. I grabbed the trapeze above my head and pulled myself up. Mother nature was calling so I began maneuvering myself and my IV...
WatchOk, this has nothing to do with my hip. But it is relevant to other ideas that cripple ignorant people. I wish they would get off their arrogant uninformed prejudicial high horses and read the book they think they are espousing.
October 21, Wednesday
5 AM
“Here to check your vitals.”
I throw my right arm over the side of the bed without opening my eyes. Fall back to sleep.
7:30 AM
Flood of light suddenly fills the room and a booming voice says, “Good morning! How are we doing today?”
I blink like a coal miner coming out of a cave a noon. It’s Dr. Namazian, making his morning rounds. “Better today, I...