Life really likes to throw us some curve balls sometimes…when we least expect it. Last month I had to make a surprise visit to the hospital for several days. I’ll get into the whys later but I am having to go off the medication I have taken for over 40 years—not an easy feat as I am trying my best to limit the withdrawals. I had an interesting little stay—the nurses were great. I felt bad that I needed so much help from them at times and tried to limit my calls to the desk.
The worst things were the belly shots—OH MY! I was purple by the time I left from all of the puncture wounds everywhere–either putting stuff in or taking stuff out. I have to thank my caregivers. They each give me so much and I can never repay them. I would not be here if it were not for them. Thank YOU!
Here are a few photos — not so beautiful but a bit entertaining–maybe. 😉
All that was left by the time I thought to take a pic of food. I was so hungry after being in the emergency room all day. I had not eaten. Cute idea.
Here is another dessert.
Waiting for my CT scan. I look rather calm given the tension of not knowing what was going on both in my body and in the ER and hospital. I was trying to let people know I was ok by sending them this photo taken in X-ray.
The food was actually one of the redeeming qualities of my visit. Some things were better than others but breakfast was usually very good.
At peace…finally…
I looked awful while in the hospital but this is a rather ok photo — almost angelic if I do say so. 😀
And, here is … “me and my buddy.” He went with me everywhere and cried in the middle of the night. Too bad I couldn’t go far. I didn’t even see the hallway until the day before I left.
If there is ever a “next time” I’ll be sure to have a photographer to stop by after I get a makeover (kidding). I am so glad I don’t have a photo of my leaving the room toward the end of my stay. To see how mobile I was, I used a walker with security strap (safety) while in my hospital nighty — not a sight for the weak. 😛
Finally, the night before I left, I was able to walk to the little couch by the bed and sit for a while. That was awesome. The little things in life. 😀 One of my caregivers slept on the couch all but the first night and another caregiver stayed with me for that one, too. I’m so sorry but I’m so grateful.
I have been a sick little human and have a ways to go but I know others who are having to go through chemo treatment again because their cancer did not go into remission. My situation is nothing to theirs. Blessings to all. 🙂
Garden2day 
It sounds like you had a real blast. Some day we’ll have to swap hospital stories — I wouldn’t be caught dead in one. The worst of my auto-immune diseases is myelodysplasia, which will catch up with me some day. It’s the one that got Carl Sagan, and that’s after 3 bone marrow transplants. Except for transfusions, I usually manage to stay out of the hospital, and that’s pretty much the way I intend it to stay.
Anyway, it’s good to know you escaped.
So sorry to hear about what’s been going on with you. Having to go off long term meds is no fun — hope they get things straightened out.
I am so sorry you have been having so many trials.
Many have been coming my way too. Loving yourself and trusting the Lord is sometimes difficult to see. However, as I have calmed down and rested I see He has great plans for all who trust Him. This life is so temperal and we rely on the circumstances around us so much in the things we see or the hurtful places we cannot grow from. Our faith is beyond the circumstances. God loves you, God loves you, God loves you!
I will be praying for you and it is nice to see you are writing again, I’ve missed you! I’ve been in a bog/fog too. The giants have casted their shadows over me, but the Lord continues to encourage and is allowing me the opportunity to foregive myself, trust Him and move into the beautiful life He is promising as I stay true to my faith in Him and rest in His loving care.
God bless you.
I’m glad you are feeling better, and it actually sounds like you had a good sense of humor about being in the hospital while you were there! Last year I ended up in the hospital a lot myself, but since I sell paintings on line I did not want to be thought of as maybe making up my illness to make sympathy sales (because unscrupulous people DO do that). I wish I could have shared about it, because even though everybody else thought I was going to die I never did think that, myself. Retaining a sense of humor and optimism is key. I know there are still good things in store in this life for you, God does really bless us when we just look around with optimism and appreciation for every day. But I know you know that :).
Thanks for that! 🙂 I’m sorry that you had such a bad time last year. It’s difficult when one cannot share freely about things.
Humor is my coping mechanism–a lot better than crying. Thanks for stopping by and leaving such nice words. I might get back to blogging one day. 🙂