Paul Wright (Page 3)

From most of the generally offhand comments from doctor and Therapists, it seems likely that I will be in braces for months.  Luckily that does not seem to mean that I will be here for that long.  Appears that, if my improvement continues apace and we get a few mods done at home, then I could go home in a couple weeks. We are blessed to have friends in construction, so the ramps and the conversion of a tub bath to a walk in shower should occur next week.  Those will make the house accessible. The other major mod is disposing of my easy chairRead More →

Simple things make life improvement.  After getting my staples out and my new braces and boot, it became possible to remove the braces and boot and have … a shower.  I still don’t have mobility on my own, so it was a full fledged production number involving two therapists, a wheelchair and bench, and a number of assistive devices, but it happened and it felt really good. Now I need to get to where it is a simpler process. Nope, no pictures of this.  Doing us all a favor.

My roommate is checking out today. I think I have been quite lucky. Nice guy and no conflicts. But he has the window. And the AC. I have just been asked if I would like the window unit after he leaves. I said yes, so we will see if there is any real advantage. … Here are pictures of my new space.                     Not as roomy as it may look but nice to have a window, if only for the extra light. Keith and Vanya brought me the Pitcher Plant. I do have a new roomie.  Not as alert and chatty as the previous oneRead More →

Oxycontin is my friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone Things went very well yesterday. I had about convinced myself I would be fine on just tylenol. Got my new braces in the late afternoon. They felt fine. …… …… . {The braces have a hinge that can be locked to provide a limited range of motion. I think 10 degrees is what is prescribed at the moment but therapy will increase that over time.} .. … until about 8 pm. Then, although everything else felt fine, I started getting shooting pains in my right big toe. Like a little demon with a hot needle was stabbing it. Every coupleRead More →

Title doesn’t really mean anything other than having Wednesday in it. But it is a song title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0zCO6uScYc So it is Wednesday morning. I’ve had my morning therapy. Waiting for the guy with my boot and braces. Hoping for a considerable increase in freedom once I get them. Waiting. That is the most common activity here. Waiting for breakfast, shots, therapy, lunch, ….