Sometimes it is nice to get away. From work, from laundry, from bills, from it all. It may just take an evening in the bubble bath with a glass of wine. Sometimes you can go to the spa at Aveda. Well I am not at the goddam spa..............I am at the hospital. Friday 11-11-11 at 11:11am, weighing 111pounds I checked in with slightly deflated left lung. Talk about deflated, that is how I felt, knowing what is ahead. This is the third time this has happened to me. Good news bad news...........good news I am educated in my care, bad news I HAVE NO CONTROL! someone takes me to the bathroom, helps me shower, makes my dinner, gives me my pills, gives me my breathing treatment in the wrong order and I have to ask for a Coke. Being fiercely independent this part is a kick in my gut and a lesson in patience. but what this moment has given me also is a moment to stop and think about when I am so bossy and I control my environment so craftly, how do the other people and kiddos feel when I do? do I need to give them more choices? do I need to not do so much? Thinking about it from the other side..........after a 2 am morphine shot.
The health report...........My left lung has a small leak. Bubbles are not good when you have a leak in your lung. I am hooked up to a litlle vacuum on the wall. It goes everywhere I go- I named it Argyle... It keeps my lung inflated. But it shows a little bubble.
Bubbles are bad when you are on a vacuum. I am on IV antibiotics and steriods. I will be on the mend and strong in a few weeks. but pray for patience, for me, for Kelly, for my parents...........
watch for the hospital foodie update.....................
You're right, the spa it is NOT. However, you are in the best of care, and we are "keeping the oven warm" for you so you can again cook and bake and add joy to all of your lives! Love You!
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