Friday, March 18, 2011

Same old, same old

Thanks for all your comments. I always visit The Baron and read them to him. His private room is only 2 doors away, and since I’m mobile(walker certified) it’s easy to keep in touch.


I hope that my ramblings do not convey any disrespect to these Angels of Mercy, the staff at our Rehab Center. They are fantastic and work hard to help us heal for our eventual discharge. I would not demean them for the world. I write this, because an anonymous writer sent us a non denominational prayer extolling the healers of this world and I am very grateful to receive that note. If I teased these marvelous caring, folks, it was an act of love.

I expect to trade my walker in for a cane in the next therapy session. There will be no stopping me then. No corner of the house of healing will be safe from my visits and comments.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 18, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Actually the prayer is a Jewish prayer - and, no, there was never any suggestion on your part that the caregivers at Rehab Resort are not doing their best! I know it's a love-hate relationship - you grow to appreciate what they do - but hope to never see them again. And, of course, strength and patience to your 'long-suffering' wives.

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  2. ruth.grimsley@virgin.netMarch 19, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    Mm, can I have a copy of this prayer, please - it sounds interesting. My view of nursing staff is that it is quite ususal for them to be caring, but occasionally overbearing now and then as well. It's largely a matter of conflicting expectations, not outright cruelty. Nevertheless, when one is ill and away from home, it is easy to be made to feel very put down. One has to tackle this, or one ends up feeling like a gibbering nullity. Not good. Cuzzin Ruth

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  3. Phil B.March 19, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Mike, please let the Baron know that many of us are praying for his recovery and that his ever-loving wife's anxiety will thereby be reduced.

    Same to you and your spouse as well!

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  4. Red BaronMarch 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Hi Phil,
    Of course, Phil. I always visit The Baron or call him and read the comments to him. Thanks for your concern....Regards..Mike

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  5. Phil B.March 19, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Thanks to you, Mike.

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  6. robinMarch 21, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Since you are in Rehab Resort, and while Mike is there also - posting on this blog is the surest way to get an email to you. And, since we are all (Baron, Mike, and me - after some minor foot surgery) re-learning to walk, I thought I'd share some advice someone sent me as to why walking is good for you:

    Walking can add time to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $7,000 per month.

    I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

    The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.

    I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

    Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

    If you are going to try cross-country - start with a small country.

    I know I got a lot of exercise the last few years, just getting over the hill.

    We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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  7. ruth.grimsley@virgin.netMarch 21, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Robin - couldn't have put it better myself! I hate taking exercise for its own sake, but as I don't run a car, I get lots of exercise that is just incidental to living. That suits me fine. You don't have to pay out for a car, and you don't have to pay out for the gym or organised sport. I like to cut capitalism out of the loop whenever I can! Sorry if that offends your Republican world-view! Cuzzin Ruth

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  8. Phil B.March 22, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    LOL @ Robin. Make you completely recover asap so that you can avoid walking while capable of doing so.

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  9. Phil B.March 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    For those of you who check this blog for news of the sainted Baron, I spoke to him earlier today. All things considered, his morale is good.

    On the positive side, he has lost some weight which he does not intend to find, and his mind is sharper than ever. The negatives are obvious.

    So, let's hear it for the Doc/Norman/Dad and wish him a full recovery and many years of joy to make up for this unfortunate incident.

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  10. ClaraMApril 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    I ran across this blog looking for something completely unrelated, and before I knew it I found myself spending half an hour reading blog posts by (without meaning to sound rude or condescending in ANY way) a few old folks in Florida! I think I love you guys...

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  11. ruth.grimsley@virgin.netApril 14, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    BARON - PLEASE RETURN AS SOON AS YOU CAN! I'M GETTING WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS!! Get well soonest, much love, Cuzzin Ruth

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