falling....

just the other day, i remembered 4 of the 7 times i fell while in the rehab hospital. in order no less. then about 2 mins ago, i remembered that i remembered and decided i was sittin here at the comp anyway, i might as well post about it.

by the way, waiting for the use of my left hand to return, before i make any 'serious effort posts', has proven non too effective.

1st fall - i was sitting in my WC, next to my bed waiting fer a nurse to come and help transfer me to the bed. i had just come back from lunch or such. now the staff at this hosp[ital were notorious slow in answering patient calls. so i go impatient and decided i didnt need any help. so i stood up(neat trick for me at that point in my rehab), and decided to just fall onto the bed, figuring once the nurse got there they could turn me comfortable. well i bounced up and off the bed landing on the floor, on my arse, with my head hitting some cold and hard, knocking me out. my good foot must of hit something harder cuz it was swollen and hurt fer days. i was ok, but it sure ascared me from tryinh that 'trick' again.

2nd fall - again waiting on help. to go pee this time. and i wasnt impatient i was angry being a grown man and having to wait for some 'child' to help me stand over the toilet. my therapists had introduced me to a walker earlier that say, so being a grown man, i decided to practice with it. i think i got 4 steps lost my balance and started to fall. my roommate was right there, grabbed my arm and twisted me around. now he wasnt strong enuff to keep me from falling, but he pushed me towards his wheelchair, which was right there, i landed in it with nary a scratch, and promptly peed.


more later
peace