I'm back!!!! Missed you all.

[Docthehun]

What a journey. Surreal at the least. Month and a half in the hospital followed by five months in a nursing home. God forbid. Tough to visit let alone, being a resident. I thought I'd never get out. On the bright side, they let me out and even offered me a job. Go figure.

[zelmo1234]

Glad you are doing better

[RMNIXON]

[Collateral Damage]

What a journey. Surreal at the least. Month and a half in the hospital followed by five months in a nursing home. God forbid. Tough to visit let alone, being a resident. I thought I'd never get out. On the bright side, they let me out and even offered me a job. Go figure.

Do you have a doctor's note that says it's ok to get your blood pressure up?

[Docthehun]

Do you have a doctor's note that says it's ok to get your blood pressure up?

Pretty funny. By all rights I should be pushing up flowers. My heart (with medications) only pumps about a quarter of the flow I need. It's not uncommon for me to rack up a 88/47. I don't get pissed about anything any more. My son, courtesy of a POA takes care of me and all my affairs. I lost my house (sold) during the ordeal and now living in a condo for seniors. Two old farts and six gals. Guess who rules in the housing association! So in a sense, I got it made and I know how fortunate I am to be that position. I've decided God has more for me to do, I'm just not sure what it might be. I found out in the nursing home how very little I needed to survive. I didn't have a pair of shoes or spare change. My son called in Hospice but the staff wondered why the hell I was there. I'd write a book, but I've taken up painting pictures just to have something to do.
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[Collateral Damage]

Pretty funny. By all rights I should be pushing up flowers. My heart (with medications) only pumps about a quarter of the flow I need. It's not uncommon for me to rack up a 88/47. I don't get pissed about anything any more. My son, courtesy of a POA takes care of me and all my affairs. I lost my house (sold) during the ordeal and now living in a condo for seniors. Two old farts and six gals. Guess who rules in the housing association! So in a sense, I got it made and I know how fortunate I am to be that position. I've decided God has more for me to do, I'm just not sure what it might be. I found out in the nursing home how very little I needed to survive. I didn't have a pair of shoes or spare change. My son called in Hospice but the staff wondered why the hell I was there. I'd write a book, but I've taken up painting pictures just to have something to do.
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I rang the 88/44 bell right before my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Doctor said most people were in a hospital with BP like that.

Glad you've kept to this side of the grass. Interesting how decluttering one's life can be rather... cathartic?

[OLD GUY IN FLORIDA]

Nursing home huh? Folsom or Sing Sing?

[Docthehun]

Nursing home huh? Folsom or Sing Sing?

Pretty funny. Excellent analogy. In short order I learned the door codes and I could pass between wings without setting off the alarms. The hired hands would herd me back to my wing. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that there are some very, very cute hired hands.

[carolina73]

Welcome back Doc but why the new screen name?

[Docthehun]

Welcome back Doc but why the new screen name?

My computer along with much of my stuff disappeared. I tried logging on to my old screen name but couldn't get it to work. My cell phone and number were lost in the transition. I've literally had to start from scratch. They had me in the ground a hair prematurely and once you get caught up in the system, you're kind of chit up the creek. It all scared the chit out of me. So Dave helped me re-register, so here I am, subject to change of course. I've retained all my abilities to find humor in just about everything.