Pragmatist
Pragmatist

A totally wasted day
Mon Apr 26 2010


Well, not totally. I spent an hour and a half chatting with my sister.



Last night was one of those nights. In bed. Toss and turn. Trek to the recliner. Twitches calm down some and I snooze a bit. Then bladder call, the back to bed. Toss and turn a bit. Catch a couple ZZs, the up and back to the recliner. This went on all night long.



If not the twitches, then the bladder call. If not the bladder call, then my knee hurt. And repeat.



I've found a way to quell the twitches--sometimes. I put a big pillow down in front of the recliner, then kneel on the pillow and rest my upper body on the seat of the recliner. Then I can rock back and forth or side to side, and eventually go to sleep in that position. Then my arms start to ache, and I wake up and go back to bed.



Woke up sometime around 0600, went to the bathroom, eyelids glued shut. Back to bed and sleep until about 0800.  Got up, washed my face, made the morning blessing on hand-washing, and went back to bed. Got up again around 1000, bladder call, eyelids still glued, took morning meds. Fell back into bed.



Phone rang within a few minutes of 1300 hrs. "Can you come get me? I'm not feeling well."



"Did you call your Mom?"



"No."



"Okay, but it'll take awhile because I'm not dressed."



"Nevermind, I'll call Mom."



Managed to stay out of bed that time. Got dressed. Read the paper, ate a bit. Then came here to the computer. Neighbor came by for a bit, then I came back here. Read some mail, played some games. And that's my day.



2023 hrs now, and I'm ready to go back to bed.


4 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 27 2010
    May you have a more uneventful night and a good sleep.
    Hugs, Tiggs
  • From:
    CovertOps (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 27 2010
    I hope you feel much better soon, dear Chaya! Your granddaughter should have known better than to call you. Wish I could do something to help you feel more rested.
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Apr 28 2010
    Doesn't sound much different than my day. Sucks, don't it?
  • From:
    Camomille (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Apr 28 2010
    Not a great day. I hope you are able to find some comfort.