ButterflyLois

Amputee life before and after...

Friday, February 03, 2006

~YIPPEEEE :-)~


Well RaeLynn was here today and even early.. She did a great
job.. I hope she stays a while.. i like her.. She lives not far from me
with her sister they share a mobile home she said...and did I say
she LOVES cats.. she has 5.. Dutch & LB just love her and Dutch
just follows her around constantly..lol.. I explained they only see me
and they really look forward to seeing someone else.. LB actually
can sense when the lunch boy is near the building.. he will go and
sit by the door and waits.. sure enough about 10 minutes or so ,
there he is.. he delivers to about 5 of us here he said.. He is THE
sweetest kid.. i think he's 19.. and what a cute kid.. well to deliver
lunches to a bunch of seniors? and take the time to even talk a bit?
Many I KNOW , wait for him .. well my boys do lol..


We were talking the other day and he loves to fish.. i told him so do
I .. and about Donnie living on a GREAT fishing lake and having a
pontoon.. and he said well one of these days this summer I'd be
glad to take you over there.. what a nice kid..so nice to offer... :-)
Well he goes every other nite he says to visit a friend that is 19 and
just getting released from hospital that had 75% of his body burned
in a apt fire.. Hes been really really bad,, so he goes and spends
time with him every few days. what a nice kid... I feel so bad for his
friend.. you know how just a tiny burn hurts so bad.. can you imagine
75% of his body mainly his face and torso? Poor guy...So he keeps
me updated on him.. and I guess his friend is going to live with his
grandparents they are going to take care of him.. going to be a job
for them.. I dont EVEN want to think of the pain this boy is going
thru .. And then I complain? I should just tape my mouth shut.. no no.
i mean tie my hands up LOL>. well then I cant type . and thats where
my mouth is coming from anymore.. this KEYBOARD LOL :-)

Well anyway RaeLynn has taken care of some other client for over a
year that was in a chair and she totally understands what i cant and
can do.. She did take the time to ask me as well..so she knows me
better..which is really good.. then she understands why there are just
some things I can, but really CANT do...Shes doing a really good job
and said today..well as time goes by she will get more and more done.
I think I will call where she works and ask them to check out the hours
I am allowed tho.. I just dont understand why that Becky cut them in
half..Or maybe the Department Of Public Health changed what they
allow.. I think Becky determines the # of hours i get.. Maybe I should
call my caseworker and let her do some checking for me.. that is her
job, shes sposta look out for me.. I plan to call the SSI guy monday
or tuesday to make sure he got that questionnaire thing back too .. I
am really curious to see what kind of difference its going to make
in anything.. I know it shouldnt hurt me..but depending on what is
what ,, one thing can affect another where it could have just been
left alone and just put alot of people thru unnecessary paper work...

My invisible feet have been aching really bad the past couple of
days like my toes are pointed straight down at the floor like a
ballerina's foot is? like that but with alot of pressure where my
toes are on the floor but are being smashed down really hard
and making them feel all cramped up.. its a really bad feeling
and I hate it.. Usually this happens and we get bad weather
i just looked outside.. and its pouring rain.. which my feet were
telling me.. Some days.. if I am laying on my bed..watching tv
and all relaxed.. my stumps will actually move on their own
because of the shots of pain that go thru them...I have even
been able, if I concentrate.. to move my toes! yeahh now talk
about a WEIRD feeling.. its been well 4 half years.. since
the 2nd amputation..5 for the first..pretty soon . well the
total one to ak...(above knee) I can still move my toes.. so
strange.. and Odd!!! i lay there and do this.. and think how
strange it really feels.. I am laying flat..yet my invisible legs
feel like they are hanging over the side of the bed.. but
thru the mattress lol hard to explain just exactly how they
feel.. like describing how the bone feels inside..when I
push my hand down and can move it against it and feel that
flat end.. strange.. and amazing really.. i think so anyway..
lol..

Lunch was some chicken thing stuffed with cheese and some
rice.. its not too bad..but I think since its friday nite and only
about 6:30 here, I may make some french fries and gravy..I
havent had them in awhile.. I know if i do.. well i better have all
i wanna do on this computer done cause after I eat them fries
well i snuggle down on my bed .. i'll be down for the count for
awhile.. they have that affect on me.lol.. :-) I forgot to take the
roast out of the freezer but I can still put it in the crock pot that
way and add the stuff and cook it for tomorrow.. so I may do
that too.. So all in all was a pretty good day.. I hope y'alls
was too.. so I'm off to peel some potatoes..and make some
brown gravy and have a nice week end kick off treat.. :-)


Y'all have a good one now Y'hear?? LUV YA'S !!! & thanks..
ALways, Lois ***

May God Bless you today,
I'm so honored to call you friend,
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until I write again...

3 Comments:

  • At 4:13 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    The guy that loves fish, does he love YOU too? I mean a fish has a lot of bones, and you dont!
    Jokes aside, its really good to hear about the new caregiver...Great...
    The piece about stumppain is really intresting reading for an ablebodied. And leaves me thankful for havin legs despite the LITTLE pain thats in them now and then...
    YOU are SWEET as allways dear, and you write like a fullexpeienced writer.
    Love and hugs and all the kisses all over....
    YOU
    ***+*
    Your own
    Rob

     
  • At 4:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Dear Lois,
    SO glad your caregiver is back with you. She sounds such a nice, sensible, caring sort of person, as does the young fellow who brings your dinners over to you. Take care, dear,
    Lots of love and hugs,
    Raife.

     
  • At 10:32 AM, Blogger Lois said…

    Hi Rob, no but he tells me thanks all the time for being so nice to him..but hes a good kid. and hes trying is what i see and boy you have to give him some credit for that ..so many young people now days dont do anything. hes a good boy..and If I can help him..you bet I will just cuz I see he is going to be a good man... You can tell. . sometimes just paying attention and offering can encourage someone..

    Its hard to really describe the phantoms but I try lol, as much as I go on and on im sure gettin experienced in this writin stuff :-) lol...

    Hi Raife...Rae is really nice and very willing to help me.. I am pleased and she would work more hours if I had them. I think this boy's name is Dave, I'm not sure lol..but hes very clean cut..and just a good kid..I like him...

    thanks for the lovin hugs and kisses!!! :-) always nice to get...
    Always, Lois***

     

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