~Rehab~

In 2000 after I had the last of my surgeries they put me in a rehab

center, I was in a chair then even though I had both legs. That year

alone, that summer my right leg had been bypassed twice and my

left at least once. The right, they had done a bypass and taken me

back to my room and the pain got so horribly excruciating that they

had to take me back to surgery, I don't remember what they did

and all I remember the tod me was that it blew out and had to be

redone right away.. I was kept so drugged as I had the triple heart

bypass in may and then had an abdominal bypass in I think July

or august..and then my legs on top of that.. They were worried , I

do remember that I could not get thru more surgeries.
My legs were so weak by then I couldn't trust them to stand let alone

walk..so I was in a chair in that rehab in Indiana.. It wasn't that bad

a place as everyone in there was so nice ..and the staff ..they were

wonderful.. The Pillow is what I made in rehab.. The activities lady

that wanted to try to give us encouragement to do things..found

out or I maybe told her ..that I LOVE to sew, to make things.. she

brought in this piece of material and I made it into a pillow and

before I left there I had all the staff sign it.. If you look closely you

can read a lot of it..They all wrote such sweet nice and encouraging

words to me.. The lady that gave the material to me wrote right

there on the right bear..it says the names of them are, faith, hope,

and love and remember them always.. which I do try to do.. She

was so nice, named Pam. you can see there are not many empty

spots on it.. I had the administrator track me down so he could

sign it too..he said "Lois, everyone else has signed and not me,

you are not leaving till I do.." I had looked for him many times

but he was always doing something..was a very nice man...

The people in there were mostly long term. It wasn't that bad in

there although the state I was in I don't think It mattered.. So

many young people, a girl in a car accident and hurt so badly

she couldn't even talk let alone move. I tried to every day go by

and say hello to her.. There was a young man, in his 20s or so.

very depressed cuz he had been injured so badly and they

were not sure he would walk again..he mostly slept, but they

still would make him get into a chair every day.. made him so

mad. I would wait till he was in the chair and go by and say

hello to him..and he never answered..just would look at me, I

would wait for a while, and then leave, telling him I would be

back and he better get used to me.. I did this for weeks..and

one day I was rolling past his room and I didn't see he was

in the chair I was busy watching PinBall as I called him..

but he actually Yelled at me! he said "HEY! your not gonna

say hello today?" I stopped and looked at him and was so

surprised! I told him "HEY! I was just gonna see if you

would MISS ME.." he laughed and I did too.. He was a good

kid and just not accepting what his life was giving him and
I felt so bad.. He was still there when I left..and he DID sign

my pillow..

There were 3 other amputees there.one, the man, I don't know

his name, was in a power chair and he kept beeping to make

people move out of his way..He was going down the hall one

day and went past me..there was a old lady in front of me..

and she was right in the middle of the hall so he couldn't get

past, these power chairs arent real noisey and you can sneak

up on people specially if they are hard of hearing.. He got

right up behind that old lady and beeped that horn he had on

it and that poor lady screamed and peed her pants right

there in the hall.. The guy sat there and laughed!!! I was so

mad.. That poor lady almost stroked out.. I think they took

that bloody horn off his chair and he was NOT allowed to

have another one..So what he did after that was just scream

at people to "GET OUT OF THE WAY!" lol..It was funny

there..I felt bad for that old lady, but I still had to laugh :-D

I mentioned PinBall.....its a name I gave this dear little man

that would go up and down the halls.. he would go from room

to room and if he wasn't watched he would go into a room..

and take stuff just to put it somewhere else.. he crossed the

hall going back and forth to the rooms, he looked like a pin

ball machine ball..being knocked all over..but for him was a

zigzag line down a hallway.. If there was anything on the

walls or doors he could reach, he was in a chair, he would

take it down.. He had a good time.. I used to sit in the hallway

with some of the other ladies there and we had a good time.

We would watch the others and comment and more often

than not laugh at someone. :-)

I wont drag this post on..but maybe tomorrow I will tell some

about the other ladies there that were both DAK's like me..

one older and dear Kathy only 19...she had a hard time..

It was not as bad as the hellhome here.. That rehab was a

very nice place...very caring staff... Time for food again..

Lunch was not delivered to day as its a holiday I will fix

some soup or something.. Robert came and cut the grass

now all I need is the fence fixed... I wonder if COA will pay

Robert to do gardening and fix the fence? I sure would love

the flower beds fixed and them trimmed.. I saw today that

Menards has the shepherds hooks on sale, buy 1 get 1

free..that's just what I need for the bird feeders.. one in back

and one by this window here.. Those feeders are so

expensive.. There are so many cardinals here is amazing.

I see one at least every few days.. Gorgeous bird.. I think

I just need to win the lottery...would that be good.. I would

head to Europe for a SUPER vacation.. and visit friends

there as well... Time for food and time to say "NiteyNite"

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? love ya..and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..