~Rehab2~

I think I was in rehab about 3 months or less.. I know

I was in the hellhome by November.. I wasn't in rehab

for long as I wasn't considered a resident of Indiana

anymore and moved up here to Michigan.. I was put

in rehab until they found a place for me up here, which

they found the hellhome. Rehab wasn't bad at all.. I

had a sweet roomie named Robin..and her last name

was the same as mine..was confusing to some of the

new staff when they came on and they had to make

sure when it came time to give out meds that we each

got our own..

Robin was an elderly lady and just sweet as can be.

She had no family at all..and she and I got along just

great.. She had the bed by the window..and her little

side of the room was fixed very nice, but she had been

there for quite awhile..recovering from a serious stroke

and was just learning to walk again.. she did very good.

One of the nurses, Katy would come in after giving out

the meds and she and I would chat for awhile..and

poor Robin hated that..One day she told me.."you don't

have to have so many friends and just talk all the time"

I tried to include her, but she hated to leave that room.

Next door was a young girl named Kathy..19 or so.. I

am not sure but I think she was in a accident and lost

both of her legs. She was a very big girl and had a

hard time transferring by her self..which many many

times she tried to do and sadly wound up on the

floor.. She had gone into the bathroom one morning

and had slipped or something off the toilet..she got

wedged down between the toilet and the wall and

was laying on one arm and all her weight was on it,

so she had no push up power..all she had was her

other arm..she tried to grab the toilet flusher, and

when she did she grabbed it in such a way that it

broke off and water started to go everywhere.. I was

going down the hall and heard her yell " HELP! I'm

Drowning in here! " everyone ran.. and helped her

up.. the whole room got wet as the water sprayed

right out thru the door of the bathroom.. Pinball

was headed into her room before the others got

there and got soaked too.. he screamed too, said

"its RAINING in there!" and took off like a scalded

dog down the hall..I laffed at him :-)

I felt bad for Kathy, she was trying so hard..and it just

seemed it was just not easy for her.. I had no idea at

the time I would end up just like her.. She was crying

one night and I heard her..I went to her room and asked

her if there was something I could do..would she like to

just talk for a while.. She confided in me..she said she

felt her life was so ruined..who would want her now, and

how would she do anything..let alone live by herself..she

was seeing every possible thing all at once.. I told her

to just take it one day at a time..solve what ever problems

are that day and go to the next.. I assured her that being

so young..naturally everything looked like it was going

to stretch into eternity..but time moves very fast..she just

needed to learn all that was going to be available to her

like she was..that I was sure there were some people that

could help her.. She talked and cried for a while..then we

both decided that we were doing the best we can and

that life still is going to go forward..and we knew we both

wanted it to go on..When I left , Kathy had a boyfriend she

met there..and they were very happy.. I saw her the morning

I left and told her that things were getting better and she

agreed..

Being an amputee is hard and not easy at all.. theres not one

day that goes by that there is not a test to see how we can

fix a problem or do something.. I find that daily..there is always

something that tests my patience .. and just makes me KNOW

how hard this is.. :-)

It is so hot today and I am most grateful for this fan..I havent

talked to the boy about his weekend get away as I think he

maybe didn't have that great a time since it rained all week

end.. I hope he did and got some of those mushrooms he

had to have and cost him a fortune :-) I talked to Chris he

is coming by tomorrow about the ceiling I am worried about

all the mess etc while they are working on it.. the dust etc

from plaster just gets everywhere..and from the work ive

seen that they do..welll the last ceiling repair job I bet I could

have done better ... We will see when tomorrow gets here..

I called about insurance today too..$125.oo a year isnt too

bad.. well time for my famous words, and a snack..and no

soda.."Nitey Nite".. :-)

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..