~Beds~

A friend of mine was complaining about their back.. I said

to get a new mattress.. I think that's what is my problem. I did

get a new bed, yes, a hospital bed..one that will sit you up,and

the bed will go up and down.. The main 2 biggie problems

with my bed is, to raise the head of the bed, It has to be hand

cranked at the foot. The only electric part is the whole bed going

up and down.. Now..that doesn't do me any good... I cant get

to the foot of it..let alone crank it.. The 2nd baddie on mine is

the fact the mattress is just that, a hospital one. Theres no soft

batting like in a Sealy Posturepedic or one of those name

brands.. They cant have that in a hospital..these beds have to

be totally washable.. The mattresses cant have padding that

will retain germs.. They are springs with a special top over

them then the PLASTIC covering..

I wish I had a dime for every bed I have washed, made or taken

apart. I bet I would have a Braziliandollars. :-) I was a nurse, I

worked as an aide, I ran motels, those ALL involve bed making.

The beds in hospital sometimes were harder to wash than the

patient.. Every inch had to be washed down when a patient left

that bed.. We used to be so glad when no one on our shift was

discharged.. I know one bad day I had 4 of my patients get to

go home and I spent half of my shift cleaning the beds..But, when

a patient goes home..You have to wash EVERYTHING that the

patient was in contact with from remotes, to night stand, closets,

all had to be washed, was all part of nurses training..and some

thing that is a MUST to know.. Everything is considered either

clean or dirty in a room..and NEVER put the clean, as in new

bedding etc, somewhere that has NOT been washed.. THere

is a special routine to cleaning a room..

I think I am still that way, to me there is a right way and a wrong

way to do stuff.. I try very hard NOT to do the wrong..but some

times I get brain dead and don't think and just go ahead and

do something.. I cant say I forget I'm an amputee but I try to

push my limits ..just in case this one time I can do something..

Like try to reach under the kitchen table and not lock down,

and I go one way and the chair goes another.. I almost fell out

of this chair the other day doing just that.. I scare myself some

times at how close I come to actually hurting myself.. and I

am really thankful that I didn't have a fall or much worse.. I

have to it seems steadily be on guard and looking a bit ahead

of what the outcome of something I do will be..Too many times

I am in a hurry and don't think long enough..Im learning though.

I had to replace the color ink cartridge in my printer..$25.99.. I

am just amazed at the cost of color ink...I could have had Penny

take the empty one to Walgreen's they will refil yours for 15, and

black for 10.. I was leary of that though Ive heard of some that

did that and they leaked and caused a horrible mess.. When I

took the empty cartridge out I had to check it over, see if it did

look and feel empty..By the time I got it into a plastic bag for

Penny to take with her..well I had ink on 3 fingers and on my desk!

I think ink and paint are about the same..they HAVE to get on me.

I just have NO luck with this stuff.. I did get the new in and tried

it out and I now am in color.. In more ways than one..this crap

doesn't come off skin very easy... :-)

Big Daddy Ken didn't come and Ive not heard from him.. Heidi is

sick..Chris (uggghhh) called for her and said shes not well..and I

knew that yesterday from the sound of the cough she had..and to

be honest I would prefer she not come here if she has any kind of

cold.. I would get it right away.. and Ive been pretty lucky Ive not

been really under the weather for a while..well other than a crappy

elbow and rash.. which its better..still is sore but not near as bad,

Ive been careful not to bump it..Im anxious to find out what Kens

excuse is for not showing up..Like son like father I fear.. that

would be a shame.

I did call about that 1 bedroom house on the river..the lady, Valerie

was so very nice..and said she was hoping to rent it to someone

like me , but sadly the bathroom is not accessible to me..not a

chair.. I felt so bad..she described it to me.. and I know it has to be

great.. I wish but..well theres no way I can do with out a potty.. She

did refer me to another lady that has rentals on the river, but sadly

she too had one place was ok for a chair, but it was already rented

to a lady.. Valerie told me of a gentleman she cares for..that is a

DAK ..hes in his 80's.. so she knows what and how things have to

be.. This man, Don is his name, lives in a huge farmhouse..and

has 4 daughters that look out for him..but he lives by himself..

Well me all by myself is in need of some dinner.. I took out some

spaghetti sauce that I made a while back and froze it.. Its all

thawed and I have some angel hair pasta, that is my very best

favorite, and I am having that. I make wonderful sauce, I almost

gave it to Donnie the last time he was here when he saw it in

there..Im glad I didn't :-) Food, TV, Sleep.. I have such a set

routine, :-) and you know whats next ...."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.....