Hellooooooooooooooo, Possuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums!
Coming to you from the Celebrity Suites of the Wyndemere Condominiums on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas. Today is Saturday, October 22. It’s going to be a warm sunny fall day in Big D with a high of 87 degrees.
No birthdays on my calendar today.
Good Morning, Possums. Happy Saturday and Happy Weekend. I have already had a bit of a morning. My weekend is NOT going as planned (or unplanned) but it has been eventful.
I woke up around 2am to go to the bathroom - Success! But on the way back to bed I was wide awake and new I was not going to sleep. So, I sat in my recliner and turned to something on television I knew would put me to sleep and then turned to Hallmark to watch a Holiday-Themed movie.
I fell asleep as predicted but woke up around 3:30am. As I was getting up to get in my wheelchair to get back to bed, my foot got tangled in the blanket and I ended up on the floor - nothing was scraped, bruised or broken - just a clumsy guy with MS who was half asleep.
Now, getting up off the floor is vey difficult because my legs do not bend (well). And when I add stress to the situation, well, they are like two steel beams.
Getting traction on my hardwood floors is near impossible. So I needed to devise a plan. Calling someone for help was not an option. It was 4am and the only thing hurt was my pride and possibly my ego. Plus I am fairly hard-headed and I wanted to do this myself.
Plan #1: This was something I have done before: get two chairs from my dining room table, put them side by side and pull myself up on them and then sit up and get my walker / wheelchair. So, I rolled from my living room to my dining room, arranged the chairs but I was exhausted. I did not have the energy to pull myself up onto the chairs.
The thought of calling someone (at 4:30am) passed through my mind for a fleeting moment but NO - I was going to get off the floor and stand up myself. I had a phone and my Apple watch. I could have easily called for help but I was determined to do this by myself. This meant coming up with a new plan.
Plan #2 - I rolled from my dining room into my living room - legs still unbendable - and I pulled myself up on my foot stool-type bench in front of my couch, rolled over and sat up This was a big accomplishment. I pulled my legs in and they cooperated (begrudgingly) and sat there smiling and out of breath and a little full of myself. I was off the floor and sitting up. Now, I just needed to get to my wheelchair.
I was able to move myself to the couch and slide down to the other end - that was exhausting and I was getting very tired. Just one more step: Reach my wheelchair and get into it. I sat on the couch for a bit to recuperate and chill - I looked at my watch and it was 6:30. I had been at this for 3 hours.
Normally, I would have called for help, but it was the middle of the night, I was not hurt, nothing was broken and I wanted to give Multiple Sclerosis the MIDDLE FINGER.
And that I did. I stood up and furniture surfed my way over to my wheelchair and muttered to myself (it’s almost 7am on a Saturday. I am not going to yell):
F U Multiple Sclerosis!!!!! Don’t give up MS Warriors - No matter the situation!
Good Lord, after reading all that, it sounds like Lucy and Ethel making candy except it’s a guy with MS that cannot bend his legs - LMAO. Now I am completely exhausted. I am going to have a cup of coffee (possibly with some Bailey’s or something) and possibly take a Saturday morning nap.
I know, many of you will think this was silly and unnecessary, but for me and my stubborn, hard-headed self, I WON. This was victory for me and I am taking my victory lap to my recliner and I am going to take a nap (at 8:28am).
I am going to see the Black Adam this afternoon and that’s about it.
What are your plans for today / the weekend?
Also, (and no offense intended): F U Multiple Sclerosis!
Anyhoozle, I wish you and everyone around you a SPECTACULAR day. Do everything today with kindness in your heart. The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one! Peace, Love and Blessings to you all. -AJ
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