Well, I made it! My operation was a success with my surgeon telling me that it could not have gone any better nor he be any happier!! YAY! I have to now endure an almost torturous 3 weeks with my leg and foot elevated 24/7, only allowing down time for bathroom breaks. However, I am already a third of the way through, and I joy at putting a big X on the calendar as each day passes!
On a more somber note, I’ve had to change residences. As I have mentioned before, I was staying in my parents home while I go through this because I could not access my condo and it made it easier for my mom to give me assistance. But my father is very selfish about his space and has resented my presence from day one. When I arrived home from the hospital after surgery, he verbally attacked me and we got into such a row that we nearly threw fists. I decided then and there that my being in that house with his negative energy was definitely not conducive to my healing and well being! Fortunately a dear sweet neighbor has allowed me the use of her little cottage in the back, so I now have a quiet and stress free environment to recuperate and heal. It has a refrigerator and a microwave so I am even able to prepare my own meals. It is truly a blessing to receive her generosity!
This tale is most likely a commonality we all share to some degree because we either have to move into someone else’s home or a facility to await surgery and recover and we don’t have much in the way of options.
Just have to hang in there and try to get back home again someday!!! For me it’s been 8 months, and probably a few more to go. A rough year, indeed…but be strong my fellow charcoter’s, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!
Cassandra, Charcotchacha copyright 2015
I’m rootin’ for ya! Get well soon!
thank you for your support!!