This is a big deal, because when you're using crutches, you don't have any free hands. Robert's cupholder innovation is helpful, but too small to do any significant work. This home-mobility vehicle (HMV) allows me to carry several books, a cup of coffee, the Brita, and a bowl of cereal and yogurt from the kitchen to the pink room, or to wherever I want, really. The HMV is really a rolling office chair that Tom tricked out with a speed-rail attachment that supports my left leg, whilst still leaving my right leg free to push myself around. We have rolled up all the rugs so I am free to roll unimpeded from room to room on our hardwood floors.
I believe he got the idea for this contraption from a sports doctor he's seeing for back pain. The sports doc's wife also just broke her ankle, and he came up with the HMV to help her get around while she was recovering. The sports doc also said, Orthopedists don't understand pain management, and he gave Tom a prescription for a hundred Vicodin, with two refills. !!! For Tom and me to share, he said. How nice.
I'm off Dilaudid (however romantically-linked it may be to Laudanum, Opium, Victorians, corsets, swooning, lace, hysteria, Xanadu, Lewis Carroll, or poetry, I must get off the stuff), and now just popping Percocet every 5 hours. It's fine, so far, although I spent some time yesterday feeling nauseous and weak. At least my appetite has somewhat recovered. I now eat 3 times a day! What excellent progress.
Erika is coming over to do an Ab-blaster workout with me. I can't wait.
Greetings from Block C! Destiny misses you! Ralf represents his true purpose in life, you what I'm talking about. Devin and Edwin and Jayne and Tinesha and Corisha and Steven say HI! We miss very much and wish you were here. Our new student Annie is waiting to meet you. And Kyle and Kelvin say hi, they're a little behind their game because they are talking incessantly. Ralf says double sided. Like his verbose essays. He's now embarrassed. We are trying to get it together without you but really it's difficult.
ReplyDeleteHi all my sweethearts!!! I miss you so much!!!
ReplyDeleteKyle and Kelvin, shut it and do some work. I miss you, but get it together.
Rafael, what is your true purpose in life? If you've already figured that out, you're one step ahead of most of the people on this planet.
I will be back soon...keep my spot warm.
Holla from Block D! Davon says it's very cool that your husband invented a way for you to get around the house like that! Amanda and Sergio and Davon and Alan and Kathy and Carmelita and Jordan Garcia and Jenny and Alberto say HI. We hope you feel better and we miss you so much that our legs are breaking too! Sergio says studio is WACK without you.
ReplyDeleteBlock E LOVES you! LaLaa is deeply disappointed with all these imitation Websters that keep coming through our rooms. Matt says your studio really misses you! Quincy misses the cake. Everyone wants pancakes. Mike gives Tom props for his exemplary support. Shannen says to get better. Jordan loves and misses you. Makia too. Emily wants to know if your cast is pink. LaLaa wants to sign the cast. And so does Emily. Will you have the cast when you come back? Catherine misses you. Quincy wants you to know there have been no games of highs or lows in studio. It's boring without you. LaLaa misses you taking her phone. Sniff Sniff. Giggidey. Alright. Say Shannen and Dio. Shawn wants Tom to keep taking care of you. Get well soon. Stay up!
ReplyDeleteI am sending so much love to everybody. I miss them terribly!
ReplyDeleteI will probably still have the cast when I come back. It may actually be a different cast, but I will still probably have one for a while.
My cast is not pink. It is the color of ace bandages, and it's too soft to sign. There is a hard splint along the back and the rest is soft.