This is a picture of the rear of the nursing//rehab facilty that I am in presently.It's a nice place with wonderful people working here.
It's been awhile, since I last posted here. Well, lots of good things happening here.
Bloodwork
July 2014 October 2014
Cholesterol 200 144
Triglycerides 131 68
A1C 6.6 5.9
These results are the result of drinking green juice and making smoothies.
I'm so happy with the results.
I'm now walking with a rollator (a seated walker). I had to fight to get the facility to release me to use it by myself. At first in August, I was denied beause they said that my gait was not steady enough. I continued to fight and just before they were to have another meeting at the end of August, I pulled one of the physical therapy people aside and told her to fight for me. She knew that I was ready. At the meeting I got approved for the rollator training. They ordered the rollator andI started my training onthe week of October 12th. I was released to walk byself with the rollator on October25th.
I have to tell the truth the first day walking by myself, I almost gave up...I walked too much and I could hardly get up from the dining room table to go back to my room. I was in so much pain. I wanted my wheelchair back and I wanted it now!!!
I asked the nurse for two tylenol and I just lay in the bed for the next two hours and waited for the pain to subside. Finally, I finished changing my clothes and dragged myself into the bed. During the night, fear stepped in and I was afraid that I was going to fail, after begging for the rollator. I prayed and I walked less the next day, Ifelt a little better. I cntinued to take the tylenol for the next two days. Finally on day three I felt much better. I realized that my legs had to get used to carrying my big, beautiful body around again. I had to learn how to transfer from the rollator to a chair or couch. I learned my lesson about sitting on low chairs and couches. No bueno, no good for me. I took the cushion from my wheelchair and put it on the seat of the rollator, so my tush wouldn't hurt so much, so fast.
It's now two weeks snce, I have been walking with the rollator and I discovered anoter fact,that I should have know, but didn't. I had to stop wearing flip-flops while walking. I put my Puma gym shoes on and walked and I felt so much better. The support made all of the difference in the word. I hated that I had to wear the Puma shoes until bedtime and couldn't take them off. I could not put them back on by myself,yet! I've also been wearing my cloth Keds shoes too and I'm beginning to feel so much better walking. Monday I go to shop for a pair of slip on gym shoes, so I can take the shoes off whenever I feel like it.
Well, God blessed the fear to leave me and I'm walking everywhere. When I get tired, I just put the rollator against a wall or sme other secure place and sit down for a rest.
It's too kool!!! The cloth storage underneath the seat is great. I have that thing packed.
The next bit of good news, I will have an apartment by Christmas or maybe even Thanksgiving.. My own apartment!!! I'm thrilled. Well, let me fill you in on how this came about. My state has a program called "Money Follows the Person". From what I can tell from viewing YouTube videos, It's nationwide. This mean that whatever money alloted to you, follows you to help you no matter where you are. I mean it's a one-time $3-4000.00 payout verses $4-6000.00 payment every month to this nursing/rehab facility. In my State someone sued because they wanted to get out a nursing home and needed help from the government agencies to do so. Well, the courts agreed and since 2010 they have asssted 1,100 persons to get out of nursing homes and be integrated back into the communities.
Well, they came to my facility and asked if anyone wanted to live back in the community instead of the nursing facility. I said yes and less than two months later, the housing person is lookng for me an apartment. Think of the freedom that I will have. I will have about $700.00 a month of my money after rent, instead of $30.00. What a miracle from God.
The different agencies will pay for the furnishing in my apartment from rent security to maybe paying my rent for a year. a year !!!!
They let you choose furniture and then take you to a store of your choice, armed with a budget from them to purchase everything that you need from the apartment. Everything from flatware, dishes, glassware, rugs, garbage cans, etc. They also purchase you a month supply of groceries. Then they have everything delivered and setup at the apartment and finally come and move me and my belonging from here to my new apartment.
The social service agencies will check on me monthly for a year.
They arrange everything from health aids that I need and even a homemaker to assist me for several hours each week, to pick up medications, do shopping, laundry chores and whatever else is needed.
Is that a miracle of God or not??? Thank you Father God !!!
I hope that I don't take this long to update this blog again.
(If there are any typos, I'l fix them tomorrow, since I'm half asleep now.)
nite, nite.
