Thursday, November 18, 2010

Slow Healing Progress

I still can't get around. Stuck in a rolling chair but I can feel myself getting better. A friend came up yesterday and invited me out for Thanksgiving. I hadn't seen him for several months. That was a nice surprise. He will come up for me in a taxi. 

Things that once seemed important to me, now no longer matter very much. Friends are more important to me now. Maybe because I am spending so much time alone.  No photos lately. I haven't been anywhere except this porch. It has been five weeks now since my accident......Hopefully, before long I will be able to get on with my life but with a new perspective, at least for a little while. For as long as I remember all this isolation and discomfort. Life has a way of making those things disappear so quickly and then everything returns to what it was before the painful experience. Maybe, somewhere deep inside the feelings still hide out.

The cat here, after 11 days, has finally decided to trust me. I feel blessed. She comes to me now and sleeps on my lap and talks to me. I don't feel quite as lonely with her curled up next to me. So, this is my life at the moment.

5 comments:

  1. You're going to make it! You'll be up & around in no time. I remember the days I saw you in the hospital: the day before & the day of check out - so I KNOW how far you've come since then. I'll try to send you a photo of those days this weekend; you can decide whether to post them or not. And hey, you've got invitations and/or options for turkey day? Great! Not all of us do, ya know? Here in Portland it's 35 degrees & a huge arctic front is expected all next week. I assume that means SNOW. My Ajijic tan is rapidly fading & I'm back at work - please enjoy your 'alone time in the sun' for all of us NOB. Love...

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  2. Hi Gayle, Thanks for writing. I am so glad I am NOT in Portland. Sounds awful. It is beautiful here. I am enjoying my house sitting place and finally the cat trusts me. That she is a real sweet cat. Likes to hide under the covers like Chico does. I miss Chico and you too.....Your friend, P

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  3. Even I miss Chico! I should have taken him for a walk or two while I was there. What a sweetie...although I never got a real 'kiss' from him, like my Westie gives kisses to me (constantly)! He's been an excellent companion for you in recovery-mode. He'll love you even more when you return to the casita & can take him w/you on breakfast soujourns. Hey, maybe you'll be able to take him w/you for the Turkey-day dinner? Wish I was there...

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  4. Hi Gayle, Thanks for writing. Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving. I hope you will bring your dog down when you move here. I miss Chico a lot. They are such comforts. My friend's one Westie has congestive heart failure and I am afraid he isn't going to last much longer. I will miss him too. Your friend, Patricia

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  5. HI Gayle, I just found your second e mail to me in my spam file. I hate Yahoo for doing that to me. Thank you for writing. Your friend, P

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