Monday 4/11/22

12:35am The girl who likes me put me to bed at  decent hour, 9:30. I was pretty tired. As soon as I hit the sack arthritis pain kicked in. It was a four on a one to five scale. As usual pain kept me up as well as incontinence. I feel like hell. This makes third  night in a row with no sleep.i don’t know how much more of this I can take.

7:27am. I think I managed to get some sleep because I had some very weird dreams about the military. I dreamt about the a high ranking officer in the Army.  I think he was a general. Anyways he was on trial for falsely putting the military on alert for a war against Russia.it was supposed to have been a prank but if it went through he would of started WWIII. This general was being interviewed on tv. He made a joke about it and asked reporters do you want to hear a joke? Nobody thought it was funny.

I had another dream about the military. There was this colonel in the Civil War. He was on trial for incompetence . In this one battle most of his regiment was killed by the enemy. The top brass was trying to make out that he was a cowardly incompetent. He was being persecuted but in reality he was a hero. There were surprised witnesses in his defense testifying to his courage. His sacrifice and efforts saved the lives of many and his heroic efforts saved the Union Army.

I had other dreams as well but do not remember them. I also had the usual arthritis pain and incontinence problems. I remember ringing the call light but nobody came in to change me. So I was lying in pee for most of the night. But I had nice aids in the morning. They cleaned me up and got me in my wheelchair by six.

I was very tired and tried to sleep in my chair. I could not fall a sleep. Fortunately they served breakfast and coffee by seven. I had an egg and cheese sandwich, hot cereal,coffee and chocolate milk. Breakfast was good and it perked me up. I feel like I’m awake now and ready to face the day.

I talked with Chocolatechip this morning. She was not feeling well. Chocolatechip said she was fighting a cold. She reported being feverish and having an upset stomach. I felt bad for her. Chocolatechip also said that she heard someone yell in the hallway, “that fn bitch!” She didn’t know if they were talking about her or someone else. It looks like her night wasn’t much better.

Well, I’m up and ready to face the day. Feel a lot better this morning than yesterday. At least I’m above the dirt.

12:32pm I’ve been sleeping on and off all morning. Now I’m just sitting in my chair waiting for lunch. I hope they serve coffee soon.. I could sure use a cup of hot coffee. Im also kind of hungry. I don’t have a menu so I don’t know what I’m having. I don’t much care what I’m getting. Beggars can’t be choosy.

I just got off the phone with Chocolatechip. Her PT coach sessi went well. they sent her home with a cortisone pack. She got home in time to r her meals on wheels lunch. I think she said she had rigatoni. She also said her worker c ame today. The caregiver is doing a bang up job.Also,she said her fever is down.. She is feeling a lot better?

I havent been reading in the last couple days. I  have been too tiredj and couldn’t concentrate.. I just started FDR: Soldier of f Freedom. Im at the part where Roosevelt is trying to push through Lend Lease bill.This is very interesting. Vbut just havent been able to concentrate. Too tired I guess.

I just had a lunch of chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice and seasoned corn.bit was good but it doesn’t agree with me. I hope I don’t get sick.i called Chocolatechip after lunch. She was doing ok watching tv. I’m going to try and concentrate on my book this afternoon.

7:16pm I tried  to read but fell asleep this afternoon. I started rereading my book. I forgot what I read because it has been too long . But in will read that damned book itf it is the last thing I do I did start to read it towards suppertime when I started to get wide awake.

I had a decent supper. I had ham and pinto beans, home fries, coleslaw and corn bread. They ran out of coffee buy the time they got to me. I did have a fruit punch. I’m starting to like ham and pinto beans. So supper was ok. At least I had something to eat and didn’t go hungry.

I chatted with Chocolatechip on messenger after supper. We talked about different things namely assholes in the building. A lot of people slam their doors on third floor. We both think that is ignorant. Then there is this new lady across the hall from her. Chocolatechip said New Lady was fired up last night. New Lady was cussing and yelling “and that little bitch.” Chocolatechip did not know if she was talking about her or not. Anyways Chocolatechip is not impressed with her new neighbor.

We chatted about different topics. She has no appointments tomorrow and can sleep in. I asked about her cold and she said she felt better. I talked to her about my day. I said I had a better day than yesterday. Chocolatechip talked about her finances. Her bills are all paid up and she still has money in the bank. She also talked about her sister Elaine coming up Friday They will probably go to Walmart, Bob Evans and Goodwill.

We talked for about an hour. She wanted to go to bed at seven. I said I been in this chair since 6am,over thirteen hrs. I would love to go to bed this early and get up at daylight. Come to think of it I said said I’d love to be able to walk to the toilet and pee. People in hell would like ice water.

Well I’m going to try and read. I feel wide awake now so maybe I can finish a chapter tonight.