Saturday 4/30/22

5:54am  I’m up and above the dirt. The aids put me to bed at 11:30 last night. I was pretty tired. I had no trouble falling asleep and I had a sound sleep. I had very little arthritis pain and few incontinence episodes. I had a fairly decent night for a change waking up only once.  I am up and in my wheelchair.

I used that a house stand last night and this morning. This is a stand where they lift you up from a sitting position. Legs have been hurting so bad I have had a very hard time standing. It is so much easier this way and a lot less painful. But an aid told me I can’t depend on this method.

I did a lot of reading before getting to bed. I finished chapter ten in Soldier of Freedom by James Macgregor Burns. This was the first time I felt like reading this book in awhile. I have been torn I want to get into an audible book I downloaded for free called Dream Town by David Baldacci. It is about a private eye living in Los Angeles in 1952. I read two other books in this series and I’m kind of excited about getting into this one. But I want to finish the bio of FDR plus read the book on Judy Jordan.  This has been a a real conflict. Oh the tough decisions I have to make!

But mostly I’ve been ruminating about a knee replacement. This has been on my mind so much I can’t think of anything else. On the one hand it would be nice to live without pain and be able to walk. Then again this is major surgery. I keep thinking about my one friend Connie. Something similar could happen to me and I would end up being in a worse condition. The thought scares the shit out of me. But the pain gets so bad I am ready to have it done. Anyway this has been running around in my head. Reading has been the last thing on my mind.

Still I want to finish those darned books. I paid for them and don’t want to see my money go to waste. I hate buying a book and not finishing it. Money never came easy for me and books I read are pretty expensive. This motivates me to get my money’s worth and read every darned page. It might take me awhile but I will read them all.

It is almost seven. They will be serving breakfast soon. I can’t wait because I’m hungry. I could also use a glass of oj. Life is good