Tuesday 9/27/22

5:30am Aides got me out of bed by 5:20 I was already up because my roommate was yelling and screaming. Also I had another bad night. I had a weird dream about Steubenville, OH and the  Carnegie Library on North 4th St. I used to go there spending the almost all day there. It was a refuge a second home. 

In this dream I met the directtor. I praised him for the good he did dvto the community. I asked how he had been. He confessed he fallen on hard times. He became an alcoholic and was about to lose his position. .I urged him to seek help for his problems and to start going to AA.

He was real friendly at first.But he started to cool towards me when I mentioned AA. Then I told him I got my job at Eagles back,after ten years. He was not friendly at all then. That about ended our conversation.

That was a very long dream. In this same dream I was walking the streets of Steubenville at night. I forgot where I parked my car and was looking for it. I had a desperate feeling about never being able to get home or even finding my car. This was when my roommate woke me up.

Well ,I’m alive and above the dirt. Actually, I don’t feel half bad. I could use a cup of coffee right now but that is par. I will get my two cups when they serve breakfast. At least I’m not in too much pain. Overall misery index is down to a two. I think I’m going to have a good day. 

I’m supposed to have that Cat scan today. I’m scheduled between four 8:45 and 9:46am. It is at Weirton Medical Center. I haven’t been thinking about it too much but I’m getting anxious about going. I hope they do not find anything malignant. Always something.

I called Chocolatechip when I got up. No answer. I’m not calling her again until she calls me back. We had a talk about me calling too many times yesterday But you watch. I will get another talking too about not calling. Damned if I do damned if I don’t.

2:58pm I made it to and from WMC in one piece. From the nursing home we drove through Allegheny Street in downtown Follansbee. We made a right on Main. It was like going through a time to warp because that was the town I grew up in. I saw my old childhood bhome and it brought a tear to my eye. Then we passed the old FHS and my old hangout at McDonalds it’s nice to know nothing much has changed.

Once at the hospital I did not have too long to wait. They did the Cat Scan. I don’t know if they found anything or not. I had to wait for a long time to get a ride home. But the driver brought me back to the nurse’s ing home in one piece.

I called Chocolatechip. She is was not having a good day. We talked until lunch. I had turkey with gravy, potatoes and brussel sprouts. For desert I had a cup of peaches? The two cups of coffee were nice and hot. I ate everything.

I had pt soon afterwards. I did all my leg exercises. But I wimped out on the arm move!ents. I only did ten minutes instead of the usual fifteen. Still they seemed satisfied with my efforts. They pushed meh back to my room at ter twenty minute workout.

I called Chocolatechip. We had a long conversation? We talked for about an hour or so. Then we said our goodbyes