Recovering My Life
By ice rivers
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Most of us spend too much of our lifetimes trying to figure out what we're good at and when we kinda find it, we wish it was something else because the thing that we're good at is so easy that everybody must be good at it. So we spend so much of our time working on the things that we want to be good at even though the people who are naturally good at those things will always be better at those things no matter how hard we work even if they work only half as much as we do while we ignore what we should be doing etc.
I've tried on many hats and worn many a mask. It took me seventy plus years to discover something at which I'm really good. I'm great at recovering from cataract surgery. Here are some of the tasks that I have spent my lifetime mastering which describe the performance of RCS (recovering cataract surgery):
1) Do not lift anything or bend over. I have been practicing this for years. One of the fringe benefits of this skill is I don't even attempt to make a putt shorter than six feet because I can't reach down and take the ball out of the cup, if by some miracle it had sunk. Anything within six feet is a gimme. Furthermore if I happen to hit a longer putt to within 6 feet of the hole, I count that putt as if it went into the hole because it's close enough.
2) Do not strain. Since I'm not lifting anything, this concept is rather superfluous. I suppose that some folks think that strain is similar to stress. I don't stress either. I create stress in others. Perhaps strain is more physical than stress as the strain to lift a huge amount of weight or the strain to evacuate some weight or some rented beer. Fuggedaboudid. I'm a naturally smooth mover. I'm no penguin whose pooping all over the place in an attempt to fly because the glaciers will soon be melting.
3) No vigorous exercise. Hey every once in awhile, I'll assume a slouching sitting position and maybe even stand up, that's about it. I try to do that at least four times a day. What's the point of moving when the earth is moving and television is bringing every thing to me? Sometimes, it's too much of a hassle to turn the teevee on by finding the right remote and figuiring out which buttons to hit. That's when I pick up one of the books that I keep within arm's reach. I can read that book until it gets too dark in the room, at which point I've either got to open the blinds or turn on a light which requires an extra five steps at the very minimum. Fuggedaboudid. I have the option of my Kindle. The kindle screen has a light of its own. I can turn the pages with a flick of my finger rather than having to go through the labor of turning the page in a book which involveds a slight twisting ot the wrist.
4) No eye makeup....this is no great loss as you might imagine
Furthermore when in my position as RCS, I am entitled to the following conditions that are not always a given in the realm beyond the hospital;
I have the right to have my pain managed. This is a good one because I've been trying to manage my own pain for years and sometimes that managemnet has come in conflict with the law or the moral code.
I get quality care in a safe setting. Safety is as much a concern as freedom. In almost every other situation, I am petrified that my safety will suddenly become at risk. This is why I have become a recluse.
I know the names and the jobs of the people who are caring for me. This is so much better than the usual , "hey, you, Nurse Ratchett WTF are you doing and why are you doing that."
I will be treated with respect, consideration and dignity. No more "hey shithead" move your fat ass outta the way before I sic my shit eating dog on ya.
I will be free from all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment, discrimination and reprisal. I won't be sitting in a urine soaked bed somehwere begging for a glass of water from a nurse whose pissed off because I caught her on her phone sending a boob shot to her boyfriend.
I can complain without fear and have my complaints reviewed. I'm not a guy who complains a lot but usually when I do, it leads back to somebody accusing me of having caused the problem that I'm complaining about in the first place.
It's a pretty good deal and I'm excellent at all facets.
Now I've go to figure out how to monitize it.
I know....I'll become a consultant.
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Great to hear you're
Great to hear you're excelling at recovery, it sounds like you've got it all in hand. :)
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Made me laugh. I love your
Made me laugh. I love your take on recovery and wish you a speedy one.
Rich
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Seems to me that you do
Seems to me that you do indeed have life sorted! Hope the recovery goes well.
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Pick of the Day
This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Once again, all our very best wishes for a speedy recovery, ice!
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Good news about your book Ice
Good news about your book Ice! We'd be happy to put you on our front page. Please email me (claudine@abctales.com) with all details inc release date, links to buy and an image (jpg) of the cover art
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Congratulations on the golden
Congratulations on the golden cherries, and very glad to hear it went so well!
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Inspirational piece and loved
Inspirational piece and loved the inclusion of Nurse Ratched. I guess we all make it to the Cuckoo's Nest eventually. Keep well! Paul
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Enjoyed this. Nodded my head
Enjoyed this. Nodded my head a lot. I'm really pleased to read that you are getting quality care in a safe setting. I'm a care worker, and for me the needs, wishes, happiness, safety and well-being of our residents are paramount. Sadly, that's not always the case with some care facilities, and I've also worked in some of the worst of them.
I still live independently and work, but like you I am a recluse - have become more so since I hit my 60s, which coincided with the start of the pandemic.
Keep going! I always wanted to be a writer... but then, I suppose, if I write anyway - that's what I am!
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May your recovery by swift.
May your recovery by swift.
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