I have noticed that 99% of the patients here are confined to wheelchairs. I’m seeming to be one of the very few patients that can walk around. The nursing home is bright and airy. The nurse’s station is in a rotunda at the center of activity. There are patient rooms that are located in hallwaysContinue reading “Nursing Home Blues”
Author Archives: Merryagnes
How to Eat
There are books, believe it or not, that has this title. Here at Heritage I am learning how to eat successfully. I have a speech therapist who guides me as I go through days of eating meals. But her days with me have ended. So I’m on a solo flight eating meals. The key toContinue reading “How to Eat”
Tube Feed
I’m on tube feed. A tube connects me to a pump that feeds my stomach with liquid food that’s is nutrient rich. I have been on tube feeding for over two months now. I’m now eating more easy to chew foods having graduated from puréed foods. I’m still trying out foods that are chewy. IContinue reading “Tube Feed”
At the nursing home
I’ve been incommunicado for a while. I was hospitalized a few months ago and now I’m in a nursing home. I’m doing good here but I’ve decided to stay here for the long term. The staff are friendly and the place is clean. I’m happy here. I’ve decided to keep writing on my blog andContinue reading “At the nursing home”
The persistent No. 2
By now everyone who’s read my blog knows I have constipation and yet I go every day, usually more than once. I’m beginning to think that my habitat is the bathroom. I take a generic form of Colace, which is cheaper. I take four pills because less pills make it tougher to push that turdContinue reading “The persistent No. 2”
THE THORN ON MY SIDE
Eversince they discovered that I suffered from hypothyroidism, I received a “thorn on my side”. One of the effects of this malady is constipation. I now take a stool softener every day to counteract this effect. It has been successful but there are days when I have no No 2. I patiently take my medicineContinue reading “THE THORN ON MY SIDE”
Happy Easter!
I wish to greet everyone a Happy Easter. Today, people are happy. Lent was a time of self-sacrifice. I remember talking to my best friend about how Lent was making me depressed. It never fails to do that, it seems. I think it was meant for me as a Catholic, to feel the sorrow ofContinue reading “Happy Easter!”
Breakfast
Today I woke up early and made breakfast. I made oatmeal and it was good. I feel like I had a good breakfast that gave me a boost. Usually I sleep in but today I made sure that I start my day prompt and early. But before I took breakfast, I watch Mass on TVContinue reading “Breakfast”
Checking In
Hello fellow citizens and brothers and sisters in the world, I’m checking in today. First, I want to tell you bad news. I”ve lost weight since I started taking thyroid medicine. I find it definitely challenging. I don’t usually eat much but now I have to consciously eat more for every meal. The good newsContinue reading “Checking In”
Paying MOHELA
I have student loans to pay back to Mohela. I am suffering from the amount I have to pay. I applied for a SAVE repayment plan but there was a hold on the plan from the government and the justice department. Lawyers have tried to push through this plan but the judge on the caseContinue reading “Paying MOHELA”
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