Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Reality Check

I bet you're wondering where I went and what I've been doing. I'm in a nursing home called Golden Living in St. Louis Park, MN. I'm very slowly recovering from a massive knee infection. I've lost a lot of weight and spent a lot of time in a kind of hypnotic state due to pain meds. It's been weird, because sometimes it's hard it's hard to tell what's real and what's not. I'll think I've done some work on physical rehab and find out I only dreamed it. Or I'll come to some conclusion about my health and find out it's half real. Yesterday I had the 23 staples holding my knee together taken out - that was real, I know because I can see the little line down the front of my leg that used to be lined with silver and is now just a line. Now begins the really hard part - getting my knee back in working order. Some parts really hurt, but I'm determined to put up with it. And it's slow, slow, slow.

My mind is clearing and I think I'm going to be able to start writing again.

I do know the 26th I'll be at the Hopkins Library giving a talk on being a mystery author, and I'd like to see some of you there.

More later.

6 comments:

Miss Merry said...

Gosh I wish I could come to support you. What a painful journey! I have total faith that you are on the road to recovery and will be home and back to writing soon. It is scary when life turns on you like that! Those infections seem to just appear and pack such a punch. I have a family member who was fine one day and fighting for his life with sepsis a day later. He is fine now, but a scary time for all. I wish you all the best!!!

Betty Hechtman said...

I admire your determination. You seem to be on the mend now. I hope it goes quickly and all this becomes just a memory.

Anonymous said...

I am very happy to hear you are doing better. I wish you quick recovery.

Linda O. Johnston said...

What you're going through sounds very difficult, but I admire the way you're dealing with it. Glad you're improving and able to start writing and giving talks again soon.

Gail Smith said...

Welcome back Monica! Getting to the recovery phase is a big turning point. You wrote about your brain & perceptions & drugs. It is a truly strange reality, isn't it? The lines between reality & perception can get very wobbly. So, now you have turned a corner, ready & willing to get down to returning to being a writer, Monica, & a woman. Don't wimp out but do let the PT know when you are done. A very BIG congratulations on the weight loss. That will make your knees a lot happier. Happier knees means happier Monica. Happier Monica means better physical therapy, which all leads to a quicker escape date from there.:-). Escape is what it is all about!

Anonymous said...

Please get better soon. You deserve a period of good luck after all this.