I saw this topic and it resonated strongly with me. I didn’t realize it wasn’t new. So I revisited it and I’m feeling my we-space has collapsed again even more than it did back in 20/20. I was going to say how is this possible, but it can happen to us at any time, I guess.
On Mother’s Day I got up from my chair and felt myself losing my balance. I had gotten up too fast and there was nothing to grab hold of to keep me from landing on the floor. One of my legs was bent under me
and I don’t remember where the other one was but they hurt. I can’t pull myself up but I scootched myself over to the couch and somehow got myself face down on the couch so I could sit up. It was scary and painful. I had bought a walker from our health insurance OTC products and Bernie had put it together. It was going to be used to go outside and start walking safely again. I am so glad I had it and have been using it the whole week. Thankfully I didn’t break any part of my body but I sure was sore. I am the cook in our family so pain or not we had to eat although he makes a good grilled cheese sandwich. Then I thought what if I really couldn’t cook? I can’t live on hot dogs, lunchmeat and cheese sandwiches, so I looked up Meals On Wheels and thought I could get on the list just in case. THEY ARE NOT SIGNING UP ANYMORE PEOPLE now that the budget has been cut! Talk about we-Space Safety Collapsing!! What would we do? Seriously! I am still feeling a lot of this and it is very unnerving. I am angry. I am sad, almost bereft and more ….
I am still healing and had to go to the doctor. I have a hematoma that will eventually heal. I need to have a consultation with a physical therapist and get fitted for more comfortable compression socks. But this has all been very unnerving but we do have food delivered, I can still cook, I have my walker and my night cafe fun. What a trip!