Cabernet and an Allen Wrench

and I'm not answering. As you may well imagine, I will never be going to London again. But the odd thing is, most of the television programs I watch are British procedurals. After dinner, Jerry and I head to the TV room, armed with La Croix fizzy water and Skinnypop, to watch an episode of whatever we are streaming at the time. And that is generally a police or MI5 procedural based in London. It might seem odd since it is somewhere I now have an allergy too, but mostly, it's fine. Except the other night. We were watching Slow Horses, and there was an extended shot of a London double-decker bus. Mind you, I have no recollection of being hit by one, but somewhere-- imgination, subconscious or deep in my memory before the trauma team sedated me, I see that bus. and me. on the ground. And I get unbelievably upset, and I experience a resurgence of deep-buried PTSD. Some of it may be related to my current physical self. While I am mostly out of the wheelchair, my physical thera...

I had an appointment at Hopkins today and all went better than expected. i got x-rayed and had my sutures removed. Everything was so well healed I didn't even need a bandage. I asked the PA when I could start wearing my prosthesis and she replied, as soon as I got home. So I have now had it on several hours, but I have to admit I have not walked much. The PA told me it would likely hurt to wear it, and she was right. In addition, I am using my walker because my balance is just not there. I know every step will make me stronger and better, but I also know that overdoing it will not speed up the process. When Jerry and I bicycled we always said: slow and steady wins the race, except in a race. So I am thankful I am not in a race. I have no deadlines. I also admit I'm a little afraid. I don't want to hurt myself. I don't want to fall. So I will take my time. Also, I am taking Calcium and Vitamin D in the hopes that if I do fall, I won't break anything. So now I ...