Monsoon season has kicked into gear earlier than usual. We've had thunderstorms in the vicinity four out of the past seven days. At most, we've had one tenth of an inch of rain total. But that's a lot more than nothing. June is usually all about nothing. Besides heat. Cloudless days. And no rain.
Sun Shine
I need direct sunlight today, so I will make the effort. It's been a couple of days. Being understaffed makes it difficult. The heat makes it difficult. Being unwell makes it difficult. But today, my person is here. And I think somehow I will get outside. Unless she's the only person here. She cannot do everything. For everybody.
Airplane
My mother's phone doesn't work. Her flip phone. Somehow she activated Airplane Mode. And I spent two hours yesterday on a video call trying to explain how to resolve her phone issue. Failing miserably. Even Angela tried to help. She walked in the room mid frustration and took over the phone call. So today, I'll spend 3 hours trying to resolve the phone issue. And then I'll spend four hours on Sunday. By the 4th of July, I'll be spending 24 hours a day trying to resolve her airplane mode issue. That's my goal. That's my objective. We all need goals and objectives. Now I've got both.
Really, there's nobody else to help. The office is closed for the weekend. And everybody else is really old.
My older sister suggested my mother take a taxi or an Uber up to the nursing home here, so I can push a series of buttons, and then send her back home.
Of course, I haven't seen my mother in 3 years or so. But it will cost her 50 or 60 dollars one way. Might as well get her a new phone instead, right? My sister agreed. We will probably have her throw that "broken" phone away and just send her a brand new one. Pre-programmed, of course.
So you know, she has a medical alert bracelet and necklace in case something goes wrong. So I guess that's positive, right?
Food Things
Angela purchased a pint of blueberries for me yesterday. And I've eaten a fair amount. No side effects. Yet.
I am pleased. Right now I have them sitting on the windowsill, and I'm hoping they don't get moldy. The internet says I can keep them non-refrigerated for 2 or 3 days. Perhaps I will finish the pint off today. And yes, the blueberries were rather yummy.
Tale of the Tape
I received six rolls of medical tape yesterday. Hooray! My apparatus should be secure for the next two months. And it only took $11.47 to get me there. Well, that was somebody else's money. She knows who she is. Thank you.
And I have enough powder to keep the burn under control for the next several weeks, if not longer. As long as the powder works. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't. That's how life is. That's how things go.
And that's all I got. I wanted to post a few non-negative things to show that I am capable of participating in non-negative events.
Ohhh… I was exposed to Covid-19 last week and somehow it didn't take. I've been on semi-isolation status. And I'm the only one in my wing who attained such status. So everybody's trying to figure out who it was that I contacted... but still, days later, we don't know.
I seem to contact people more directly than most others. Conversationally. And I suppose, by touch. People like reassuring me. At least, I think that's why people touch. Plus I've made it known. Since I've been here. Please, by all means, touch me people, touch me! Hahaha…
So here we go - I will post some monsoon season pictures for your perusal. Perusing? Eyeballs. You know what I mean.
Take care,
Howard
Pictures from Bed - μ167
Sun Shine
I need direct sunlight today, so I will make the effort. It's been a couple of days. Being understaffed makes it difficult. The heat makes it difficult. Being unwell makes it difficult. But today, my person is here. And I think somehow I will get outside. Unless she's the only person here. She cannot do everything. For everybody.
Airplane
My mother's phone doesn't work. Her flip phone. Somehow she activated Airplane Mode. And I spent two hours yesterday on a video call trying to explain how to resolve her phone issue. Failing miserably. Even Angela tried to help. She walked in the room mid frustration and took over the phone call. So today, I'll spend 3 hours trying to resolve the phone issue. And then I'll spend four hours on Sunday. By the 4th of July, I'll be spending 24 hours a day trying to resolve her airplane mode issue. That's my goal. That's my objective. We all need goals and objectives. Now I've got both.
Really, there's nobody else to help. The office is closed for the weekend. And everybody else is really old.
My older sister suggested my mother take a taxi or an Uber up to the nursing home here, so I can push a series of buttons, and then send her back home.
Of course, I haven't seen my mother in 3 years or so. But it will cost her 50 or 60 dollars one way. Might as well get her a new phone instead, right? My sister agreed. We will probably have her throw that "broken" phone away and just send her a brand new one. Pre-programmed, of course.
So you know, she has a medical alert bracelet and necklace in case something goes wrong. So I guess that's positive, right?
Food Things
Angela purchased a pint of blueberries for me yesterday. And I've eaten a fair amount. No side effects. Yet.
I am pleased. Right now I have them sitting on the windowsill, and I'm hoping they don't get moldy. The internet says I can keep them non-refrigerated for 2 or 3 days. Perhaps I will finish the pint off today. And yes, the blueberries were rather yummy.
Tale of the Tape
I received six rolls of medical tape yesterday. Hooray! My apparatus should be secure for the next two months. And it only took $11.47 to get me there. Well, that was somebody else's money. She knows who she is. Thank you.
And I have enough powder to keep the burn under control for the next several weeks, if not longer. As long as the powder works. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it doesn't. That's how life is. That's how things go.
And that's all I got. I wanted to post a few non-negative things to show that I am capable of participating in non-negative events.
Ohhh… I was exposed to Covid-19 last week and somehow it didn't take. I've been on semi-isolation status. And I'm the only one in my wing who attained such status. So everybody's trying to figure out who it was that I contacted... but still, days later, we don't know.
I seem to contact people more directly than most others. Conversationally. And I suppose, by touch. People like reassuring me. At least, I think that's why people touch. Plus I've made it known. Since I've been here. Please, by all means, touch me people, touch me! Hahaha…
So here we go - I will post some monsoon season pictures for your perusal. Perusing? Eyeballs. You know what I mean.
Take care,
Howard
Pictures from Bed - μ167