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Woo hoo!! Escaped from the hospital and home again!! Free at last!! [FReepathon thread XXVII]
Click here to support FR via secure server ^ | Nov 1, 2013 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 11/01/2013 11:59:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

As I wrote to a few of you this morning, I made my escape from the hospital last night. LOL! Seriously, I just couldn’t stand being cooped up any longer so went home “for dinner” but didn’t go back. Called them at 10:00 PM (after the curfew) and told them I wanted to be discharged immediately. ‘Twas fine by them (seeing as how I broke the rules).

Called again this morning to confirm and they told me to come pick up my things and settle the bill.

Woo hoo! I’m hoooome!

Only had six more therapy sessions scheduled anyway. Didn’t see any need to be cooped up in the hospital for nearly another week for that. And I’m paying $148.00 per day co-pay for that (including weekend days). I think I can contract for home therapy for that.

Got to where I couldn’t stand eating their bland hospital food anymore. No salt, no pepper, no fat. No taste, but bad taste. Hadn’t eaten anything but ice cream, jello and milk for two days and had a terrible tummy ache and a hard knot in my belly. All that went away as soon as I got home and sent Chris out for an order of the most harmful food possible, Chinese. Ate my fill of won ton soup and pork fried rice. Mmmm... mmmm good. And that’s when I made the final decision to just stay home.

It’s so great to be home.

Thank God Almighty!

Free at last!

Sitting here all morning with tears of joy and gratitude streaming down my face. Slept in my own hospital bed last night, but the mattress is too soft, making it very difficult to sit up and move around. Will start looking today for a firmer mattress. Got up in the middle of the night and crawled back into my new powerchair. It has very comfortable cushions and a power recline feature. Threw a lap blanket over myself, reclined the chair and slept like a baby. Slept in late this morning. Got up and made myself a cup of coffee, (ignoring my FR duties, sorry) went out into my own back yard to enjoy the sunshine and cool morning air and offer thanks to God.

I’m so happy to be home. Looking forward to the next phase of life.

Praise God!

Next I’ve got to see about getting hand controls installed on my van so I can stay independent. Just can’t stand thought of not being able to jump into my van and go somewhere if need be.

With much love and gratitude to you all for your support and prayers.

God bless,

Jim


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To: RedMDer
Thanks. If an image can make one overlook a typo...."it works" pretty well I guess?

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361 posted on 11/02/2013 8:52:22 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
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362 posted on 11/02/2013 9:11:12 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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365 posted on 11/02/2013 9:27:53 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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the MARKETPLACE....should be dictating the market....

I sense that OdramaCare..will soon fall victim to the LAWS of REAL ECONOMICS!

NO ONE could be stupid enough to continue this fiasco...when it dies for lack of participation

OOOPS I forgot about the inclusion of MEDICARE and MEDICAID....to keep it artificyally "afloat"


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367 posted on 11/02/2013 9:33:44 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I hate hospitals — and that crud is not food!! Glad you escaped.

You have the most marvelous attitude to your new disability, and it obviously comes from your GRATITUDE. Gratitude (mostly to Gd but to everyone else too) is the key to happiness, and you sound happy. Beautiful weather here in SoCal which I hope you have up there, too. So glad you are free! Hope you get more fave foods today.


368 posted on 11/02/2013 9:36:58 AM PDT by Yaelle
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The sooner that it dies the better. I'm looking into concierge medicine in case we get trapped into hellcare.
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377 posted on 11/02/2013 9:57:31 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Wish we were there :)


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