I've been going outside to test my limits I can chop wood while seated move the wheel barrow full of branches weed for an hour or two I have modified my garden exercise to include squatting, lunges sitting on the ground and carrying moderate sized trees Dead dry fallen portions of trees Sitting in the…
There I was
watching one of the many batman movies and without warning I found my self sobbing loud, uncontrolled wake up the household sobbing. The fire in my back was exacerbated by being on my stomach watching a movie in bed, the perfect place the wrong position. I couldn't stop the flow of tears and I could…
Brittle

Why is this morning so brittle? The not so blissful sleep ended five hours early. The stab, stab, stab, stab in my back made me think of things to do while I waited for release. I watched youtube, I read a book on my computer moving around to get comfortable, I couldn't. So, I improvised.…
Barometer (Time for a new bed)

The searing heat woke me this morning. Eyes open, I saw the bare bulb shining spot light style over the bed. Not blurred vision means I'm still asleep. Blinking, I wondered why there was a hot spot under my left side on the bed. Groaning, I rolled over to the itching, burning pain in my…
There’s a knot in my back

I shot out of bed with a start "The dishes, the cold, the dreams," I settled back to the dreams and came to realize that they were over, disappointed, reality hit me again and again and again.
Being Up

I have to get out of bed even if my cell phone signal works best when I am prone on the bed There are things to be done today Moving...is a start Rolling over, next step Bending knees, moving hips Progress I may need another thirty minutes just to breathe in and out