{"id":3958,"date":"2012-01-02T19:31:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T19:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2013-08-27T04:30:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T18:30:33","slug":"life-from-a-hospital-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2012\/01\/life-from-a-hospital-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Life from a Hospital Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is really depressing being a patient in a hospital. Especially when you are in a room with elderly people suffering from dementia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was so sad to see these women who were once like me, full of youth and vitality, living their dreams, and raising a family,\u00a0 now don’t even know where they aree and have to wee in a bed pan.<\/p>\n

I spent many minutes thinking about their lives and who they once were, and hoping that I be spared, not old age- because we can’t-, but the loss of my physical health<\/strong> and the demise of my mind and spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It made me somewhat scared of what the future could hold for me. You just never know. All I can do is make sure I put my health as a priority-as it is my number one asset- and enjoy each moment to the fullest.<\/p>\n

I have definitely been doing more of that since my surgery. I’m making life a lot more gentle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hospitals are difficult places to heal in because everyone is sick. How can you get better in this environment? That is why I can be often heard pestering the nurses to let me go home. I know I’ll heal better.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My pestering this time was a bit much, as they sent me home, and then called me to come back. There were a couple of things they forgot to do\u00a0 before they discharged me. Oops!<\/p>\n

I also spent a lot of time thinking about nurses and the amazing jobs they do. They don’t stop running, they don’t stop attending, they don’t stop caring. It would be a bloody hard job, so draining to be around sick people all the time and having to give so much.<\/p>\n

I hate the government for not paying them more. They deserve it more than the stupid pay rises the politicians give themselves for jobs they don’t do properly.<\/p>\n

Anyway looks like I may be going back to the hospital for more surgery. They didn’t do it properly the first time, nor the second. Let’s hope for third time lucky.<\/p>\n

This time I am taking my computer and more books to read. At least I don’t have to be worried about the food, as I will be nil by mouth<\/strong>. In fact, one of the ladies in my room, had no idea where she was, but knew about quality food. I LOVED<\/strong> what I overheard her say to her son,<\/p>\n

“I’ll be glad when I no longer have to eat second hand food.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Quality!<\/p>\n

Here’s what life from a hospital bed looks like<\/p>\n\n\t\t