from the hospital bed to the sunshine swing
love is all around
Guess who’s back, back again?
My nanny’s back, tell a friend!
Yup, today as I pulled out of the campground en route to Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, I saw my uncle.
Nanny’s home, she’s outside on her swing.
Though I had eaten almost every carb in my parents cottage, I was dehydrated and underfed.
Not only was I almost out of gas, my truck was too. What’s more, I didn’t know whether the stick that poked me in the eye near the end of my ride had embedded itself in my cornea or had merely scratched it.
I was on my way for nourishment, petroleum and a quaint stop to the rural emergency room.
Alas dear reader, I only have so much time so stories of my rural emergency experience after being the cycling cyclops will have to be told another time.
As for time, I took my time and visited with my Nanny. She was sitting right where she belonged - swinging in the sunshine.
I came to visit you in the hospital three times Nanny. You were asleep each time I was there.
She shook her head in disbelief.
Three tims? How long was I there.
My uncle filled in details:
Two weeks.
She shook her head again in disbelief.
Two weeks? I can hardly remember it.
I smiled and offered a crack:
They had you on some pretty good stuff nanny - did you see any dancing purple elephants?
Again, she shook her head in disbelief.
Why would I see purple elephants?
She shook her head and wrung her hands
I can’t remember the details. I can remember it hurt. Oh the pain. When I was there at first I just wanted to die.
Then my uncle piped up.
And for the last week you were there you kept asking to come home.
Nanny chuckled.
I’m lucky to be alive. I’m lucky to be home. What happened to me? How did I hurt myself? I can’t remember so many of the details.
We confirmed that she had fallen taking a bath.
Don’t worry about all of the details Nanny, just know that it hurt alot and you need help getting into the bath.
She shifted on her swing.
Who’s going to help me with that?
Home care. They’ll be here twice a day now.
You mean to tell me that I have to take a bath twice a day?
My uncle and I chuckled and he piped up.
No. Just don’t take a bath without the help of home care. But you need to take a bath at least once a day sos you don’t smell like an old pole cat.
Nanny scrunched up her face and stuck her tongue out at my uncle.
The sun is shining, I’ve got lobster and potato salad. I’m living in the best part of the best part of the world. I’m very blessed you know.
Yes, we know. And we’re lucky to have you here.
