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THE POCKET OF MY WHEELCHAIR

FORGIVE ME 4 NOT POSTING LAST WEEK! I TRIED &, OBVIOUSLY, FAILED! MY SISTER, MISSY, & HER HUSBAND, DUSTIN–WHO HELPS RUN THIS WEBSITE, CAME 2 VISIT. MISSY WITNESSED 2 THINGS FEW DO:
1. A PHONE CALL I HAD W/MARK—YES, THERE'S A SYSTEM, BUT I ONLY ANSWER IF I HEAR HIS RING—IT'S DIFFERENT.
2. ME WALKING –APPARENTLY, READING ABOUT ME WALKING IN POOL THERAPY IS DIFFERENT THAN ACTUALLY SEEING IT!

I HAVE DECIDED 2 SHARE WHAT'S IN THE POCKET OF MY WHEELCHAIR, BECAUSE I THINK U WILL FIND IT ENLIGHTENING. MARK STARTED SHARING IT W/ME A WHILE AGO, & IT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING. IT SHARES A PERSPECTIVE ABOUT MY LIFE I OTHERWIS WOULDN'T SHARE—MOST WOMEN DON'T SHARE THE CONTENTS OF THEIR PURSES! HE USES WORDS BETTER THAN I—I AM BORING IN COMPARISON—BUT HE MISSED STUFF OR EXPLAINED IT WRONG. SO HERE'S MY BORING POINT OF VIEW:

I HAVE 2 POCKETS, 2 THE LEFT & RT. OF MY SEAT CUSHION, ABOUT 8 IN. LONG, 3 IN. DEEP. I CAN'T ACCESS THE LEFT 1WELL, BECAUSE MY ARM DOESN'T MOVE, SO THINGS MARK USES 4 ME R THERE: SUNGLASSES IN THE SUMMER (I'M LIGHT SENSATIVE), BOBBY PINS (4 A RARE OCCASION I GO OUTSIDE & IT'S WINDY), ALL-PURPOSE BLACK PONYTAIL ELASTIC. LATELY, FIA BEGAN PUTTING SMALL TOYS "4 ME" IN IT, BUT MARK STOPPED HER WHEN IT WAS BAD! (SHE LEFT THE TOYS IN INDEFINATELY & JUST ADDED 2 THEM—I CARRIED A MINNIE MOUSE MINI-STATUE AROUND 4 WEEKS!)

THE RT. POCKET IS MUCH MORE FRUITFULL. THIS POCKET CONTAINS WHAT I USE FREQUENTLY &/OR DAILY:
1. CANKER SORE MED.—IN THE BACK OF MY CHAIR, IN A PURPLEBAG, IS 1 THAT LASTS LONGER, TASTES BETTER, HAS AN APPLICATOR SO I ALWAYS GET REASONABLE AMOUNTS WHERE EVER I AM, & & NUMBS ME BETTER. THIS 1 IS 4 EMERGENCIES—I ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE A MOUTH SORE OF SOME KIND—IT SEEMS AS SOON AS 1 CLEARS UP, I BITE MYSELF OR FORM A NEW CANKER—BUT I RARELY MEDICATE THEM UNLESS IT'S SUPER BAD (IT SEEMS 2 FEAL IT FASTER), OR A PRE-CAUTION 4 EATING.
2. KLEENEX—I CRY A LOT, DUE 2 MY PBA, & SLOBBER/SPIT, BUT IT' USUALLY 4 A BIG CRY.
3. FLAT LASER POINTER—I USE IT 2 POINT. THE KIDS GET IT 4 ME 2 POINT AT WHAT THEY SHOULD CLEAN UP. IT'S FLAAT SO IT'S EAASY 2 HOLD. I AM BUMMED BECAUSE SUN. I WAS DIRECTING THE KIDS 2 CLEAN, TRIED 2 USE IT, & THE BATATERY MUST BE DEAD & I DON'T KNOW IT CAN BE REPLACED—
4. METRONOME—I'M IN MUSIC THERAPY. DID U KNOW I PLAY PIANO 1-HANDED & PLAY LIKE 7 SONGS FROM MEMORY (MANY ARE CHURCH PRI. SONGS), & FIGURE OUT OTHERS BY SINGING THE SONG IN MY HEAD?
5. COUPONS FROM ZACH FROM A MOTHHER'S DAY CARD LAST YEAR!

FRI.–FIA

FIA EITHER TOTALLY GETS ME (4 EX., THE GIRL GUESSES MY DISCIPLINE, THEN ASKS ME IF SHE'S RT., OR PLAYS GAMES LIKE "I SPY" & OFFERS ME OPTIONS 2 SAY YES/NO 2) OR DOESN'T (4 EX., ASKING ME 2 HOLD SOMETHING W/MY LEFT HAND OR USE MY EYES 2 C SOMETHING I CAN'T W/DOUBLE VISION).

MY KIDS LOVE 2 COUNT TO 3, SAY THE SAME WORD, & THEN SAY "JINKS." WHEN FIA TURNED 2 ME 2 DO THIS, MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS, "OH NO—" BUT SHE HAD HER OWN AGENDA. "MOM," SHE SAID, "ON 3 WE SAY 'AAAAAAAAH!' "

NOW, A BIT ABOUT MY LT. ARM: VELCRO IS USED 2 RESTRAIN IT. IT BEGAN AS A JOKE, BUT 4 MUCH I DO, THE ARM HAS 2 BE UP. UNFORTUNATELY, IT BECAME A REAL PROBLEM, SINCE IT MOVES TOWARDS MY TORSO IF I LAUGH R CRY OR SNEEZE–SO, I WAS ALWAYS GAURDING IT. I DO USE THE LT. ELBOW 4 SUPPORT, BUT THE LT. ARM WAS A NUISANCE. NEEDLESS 2 SAY, I REALLY LIKED THE JOKE!

ANYWAY, FIA HAS THIS BIG, MAGNETIC JEWELRY (THERE'S A PIC. OF ME WEARING IT ON THE WEBSITE, THANKS, OF COURSE, 2 FIA). INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE NECKLACE AROUND MY NECK, SHE DECIDED 2 "JAZZ UP" MY LT. ARM VELCRO & PUT IT AROUND THAT!

FRI.

MARK WAS THRILLED ABOUT SOMETHING & ONLY A MALE WOULD TRULY UNDERSTAND. THEY WERE ALL WORKING. THE 1 HE REACHED, HE HAD 2 CALL AGAIN & AGAIN-I’M GUESSING A BAD PHONE CONNECTION. HE HAD NO1 HE COULD TELL! I LAUGHED SOOO HARD! ‘WELCOME 2 MY WORLD!’ CALL ME MEAN-LAUGHING AT HIS PAIN-BUT I DEAL W/IT DAILY, & WAS ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED HE HAD A MINISCULE TASTE OF MY LIFE-ONLY I’VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED 2 IT! I REMEMBER HOW FRUSTRATED I WAS THE 1ST TIME, B4 I EVEN KNEW HOW 2 BLINK SPELL!
EVENTUALLY, THE CALL WORKED, & HE SHARED. LIKEWISE, I EVENTUALLY COULD SEND EMAILS & TYPE ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THE FLEETING FEELING HE HAD, HAD SERVED MONTHS OF MY LIFE. NOW I HAVE A NEW PROBLEM: MANY THOUGHTS I HAVE R NOT SHARED, BECAUSE MY 1 FINGER CAN NOT TYPE FAST ENOUGH.
1 LAST THING:

A story at ABCNEWS.

I HAVE YET 2 READ IT (I NEED LARGE FONT, & COPIED IT, BUT IT HAS YET 2 BE ENLARGED & I READ SLOW, SO I NEED A HUGE CHUNK OF TIME), BUT HEARD ABOUT IT.

CHOC. CAKE DAY!

ON A WEBSITE, ACCORDING 2 WWW.HOLIDAYINSIGHTS.COM WHERE EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY, IT WAS “CHOC. CAKE DAY!” I LOVE CHOC. CAKE, & CHILI’S HAS MY FAVORITE, SO AS SOON AS I REALIZED IT, FORTUNATELY IT WAS DINNERTIME, I RACED 2 MARK & ASKED 2 GO 2 CHILI’S. HE MADE ME SO HAPPY & GIGGLY BY DROPPING EVERTHING & TAKING ME!
2DAY IS National Puzzle Day & National Cornchip Day ! I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED 2 MY ‘HAPPY EVERYTHING’ SIGN? OH WELL– HAPPY EVERYTHING