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Adagio, Delirium, J.S. Bach, Mikhail Vrubel, Russian Art, Winter
Dear friends,
I spent most of December in a hospital. I had an infection I did not notice, and my fever turned to delirium. I don’t remember anything. I am told that I fainted twice and that I was in bed. However, my cleaning lady needed information. So, I walked down a corridor and tried to steady myself by hanging on to a vase and a picture frame. Everything fell to the ground, and I landed face-down on broken glass and débris. My face was no longer the same, and I injured a leg and the bones of my rib cage.
The hospital released me a little early. A doctor wanted me to exercise in her department: gerontology. I refused to move to her floor because I ached: one leg and my rib cage. I felt I should wait until my wounds had healed. At home, I exercise every day. So, a break was necessary. However, the same doctor told me that I had the mind of a younger person.
When I returned home, I admired everything, including a bit of clutter. Social services will help me get rid of the clutter, for a fee. My current apartment is smaller than my former home, but the building has elevators and a swimming pool. Elevators are useful.
My great victory is opposing successfully a relative’s decision to send me to a residence for ageing people. In the meantime, he would manage my money. I will be eighty in July. Life goes on. Moreover, my apartment has every commodity. But, I wonder why that cleaning lady called me and did nothing to prevent my fall. I had fainted twice and I was in bed. My blood pressure falls if I stand up quickly. Fortunately, a friend had a “mandat d’incapacité,” (power of attorney). She gave me freedom. The day after being released from the hospital, I took a cab, reduced fare for long distances and fragile human beings, and went to beautiful Saint-Lambert. I am not alone.
I can’t remember anything. However, I know that a group of professionals rearranged my medication. During my hospital stay, I developed a migraine that lasted a week. No one helped. There is medication to prevent migraines and medication to chase them away.
I wish all of you a very fine New Year. May dreams come true.
Love to everyone🎄
Micheline Walker ©
3 January 2024
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