Thinking outside the square!

Acquiring a disability later in life is definitely a challenge,

many of the things I took for granted I can not do now. 

I guess walking is one of them, 

funnily enough, its not really important any more,

as my friend Reen says --

"Walking is highly overrated. Reading is not" 

She like me, is a great reader, 

now of course I read with my ears not my eyes,

when the nights are long there is nothing better than a book 

to keep you company.

No, I am wrong, a cold nose and a warm fluffy neck,

beats everything else hands down.

In case you still haven't realised, the best thing that has happened to me in the last few years is Midnight!!

Remember, he is that large, black, peanut butter lover!!

He is now too big to fit on my bed,

and definitely too heavy to climb on my lap, 

so no more cuddles.

I think I miss the cuddles more than anything else.

Being me, this is a long rambling story, so be patient! 

[just like I am supposed to be] ---   :-))

I have a new piece of equipment,

This is my ceiling hoist, 

it runs on a track from the corner of the room to my bed.

It is used to get me in and out of my wheel chair.

Stupidly I refused to use one,

until my arm got too weak to hold me. 

Now of course I realise how silly I was

not to get it  a long time ago.

It is much more comfortable than my old manual hoist, 

that made me feel so sick that I would only use it 

when I was very unwell, 

that of course made the ride even worse!!

The great thing about the ceiling hoist is - 

I CAN OPERATE IT MYSELF 

=  INDEPENDENCE!!!!

Now back to my curly haired boy.

Sometimes I need to give him a cuddle,

just like everyone else, 

when we have had a difficult day

and nothing has gone right, 

I need to be able to show him how much I love him, 

but I cant, 

that makes me so sad that I feel like crying.

Lying in bed the other night I was feeling so low,

that I knew I had to find a way to get closer to My Boy.

The hoist was the answer, 

with a little help from Jessika I maneuvered myself out of bed and down near the floor

[first time I have done that voluntarily, for a lot of years!!!!

This was the result ------ 

Our first real cuddle as equals.

So many kisses on that beautiful face.

Licking off my tears of happiness.

Next I pressed the button and lay on the ground with my dog next to me.

I might not have looked so good, but the feeling was wonderful.

Here is a last hug

before I got back into my bed.

Do you know what the best thing is --- 

I can do it whenever I want.

 Isn't life wonderful when you have a puppy to love.

Enjoy the Day!!