WHY STORIES WILL TAKE LONGER TO WRITE
The surgery on knee did not go well, so there are many exercises that take time . Frustrating. I have a backlog of stories. Sorry.
My left leg will not straighten properly…needs a lot of work … must push a walker.
alan
EPISODE 1,011: HOW I LOST MY MARBLES… AND WAS RESCUED IN 1948 AT KENT PUBLIC SCHOOL
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EPISODE 1,010 ; “IT IS EASY TO FALL, REALLY EASY — HERE IS HOW TO FALL”
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From: ALAN SKEOCH <alan.skeoch@rogers.com>Subject: EPISODE 1,010 ; “IT IS EASY TO FALL, REALLY EASY — HERE IS HOW TO FALL”Date: February 1, 2024 at 10:18:50 PM ESTTo: John Wardle <jwardle@rogers.com>, Marjorie Skeoch <marjorieskeoch@gmail.com>
Note: This is corrected story..sent rough note earlier..sorry
EPISODE 1,010 ; “IT IS EASY TO FALL, REALLY EASY — HERE IS HOW TO FALL”alan skeochFEb. 1,2024So you want to know how to fall, Well here is an easy way to do itAny nincompoop can learn to fall, Here is how I did it,1) Complain “Cannot sleep, I’m going downstairs to watch TV”2) Best if there is no response. Your partner is asleep
3) Slip put of bed and carefully descend 14 stairs to the main floorwhere you have a walker waiting4) wobble with the walker to the refrigerator and eat a tub of yogurt or makea salami Sandwich5) Decide to go back to bed6) Do the wobble walk back to hte walker9{ Park the wobble walker at right angle to the stairs100 Release the walker.. both hands11) Feel the rush of freedom,,,Enjoy it for a second or two12) Twist away from the walker. Savour the adrenaline rush for a millisecond more13) Ask yourself “Am I airborne?14) ask yourself “Am I in full flight? You will be,15) Feel your surgery leg collapse,,,shatter or wobble16) The rest is automatic,,,you may pivot or you may plunge17) I pivotted briefly then crashed into the fireplace where anassortment of devils awaited,18) A large tinware fox managed to slice both hands…hungry fox19) My head hit a stoneware duck which we thought was ornamental…sliceda lock of hair with scalp along for the ride20) Still swivelling I conked myself on the bottom stair21)So terribly weak22) raising to my only good knee was a challenge23) blood24) “Marjorie, I am hurt down here…..help!25) Crawling up 14 stairs to awaken Marjor she took over …..mopping up the blood…bandagingNOTE: AT what number did this cease to be a joke?It was no joke…easy to fall,,,dreadfull
Marjorie recorded it best below
Al’s knee is hard to bend Fell in floor at 3am cut his head and hand on fireplace area just away from railing . Bled more than usual as he has been on blood thinners . Relaxed finally after cleaning up and finding larger bandaids . Back at physio again and only one more time . Need to have a physio for house 🏡. Looking into it . Got to flatten that knee ..Alan fell last night at 3am. After bandaging and cleaning up his head wound and hands and fingers and surrounding blood 🩸 all through stairs and floor , I finally got him back to sleep at 5 am till 8 am and then off to Physio at 9:30 . Anxiety is a dreadful nighttime issue . I had to reassure him that the wounds and bruises would heal and the blood was from all the blood thinnng pills before surgery . He bled again at physio on chair and floor but got through his exercises better even though it hurt . Reward was after in the lobby for all to enjoy . A coffee and muffin and a piano and bass violin . He is back home at 1 pm.
EPISODE 1009 MEMORY IS AMAZING – SCARFOOT INCIDENT 1944
EPISODE 1008: CONVALESCING — DOING HARD TIME BUT COULD be FAR WoRSE
NOte: Some readers may miss my daily story. Some may think I am unwelll.True. had knee surgery De. 12. Surgery went well. Recovery has not been
all sweetness and light. No time to write. I spend my time doing physical exercises to reduce pain and hasten recovery. Bumpy road with little sleep. Hate the pain.
Live From The Field
alan skeoch
EPISODE 1003 bkacksmith workbench
EPISODE 1002 SHORT VERSION OF EMERGENCY WARD “DELICATE ADVICE”
special note re episode 999note: It was not the blood thinner that caused the problem.
I hope readers do not conclude the blood thinner was a problem. It was not. I was proud of Andrew for offering to do the injections of the thinner.
alan
EPISODE 999
EPISODE 999: ALAN SKEOCH EXPLAINS HIS ABSENCE
alan skeoch Dec. 25, 2023
Surgery. What went wrong?
KNEE SURGARY Simply put my body did not like one of the drugs and told me so violently. The result set me back for a few weeks while I expected only a few days. The therapy will continue.
I have stories ready when I feel better.
alan skeoch
P.S. “One of you must plunge this blood thinner into Alan’s stomach each day for ten days … that will reduce the chance of blood clots. Here are ten syringes with the syrum. Who will do the job?” “I will,” said son Andrew.