Getting Back to Abnormal

Mary and I just lazed around and slept all day. Well, at least, I did, and I'm hoping/guessing that's what Mary did! Jo was gone to her sisters when we got up around noon. Why is it that you can't sleep at night when you feel like crap but come daylight and you zonk out? Is it just the darkness that makes the symptoms worse?

Mary seems to have a less-productive cough now, so that is a relief. When we practiced with her breathing toy from the hospital (to help keep the patient from getting pneumonia), she did so much better today. Really, she did as well as she ever did. I put Wicks on the soles of her feet again--I read in an email that it helped keep you from coughing. No harm in trying :-)

Yesterday I ate like a pig and today I hardly ate anything. Jo went out last night at around 11 PM and got hamburgers for herself and me because I said I was hungry for one! It tasted so good! Otherwise I mostly pigged out on the Sweet Potato-Butternut Squash Pie I'd made on Thursday night. That's all Mary and I have had to eat today--two pieces each! It tastes so good and I figure it probably has some good stuff in it--fiber and minerals and vitamins. I'm trying to get Mary to drink more fluids, but it's hard. It's a two-edged sword kind of thing, anyway, because she needs to pee more, but then I have to put her on the potty, which is killing my lower back.

Speaking of which, I laid down a couple of hours ago and did Feldenkrais exercises for about an hour. It hurt like hell, which is a signal to me that I need to do them more often. I'm not taking proper care of my body. Every time I do them, I'm filled with the urge to teach someone about it, but I'm the only person crazy enough (ie, anal enough and with enough patience) to do them. (Mary has jut pulled the straw out of the travel mug I sometimes give her hot drinks to her in and she can't figure out how to get it back in the slot :-) She's so cute! She's saying, "Hm...hm...," as in, "Hm, how does this puzzle piece fit?" She finally gave up. Oh, at least she hasn't been moaning the last few days. She must feel better because she's moaning now. And wheezing--that's bad.)

After the Feldenkrais exercises, when I finally managed to get back up off the floor, I felt so much better! My head is clearer and I generally feel more normal. I vacuumed the floor then cause it was a sight with Bella's hair all over it. Funny how it makes you feel so much better when things are cleaner.

Well, we really should eat something else today, so I guess I'll make up some chicken broth (Savory Choice--delicious!) and heat a few biscuits.