Just What I Needed

Oh Readers, I put out my back. I'm not sure how, but I'm very sorry about it and I've learned my lesson. My back is a sensitive, important part of my body and I now know that I shouldn't treat it badly by doing heavy lifting or any other forms of hard labor....that's what Vader is for.

My story in abbreviated form follows, for sitting is still a problem for me and I can't do this for longer than 15 minutes.

I couldn't get out of bed this morning, not because I was tired, but because I physically couldn't move. By the time I pulled myself up using the bar on the treadmill, I was sweating and 10 minutes had elapsed....it was then I found out that I couldn't stand. My left leg didn't work and I fell back onto the bed, clearly in pain and trying not to wake the neighbors with my yelling. I finally decided the only thing I could do was crawl. So, I carefully dropped off the bed and got into the crawling position where I was unfortunately facing the wall and not my door. It's a tight space between my bed and the treadmill, so I had to get back onto the bed and figure out how to get down again...but facing the correct way this time. Now, you may think this is a lot of bullshit to go through, just lay in bed and call the kid in sick to school. However, I knew that I had only about a 2 minute window remaining before I peed my pants. I had no choice, I had to get to that bathroom. I literally crawled onto the landing and then up the stairs. After using the bathroom I crawled in to the tub so that I could get some heat on my back, resulting in finally getting some movement. After that I was able to stand, dress, and get the kids around...albeit very slowly. Finally with much pain I got into the van to take D to school and he was amazingly only 10 minutes late. Then, sadly, I had to go to the grocery store because otherwise we wouldn't be eating today. Poor A had to help me out the whole time. I couldn't bend to get anything and then I shuffled around the store using the cart as a sort of walker. I'm sure everyone was thinking, "Look at that sweet little girl helping her 85 year old crippled grandma as she shuffles through the store."