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The Saga of Cracks, La saga de las grietas

The Saga of Cracks, La saga de las grietas

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I’d been sick for weeks. After I crawled out of that abyss, I regained confidence. Too much, I’d say.

Remember that glorious feeling you get when the dimness of sickness leaves your body? I remember it, but it no longer touches me. Still—there is a glimmer. The memory touches me. But Multiple Sclerosis is always with me. It tamps down that memory. I ascend from the depths of illness only to be reminded that my body doesn’t work right. I figure it operates on the level of a seventy-five+-year-old. It galls me.

Stories grab me, and I had an idea on which I wanted to follow-up. I got ready and took off. I needed pictures and conversation. And needed to absorb some of the revelries. Bad idea? It seems so. But I needed a departure from my difficulties. But it’s like having a five-year-old child gripping your hand. I cannot leave my illness behind. 

On my way home, I lost focus on my feet. I had this impetus driving me Home—Home… Really a bad strategy. My ankle reminded me it was there by buckling. I regained my focus on my feet too late. I realized if I didn’t succumb to my ankle’s demands, I could at most break it or at least get myself a severe sprain. I accommodated my ankle. I fell like a tree being cut down in a forest. I’d like to say my mind murmured, “Ti-i-i-imber,” but I don’t remember.



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Worst still, I fell onto the asphalt on the street. I lay there like a fish out of water while cars drove around me. It was disheartening.



ec92a080.jpgA woman and her daughter finally blocked traffic, ensuring I didn’t get run over. I was semi-grateful. The thought of being run over would have put an end to my problems. Plus I was embarrassed and ashamed that my foot had betrayed me.

Another car stopped, and the daughter and a man lifted me to my feet. I heard the mother yelling at her adolescent daughter, “Don’t touch her!” But the daughter ignored her mother urgings. I was back on my feet in no time.

The woman approached, telling me she was a nurse.

“I have Multiple Sclerosis,” I said. Striving to assure Mom I was not contagious. I halted the verbalization of the thought The dead don’t want to die.

I looked at their vehicle and knew these people would give me a ride home if I desired. But the drive to get home overtook me, and I indicated it was not far, and I could make it on my own.

I’m shaking my head at myself now. I’m too damn stubborn. My determination emanated from me, and they left me on my own after many thanks.

Well—I made it, thinking of how I would pay for my fall later. I figured I’d have until the next day, but the glow of pain caught up with me too quickly. I did my story and went to bed.

That was a Saturday. It was Tuesday before I finally dragged myself to the doctor. The Physicians Assistant did a rather cursory examination and directed me to X-ray.

“How far is it?” I said.

“It’s just upstairs. Down the hall, up the elevator to the fifth floor.”

People often do not get the difficulties of being disabled, but I was surprised to find this demeanor in a PA. I faced the horror of the long hallway, making my way one step at a time. When I finally got to the fifth floor, X-ray was forever down another long hall. I was like that choo-choo train, murmuring in my head, I think I can. I think I can. I know I can. I did.  One foot in front of the other.  Step by step.

X-ray showed I have at least one cracked rib. They did not X-ray the ribs under my arm, and I suspect there’s a crack or two there.

I knew I had reached the point where I could not take care of myself, and I requested rehab. My request was denied. I went home, climbed into bed for four days, canceling everything that required I make the stairs. I am on the third floor. All that walking to X-ray had caused my hip to explode with pain, and I knew I had hurt it in the fall. There was no way I could make it back to the doctors. They called to check on me, and I felt guilty that I could not feed myself. I healed enough in about five days to do more than what was necessary.

The moral of this story? Hey—the disabled are disabled. Sucks, but true. I keep warding off that Sucks to be me lament. This is all I got, and I appreciate what I’m still able to do.

La saga de las grietas

¿Parece doloroso? Es.

Estuve enfermo por semanas. Después de salir de ese abismo, recuperé la confianza. Demasiado, yo diría.

¿Recuerdas esa sensación gloriosa que obtienes cuando la penumbra de la enfermedad abandona tu cuerpo? Lo recuerdo, pero ya no me toca. Aún así, hay un rayo. El recuerdo me toca. Pero la esclerosis múltiple siempre está conmigo. Apila esa memoria. Asciendo de las profundidades de la enfermedad solo para recordarme que mi cuerpo no funciona bien. Me imagino que opera en el nivel de un setenta y cinco + años de edad. Me irrita.

Las historias me atrapan y tuve una idea sobre la cual quería hacer un seguimiento. Me preparé y despegué. Necesitaba fotos y conversación. Y necesitaba absorber algunos de los festejos. ¿Mala idea? Así parece. Pero necesitaba un alejamiento de mis dificultades. Pero es como tener un niño de cinco años agarrando tu mano. No puedo dejar mi enfermedad atrás.

De camino a casa, perdí el foco en mis pies. Tenía este ímpetu que me llevaba a casa-a casa ... Realmente una mala estrategia. Mi tobillo me recordó que estaba allí por pandeo. Recuperé mi enfoque en mis pies demasiado tarde. Me di cuenta de que si no sucumbía a las demandas de mi tobillo, a lo mejor podía romperlo o al menos sufrir un esguince grave. Me acomodé el tobillo. Caí como un árbol talado en un bosque. Me gustaría decir que mi mente murmuró: "Ti-i-i-imber", pero no recuerdo.

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Lo peor fue que caí sobre el asfalto en la calle. Me quedé allí como un pez fuera del agua mientras los autos circulaban a mi alrededor. Fue desalentador



d6f3e309.jpgUna mujer y su hija finalmente bloquearon el tráfico, asegurando que no me atropellen. Estaba semi agradecido. La idea de ser atropellado hubiera puesto fin a mis problemas. Además, estaba avergonzado y avergonzado de que mi pie me había traicionado.

Otro carro se detuvo, y la hija y un hombre me levantaron. Escuché a la madre gritarle a su hija adolescente: "¡No la toques!", Pero la hija ignoró las insistentes peticiones de su madre. Volví a estar de pie en poco tiempo.

La mujer se acercó y me dijo que era enfermera.

"Tengo esclerosis múltiple", dije. Esforzándome por asegurarle a mamá que no era contagiosa. Paré la verbalización del pensamiento. Los muertos no quieren morir.

Miré su vehículo y sabía que estas personas me llevarían a casa si así lo deseaba. Pero el impulso para llegar a casa me sobrepasó, y le indiqué que no estaba lejos, y que podía hacerlo por mi cuenta.

Estoy sacudiendo mi cabeza ahora mismo. Soy demasiado terco. Mi determinación emanó de mí, y me dejaron solo después de muchas gracias.

Bien, lo hice, pensando en cómo pagaría mi caída más tarde. Pensé que tendría hasta el día siguiente, pero el brillo del dolor me atrapó demasiado rápido. Hice mi historia y me fui a la cama.

Eso fue un sábado. Era martes antes de que finalmente me arrastrara hacia el doctor. El asistente de médicos hizo un examen superficial y me dirigió a rayos X.

"¿Qué tan lejos está?", Dije.

"Está justo arriba. Al final del pasillo, sube al ascensor hasta el quinto piso.

La gente a menudo no tiene la dificultad de ser discapacitada, pero me sorprendió encontrar este comportamiento en un PA. Enfrenté el horror del largo pasillo, avanzando un paso a la vez. Cuando finalmente llegué al quinto piso, los rayos X quedaban para siempre en otro pasillo largo. Yo era como ese tren de choo-choo, murmurando en mi cabeza, creo que puedo. Creo que puedo. Sé que puedo. Yo si. Un pie en frente del otro. Paso a paso.

Los rayos X mostraron que tengo al menos una costilla rota. No hicieron radiografías de las costillas debajo de mi brazo, y sospecho que hay una o dos grietas allí.

Sabía que había llegado al punto en que no podía cuidar de mí mismo, y solicité rehabilitación. Mi solicitud fue denegada. Regresé a casa, me metí en la cama durante cuatro días y cancelé todo lo que requería para hacer las escaleras. Estoy en el tercer piso. Todo lo que caminar a los rayos X había causado que mi cadera explotara de dolor, y supe que lo había lastimado en el otoño. No había forma de que pudiera regresar a los doctores. Me llamaron para ver cómo estaba, y me sentí culpable de no poder alimentarme. Me curé lo suficiente en aproximadamente cinco días para hacer más de lo necesario.

La moraleja de esta historia? Oye, los discapacitados están deshabilitados. Apesta, pero es cierto. Sigo rechazando a Sucks para que me lamente. Esto es todo lo que tengo, y aprecio lo que todavía puedo hacer.

Copyright 2017 Joyce Bowen

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About the Author:  Joyce Bowen is a freelance writer and public speaker.  Inquiries can be made at crwriter@comcast.net

Sobre el autor: Joyce Bowen es un escritorindependiente y orador público. Las consultaspuedenhacerse en crwriter@comcast.net
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Comments

Lisa Vanderburg

6 years ago #9

Wow Joyce \ud83d\udc1d Bowen Brand Ambassador @ beBee - I'd missed this. I'm so sorry.....

Ken Boddie

6 years ago #8

Joyce ..... It grieves me that your daily life, Is filled with pain and so much strife, It seems you live the colour grey, Your challenges won't go away, And so, more than for any other, I wish you colour, Joyce, I wish you colour.
#4
Thank You very much Jerry Fletcher
#3
And I'll do it again, Don Philpott\u2618\ufe0f. :)
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Thank you, .
#1
As are you, Pascal Derrien. Love ya.

Jerry Fletcher

6 years ago #3

Joyce. Even when you limp people don't acknowledge the pain. You are one kick-ass lady in my book.

Mohammed Abdul Jawad

6 years ago #2

Ah, what a painful past and still Joyce \ud83d\udc1d Bowen Brand Ambassador @ beBee you surpassed saddening situations with all courage. With such a show of mettle even sickness and hardships escape from a persevering soul like you. May the Lord of the humankind bless you with good health!

Pascal Derrien

6 years ago #1

Ah Joyce ..... I don't have anything smart to say :-( You are a hell of a driving force you know that :-)

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