FIRST POSITION:
A BACK SLEEPER!
DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS SLEEPING?
IF YES AT WHAT AGE DID THAT ALL START?
PERHAPS, IT WAS WHEN THE BLADDER STARTED TO GIVE WAY?
THAT STARTED WITH ME ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO SO LET’S SAY AGE 60!
I WOULD RISE EVERY NIGHT ABOUT 3 AM……….
SOMETIMES I COULD GO BACK TO SLEEP OTHER NIGHTS I WOULD LIE THERE UNTIL THE ITALIAN’S ALARM WOULD GO OFF AT 4 AM!!
YES HE GETS UP EVERY MORNING AT THAT TIME!
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW HE DOES IT!!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE HUMAN BRAIN IS 80% WATER?
Even slight dehydration can cause fatigue,headaches lack of mental clarity, stress and SLEEP ISSUES!
POSITION TWO:
A SIDE SLEEPER.
DO YOU SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE OR YOUR BACK?
I LIKE TO SLEEP ON MY LEFT SIDE.
HOWEVER, SINCE FINDING OUT MY ATLAS IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AGAIN I HAVE REVERTED TO BACK SIDE SLEEPING.
AS I FOUND THAT HAD HELPED BEFORE………
ATLAS =The atlas is the topmost vertebra and, with the axis (the vertebra below it), forms the joint connecting the skull and spine. The atlas and axis are specialized to allow a greater range of motion than normal vertebrae. They are responsible for the nodding and rotation movements of the head.
Typical symptoms of an atlas misalignment or an atlas blockage are:
headache and migraines.
deafness, tinnitus or noise in the inner ear.
pain in the jaw.
neck pain or a stiff neck.
extreme muscle stiffness and restricted shoulder movement.
back pain in the lumbar spine as well as hip pain and pelvic misalignment
I HAVE HAD FIVE OF THE SIX SYMPTOMS MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE!
POSITION THREE:
BACK SLEEPER AGAIN BUT WITH PAWS UPWARD.
YES THIS IS HOW I SLEEP NOW WITH PAWS DOWN!
PERFECT EXAMPLE; THANK YOU THEODORE!
YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED BEAUTIFULLY!
THESE PHOTOS WERE ALL TAKEN WITHIN TWO HOURS ON THE SAME DAY!
POSITION FOUR:
RIGHT SIDE SLEEPER.
THIS USE TO BE MY PREFERRED SIDE……….BUT SOMETHING CHANGED.
I WOULD GET A PLUGGED NOSE ON THIS SIDE NOT ABLE TO BREATH!
WHICH IS ODD AS I HAVE A DEVIATED SEPTUM ON THE LEFT SIDE!
POSITION FIVE:
LEFT PAW OVER RIGHT PAW SLEEPER.
ONLY IN MY DREAMS WOULD I SLEEP SITTING UP WITH HANDS SO ELOQUENTLY PLACED!
FUNNY THING I DID FALL ASLEEP THE OTHER DAY IN AN UPRIGHT CHAIR.
AFTER ALL THE HAMMERING WAS DONE ON MY ATLAS AREA!
I HAD GIVEN THE DOC A SCALE TO TELL ME WHERE MY ATLAS IS EACH TIME I VISIT.
WHEN WE STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO MY ATLAS WAS AT A NINE ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10.
TEN BEING THE WORSE CASE SCENARIO.
HE HAD GOTTEN ME DOWN TO A ONE THIS LAST YEAR.
LAST WEEK I WAS AN EIGHT!
HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN PEOPLE?
I AM NOT GARDENING,NO HEAVY WEIGHT; IN FACT NO WEIGHTS WHAT SO EVER…….
ZERO FAST MOVEMENTS WITH THY NECK AS I AM VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE HEADACHE THAT WOULD APPEAR AND THE EYE SIGHT THAT WOULD BECOME BLURRY.
I AM LOOKING AT MY PHONE LESS AND LESS AND STAYNG AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER AS WELL…….
AS I DO NOTICE THE NECK IS IN OVER DRIVE WHEN BENT DOWNWARDS!
I HAVE DISCOVERED A HELPER IN THE SIT UP STRAIGHT DILEMMA ALL ON MY OWN!
AT MY COMPUTER I HAVE PLACED A LARGE MIRROR WITH STAND.
A COSMETIC MIRROR TO THE SIDE, SO I CAN GLANCE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO SEE MY POSTURE!
WHERE MY SHOULDERS ARE AND MY CHIN!
YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH THAT CHIN JETS OUT AS YOU ARE READING!!!
MY BEST ADVICE IS TO THINK SHOULDER BLADES TOGETHER.
THAT IS HARD FOR ME!
BOOBS STAND FORWARD AND STRAIGHT AHEAD…….
WHICH IS ALSO HARD FOR ME!
I USE TO HAVE CHAMPAGNE COUPES FOR BOOBS.
NOW THEY HAVE BECOME FLUTES!!
POSITION SIX:
RIGHT PAW OVER LEFT PAW.
THIS COULD BE ME…….BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS COMFORTABLE SLEEPING!
COMPANION SLEEPING!
DOES YOUR BED PARTNER FACE YOUR WAY AND HUG YOU AND BREATH IN YOUR FACE?
WELL, SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE ANNOYING!
HOWEVER THIS HOUSE PARTNER NEVER IS ANNOYING!
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BANKSY AND THEODORE
I AM SHARING PART OF AN EMAIL I RECEIVED RECENTLY……….
ABOUT HEALTH FROM ONE OF MY READERS.
SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT THESE PAST TWO YEARS!
BUT SOMEHOW WHEN SHE SHARES IT TO ME SHE MAKES ME SMILE……
IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH HEALTH ISSUES OR FAMILY ISSUES MAYBE TRY AND TAKE THIS APPROACH AND MAKE IT MORE POSITIVE THAN NEGATIVE?
EASIER SAID THAN DONE I KNOW!
Since we always talk about health, I will bring you up to date on mine. I am ready to stop having surgeries, stop finding out that things are wrong with me, stop going to doctor’s appointments so much, stop being reminded of all of the ways our bodies turn against us, etc. I may have told you (I said this to one of my doctors the other day) my recent rant: Once a woman goes through menopause, she finally accepts herself, has forgiven herself for past mistakes, gains confidence, really starts to live, THEN, her body begins to betray her in every way! At least that is the way it seems in my case lately. I have had a partial mastectomy, two subsequent reconstructive surgeries, two smaller surgeries to have my device implanted, an oral surgery or two for my dental implant, and hideous radiation treatment, all within the last 19 months. My most recent oncologist visit revealed that I was “dangerously high [I question this wording] in potassium,” and the prescription was for this nasty liquid that looked like phlegm, sputum, and amniotic fluid, that I had to drink TWO bottles of, in order to “evacuate” it. It was far worse than the stuff you drink for a colonoscopy prep. It was “flavored” with cherry, and I swear it had chalk in it for good measure. Maybe it was sheetrock dust. How I was able to swallow it was, itself, a miracle. Let’s just say that I had to stay in the bathroom for awhile. You don’t go back to being “regular” immediately, which adds to the fun. I had an eye appointment last week, and the condescending doctor told me I had thyroid eye disease, which sounds alarming, but is apparently not serious. It contributes to my dry eyes. GREAT! Another thing to worry about! Anyway, he swears he and I talked about this last year when I was there, but we most certainly did not. I asked a question, and he said, well, we could talk about that for four hours, or you could “google it.” I am not making this up. I said, “Okay, then why don’t you just give me the Cliff Note version, you bastard?” Okay, the last two words were silent. The whole visit went like this. He was barking out measurements or something to his assistant, who was recording them. At one point, I said, “What is that?” and he said, “Let me finish! Then I will tell you.” Which he didn’t. My gosh. You would think I was bothering him by giving a damn about what was going on. I have been through so much that I have decided I will no longer put up with crap from anyone. I will find someone else to see for my eyes. My husband referred me to him, since he has seen the guy for over 20 years. I may have mentioned that the spouse is blind in one eye, so he needs someone he absolutely trusts to take care of his good eye. I told him about my encounter and he said, “Wow, he has never been that way with me.” So, he has a problem with women, I guess. Then hubby said, “I don’t care what he does in his spare time, as long as he takes care of my good eye.” He doesn’t expect a doctor to have a personality or a decent bedside manner. That makes one of us.
Whew, I hope that wasn’t too much to dump into an e-mail. I get the feeling that it is okay to tell you, since you know other hideous details about your Pen Pal Extraordinaire. I have no idea whatsoever what it is like to retire and be a lady of leisure, as it seems like I have been recovering, recuperating, limiting my activities, resting, sleeping, adjusting, blah, blah, blah, due to all of this pesky medical stuff. I’m trying to be a grown up about it, but it sure is hard.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY THAT AS I HAVE RANTED ON ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF TREATMENT, BUT I THINK SHE BEATS ME AS SAD AS IT IS.
THIS WOMAN CAN MAKE ME LAUGH!
I WAS IN THE GROCERY STORE ON AUGUST 24TH AND SAW PUMPKINS AND CANDY READY FOR HALLOWEEN!
THIS IS NO SURPRISE AS FOR AS LONG AS I CAN RECALL IT JUST KEEPS GETTING EARLIER AND EARLIER……in fact I think this year it is a bit TARDY!
SO IN THAT CASE I DONOT WANT TO FALL BEHIND…………BOO!
GET IT?
HA!
FALL IS AROUND THE CORNER AND AM I LOOKING FORWARD TO IT?
NOT REALLY ALTHOUGH HERE IN THE WESTERN STATE WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FALL BETTER THAN SUMMER MOST YEARS!
ONCE FALL ARRIVES CHRISTMAS CRAP WILL BE OUT………………
I GUESS I HAVE REACHED THE AGE WHERE IT ALL JUST FLOWS TOGETHER AND I HAVE TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING SO THE CLEAN OUT MUST BEGIN!
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR MYSELF SAY THAT…………….SO THINGS DO CHANGE OVER TIME.
XXX
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