Thread: I'm happy

Originally Posted by wheelinround

I always remember the saying you snooze you loose. I was 5 when I first heard that

Very true on that saying.

Chambezio, Anyone who suffers from clinical depression has my full sympathy. I'm lucky that when I'm down I have fulI support. I also know that the most useless comment is " pull yourself together."
fortunately I am a fairly optimistic person who tries to see the humorous side of a situation. When I was in hospital i was an "interesting case" and had numerous visits by students. It was fun to see their faces they tried to find my pulse.
They would approach full of confidence and slowly drop into panic as they searched frantically.
Today it happened again. A relief cardiac nurse was on duty. The physiotherapist knew what was coming. First the blood pressure cuff and a frown as she tried to read it. I explained it was common for the regular nurse to have trouble and would carry on checking the others and return to me later. This settled her until she came to feel my pulse. She couldn't find it. She tried the other arm without success. Finally she drew a deep breath and said "Perhaps I'll get a reading direct from the heart." I replied "If you don't, I'm dead." As you can see, she did get one.

Jerry

Jerry
Its good to hear that you are still a medical Phenomonon.
I have a mate who has a crook heart too. His doctor had a lot of problems taking his pulse too, and asked him if he would spend 24 hours in hospital hooked up to machines that would check and graph him over that period. My mate agreed and they set him up in the Acute Care Room which is sort of in the middle of a ward. My mate said that it was like being in a fish bowl because it had all glass walls so the patient could be seen by the staff in the ward outside at all times.
Anyway he couldn't sleep soundly because he was "in hospital" but he was awakened by the sister about 2am who prodded him and said "Are you OK???" he answered "Yeh, I feel good,why?" She answered " your heart beat had dropped to 36 you should be dead!"
So may be he is a medical Phenomonon too

Rod, I believe you had your tongue firmly in your cheek when you called me a medical phenomonon. I hope so. If I gave that impression, I am sorry.From the start I have stated clearly that there are many more forumites with far bigger problems than mine.
I started the thread because I really was bursting with happiness, I had had a bad time and now in making it to the workshop I felt it was a major step forward. My progress is two steps forward and one back, sometimes two steps back, but that's the nature of any struggle. I had in mind also to help others who may be suffering in silence, sometimes because they haven't the support that I have, that there is hope.

Jerry