Parkinson's Awareness Month: 30 Days-30 Stories/Day Ten-I've Fallen And Can't Get Up
I'm about a year into the writing of this blog. Even though I have a mild case of PD, if there is such a thing, I have my moments, too. The good news is now I can laugh when they happen.
Last week I had dinner with a friend. I had a can of Coke and was pouring it into a glass. I missed the glass entirely. Knocking the can or the glass over would be normal. Even getting some into the glass wouldn't be so bad. Nope, not this time. The entire drink ended up on the table.
My friend just shrugged and said, "No biggie but why didn't you stop pouring?"
I said, "I saw it missing the glass but I just couldn't stop pouring. It was like my hand was frozen."
We both laughed....he wiped up the table.
You may remember winter? Cold, snow, icy sidewalks. It's not the environment for someone with balance problems. I was scared of falling all winter.
In early February, I took a trip to Walgreens. It was cold, icy and dark. I ran into a friend, literally.
We were both in a hurry so it was just a quick hello. She said to be careful and watch where I'm going.
What she didn't know was that was exactly what I was doing. For four months, I walked everywhere looking down. I was avoiding icy patches on the sidewalk....no falls this winter...yet.
Have you ever been to Whole Foods? Of course you have. You may have noticed that they have pretty displays of wine.
One afternoon I was in their store and thought I heard someone call my name. I turned around, lost my balance and fell into a bottle of wine. One toppled after another, like dominoes. About ten bottles were lost. Clean-up on Aisle 5!
The Whole foods people couldn't have been nicer. They made sure I was okay and cleaned up the mess. They were probably afraid i was going to sue them. Hmmmm...never crossed my mind until now.
"Bottle of white. Bottle of Red. Perhaps a bottle of rose instead." Billy Joel- "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
As you can see, some of this stuff does seem funny now. I wonder what's next?
Tomorrow: Linda Ronstadt: Her Music, Her Words