I’ve been sitting here, wrapped in my towel, for the last
hour, trying to get some energy back after having a shower. My back was really
bad this morning, tough to stand so I’m glad I had the shower chair.
The hot weather has been bad enough, and now that it’s a bit
cooler my back goes,why now? Why today?
I try and think of what I might have done to cause this
increase in back pain, and finally remember. I went to do my laundry last
night, something I had been avoiding with the last few hot and humid days as I
have to walk over to the main building. But last night there was a breeze and
the temperature had decreased, so I figured it was manageable.
I keep my dirty clothes in one of those shopping cart
things. Not the metal one, but the one with the removable bag. I like that it’s
on wheels so I can move it when I’m cleaning. But to do the laundry, I lift the
bag off the cart and put it on the walker.
Last night, I remember the cart was behind my new
dehumidifier, also on wheels. But instead of moving the dehumidifier, I leaned
over and tried to lift the bag off the cart, and of course it got snagged and I
had to really tug. So now I'm suffering because I didn't use my good sense last night.
As I’m typing I can feel the pain in my right shoulder and
am afraid what my back will be like when I go to stand. I’ll have to do it,
need to get dressed.
At least I didn’t fall in the shower. If I’m going to fall,
and I know it will happen again, I want to fall with my clothes on.
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