Aneeda72
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I get him up at 6:30 as agreed. We are going shopping, senior hour, at the WinCo. You getting up? Nope, he says, you go. Yup, I say. I rarely drive now. Rarely go anywhere by myself. The reason will become apparent. How do I get there? What street is it on? 7200 south, on the east side. K.
Most of our streets are numbered not named. We live on the west side, at 5400, so easy. After half an hour can’t fine it. Sigh. Finally decide to drive down 7000, cross to 7800 it’s got to be between the two. Nope, its on 7000. I go into WinCo. When I finally get home I say to him you gave me the wrong street. Yup, he says with a smile.
Yup, he does that a lot. He thinks it’s funny
. Before I go home, I go to Costco.
I get to Costco, accidentally drop my keys between the seat and the center console. Dang. Get out of the car and move the seat back, reach under to seat to get the keys. Sigh. I fall into the car. I have balance problems. Now I’m stuck. I can’t pull myself up, I have a torn rotator cuff and can’t get my arm into position.
I finally manage to wiggle out a little, one butt cheek (
) is sitting on the edge of the car. Still stuck, but managed, from this position with sore arm to grab car keys. But can’t get up. No one will help. I am beginning to think I will have to call the paramedics to get my stuck, weak, fat self out of my car so I can buy my son a chicken. Lovely.
Legs recover from the fall and seem stronger, I use my good arm to pull myself up, and I am finally unstuck. Now to get my walker out of the trunk. Omgosh, will spare you that story but was apparently entertaining to several, standing in line people. Finally got to get in line. Employee notices my arm, which is bandaged, and asks if she can put my walker into the grocery cart, so I don’t have to push my walker with one hand and pull the cart with the other.
It took me 20 minutes to get the walker out of my trunk, how could I possibly get it out of a cart. Yup, no thanks.
I explain the situation to my husband when I get home, of falling and being stuck in the car. His response, maybe I should have gone with you? You think?
Most of our streets are numbered not named. We live on the west side, at 5400, so easy. After half an hour can’t fine it. Sigh. Finally decide to drive down 7000, cross to 7800 it’s got to be between the two. Nope, its on 7000. I go into WinCo. When I finally get home I say to him you gave me the wrong street. Yup, he says with a smile.
Yup, he does that a lot. He thinks it’s funny

I get to Costco, accidentally drop my keys between the seat and the center console. Dang. Get out of the car and move the seat back, reach under to seat to get the keys. Sigh. I fall into the car. I have balance problems. Now I’m stuck. I can’t pull myself up, I have a torn rotator cuff and can’t get my arm into position.
I finally manage to wiggle out a little, one butt cheek (

Legs recover from the fall and seem stronger, I use my good arm to pull myself up, and I am finally unstuck. Now to get my walker out of the trunk. Omgosh, will spare you that story but was apparently entertaining to several, standing in line people. Finally got to get in line. Employee notices my arm, which is bandaged, and asks if she can put my walker into the grocery cart, so I don’t have to push my walker with one hand and pull the cart with the other.
It took me 20 minutes to get the walker out of my trunk, how could I possibly get it out of a cart. Yup, no thanks.
I explain the situation to my husband when I get home, of falling and being stuck in the car. His response, maybe I should have gone with you? You think?
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