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plthijinx 07-01-2012 10:33 PM

My Best Friend
 
The Roommate just seems so....impersonal. his name is paul. he's my best friend. yeah, he's 23 years my superior but we relate. granted we're the odd couple but it works. met him back in the summer of '01. two months before 9-11. originally we related to aviation. and still do. but when my disaster happened in '06 he became my out. when i got out i went to my then boss's house. he wanted 17 fucking hundred dollars a month rent for a garage apartment. oh ok. you are the number one first officer for a major airline and you want me to pay your house note? i don't fucking think so scooter!

i digress.

so here we are. paul has had surgery and is recovering nicely. just thought i'd start a thread to talk about it here. it's late and i gotta go to bed.

Clodfobble 07-01-2012 10:40 PM

My uncle has a roommate like that. They've shared a place on and off at various times in their lives, when neither one was currently in a marriage. :) Now that my uncle's Parkinson's is getting bad, The Roommate is completely taking care of him, the way you're taking care of your friend.

You're good people, Fred.

plthijinx 07-01-2012 10:52 PM

thanks. means a lot. sometimes i need reminding of that.

to back up, i moved in with my ex-boss but when he came up with that rent payment i moved in with paul. we've only strengthened our friendship since.

limey 07-02-2012 04:52 AM

I think age differences are really unimportant. I've had close friends who are the same age as my parents, and some who are young enough to be my kids. You relate, and are there for each other when you need each other, that's what's important.


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plthijinx 07-02-2012 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by limey (Post 818130)
I think age differences are really unimportant. I've had close friends who are the same age as my parents, and some who are young enough to be my kids. You relate, and are there for each other when you need each other, that's what's important.


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very true.

today wasn't so bad with one exception. he did like i asked him to which was to call me if he decided to go for a walk. then he took another this evening which he did holler upstairs to me to let me know he was going for one. piece of mind i guess. for me anyway. so he'll go out into the street with his walker and play in traffic. you know, safe shit like play chicken with F-250's and Silverado's and even the occasional AMC Gremlin and/or Pinto.

(yes i'm kidding!we're on a boulevard and our side is shut down for construction so he cruises around in the blocked off portion of the street)

the one exception happened only about 15 minutes ago when he was negotiating the stairs to go to bed. he got up the first set and when stepping up to the second set his knee gave out on him and i had to help him up. no biggie really. just a reality check for him if you will.

then when i'm helping him get settled in his bedroom he mentioned that he has another exercise to do. i said, what's that? he said to practice taking the stairs more often. oh hell no! after that? while i'm not here? uhuh. no way man. i asked him to please not do that while i'm not home. not yet anyway. i said, how would you like if you fell like you did just now and no one is here to help you? he didn't have to answer that one, lol.

limey 07-03-2012 03:27 AM

One step at a time ;) , one step at a time!

orthodoc 07-03-2012 05:15 AM

Is he set to start a rehab program soon? They'll give him plenty of exercises he can safely do at home - he'll feel he's accomplishing stuff, making progress, without choosing dangerous ways to 'take the next step' (literally). Stairs with no one else home = not a good place to start!

glatt 07-03-2012 06:53 AM

Father in law had a similar injury, but he's so old they didn't want to operate. So he has to wear a back brace whenever he is out of bed. It's such an elaborate brace he needs help putting it on and taking it off.

Paul is fortunate to have you for a friend. You're making a real difference.

Nirvana 07-03-2012 09:43 AM

so many fabulous and worthwhile human beans live at the Cellar :)

plthijinx 07-03-2012 09:59 AM

he is starting therapy on Friday. I forgot to mention that someone from Methodist came by the house yesterday and brought him....electrode therapy strips? anyway, he got those put on yesterday and is doing that for now.

Paul has something similar to what your father in law has glatt. this one is a double wrap brace looking contraption with a reusable ice/heat pack you slide in a pocket on the back. seems to work fairly well.

thanks Nirvana, we all try and yes there are a bunch of us here :thumb:

Gravdigr 07-03-2012 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana (Post 818316)
so many fabulous and worthwhile human beans live at the Cellar :)

...and then there's the rest of us.

:)

Griff 07-03-2012 05:59 PM

Good on you, Philthy.

plthijinx 07-03-2012 06:03 PM

well, i got home tonight with yet 2 more prescriptions for paul. he seems in good spirits and getting around a bit. i showed him what happens to my tomato plants when you (I) forget to water them in the morning before i leave. lol, i got home and walked into the patio and there they were saying WATER US!!!! paul got a kick out of it. i told him to check this out: i water them and in 10 minutes they'll be right back up perky as ever! sure enough. i know it stresses them out but hey, i'm toughening them up! :)

orthodoc 07-03-2012 06:45 PM

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? Even for tomato plants!
:p:

Lola Bunny 07-03-2012 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 818344)
...and then there's the rest of us.

:)

Hehehehhe....amen! :D


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