Today has been pretty good... I got to sleep in and I took my meds and that's when I finally realized what the Dr. mean when he said that my steroid meds could make me energized... all of a sudden all my laundry was done and my room was clean and I was ready to do more!!!! If you know me, you know that I never clean or do laundry... but these medsgive me the will-power to do so. Luckily the man of dreams came next and we spent a wonderful day together: eating, shopping, and just hanging out. He also bought Wall-E, and forced me to watch it... since I'd never seen it. It is pretty cute and I almost cried... I would watch it again.
I also got to catch up on my tv watching and finally just have a day to myself. I still catch myself speaking every now and again. It just happens!!! I can't seem to control it. Also, for those of you who know me well, you know how fast I eat. This is not beneficial when you can't cough or clear your throat because you often swallow to large of chunks or it goes down the wrong pipe... ugh...
So far I haven't gone crazy yet, and its not been as bad as I may have originally anticipated. Communicating is getting easier, and many people, as soon as I don't respond to them, immediately exclaim "vocal rest?" and I nod and they understand! I guess that's a huge positive to going to a liberal arts school that has such a well regarded conservatory... people just get it.
It is really fun going out in public because I think some people actually think I'm deaf since I will sign "Thank you" to them. I have a cousin who was born deaf and so I know some ASL and will sometimes sign things instead. But, if I am deaf, I am the weirdest deaf person ever, because I understand what they're saying, I just can't respond. In fact, one of the cooks at HuHot actually asked my BF how to sign "Your Welcome" since I had signed "Thank you". He didn't know, and, oddly, I don't know either, but it was funny either way. If any of you wonderful, beautiful people know hot to sign "You're Welcome" please let me know so that I can not only acknowledge those who are kind, but also so my brain will grow!!!
One minor downside to this whole no speaking, drink lots of water thing... I have to pee ALL THE TIME!!! Ugh, I am getting so tired of that freaking bathroom... but I might as well get used to it, i don't think its going to change much over the next couple of days.
I suppose I could wrap it up there for the day... Its been a really nice day, and I look forward to just taking each day as it comes...
Love y'all!
~The Gay Mute
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