Well, I just lost two weeks of my life. I suppose it could have been a lot worse but it is still hard to take. Two weeks ago I was helping my son pack up for his move to Florida. I bent over to pick up a box and that was all it took. I went down like a brick as my back went out. The pain in my spine was bad enough but those "spasms" are a real killer. I managed to get home somehow and collapse into bed. Six days went by before i finally had to call my fireman neighbor to come over and lift me out of the sack! I spent the next two days in a chair and then almost another week before i could actually stand up, get in the car and go back to work.
I know there are many other people who have to deal with a lot worse than that but for someone who is so busy and has so much to do, it's just a real downer.
You know what the very worst part of it was? Thanksgiving Day, with about twenty of my relatives over for dinner. As I lay in bed, unable to move, one by one they paraded upstairs to see the sorry soul. A few words and then they were back downstairs feasting on the Thanksgiving meal. I could smell the turkey, and the stuffing, and the cranberry sauce, and the pumpkin pie. I'm never helping anyone move again!
Two Weeks Down The Drain
December 6, 2011
Updated Dec 6, 2011 at 9:50 PM EDT
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