I have been reading a lot and staying off my hip. I am scared a bit now of falling again in my own shower. So, I'm patiently waiting on my friend, Sarah, I'm gonna slip her a few bucks for a new shower chair & one of those mats where you can kinda catch your fall. I don't know why I fell or why my right leg has stopped supporting me -- the scary part.
I did apply to an independent living center in CT an hour away from friends. I'd prefer to continue to live on my own, but sigh I guess this is the compromise of my getting older. At least there I would get someone to check on me *if need be*... the only down side is I hear you have to have a roommate and I haven't had one since sophomore year in undergrad.
It's supposed to be a nice place. The director called yesterday, but when I returned her call they said she was already out of the office so I should know very soon if I got in and until then I will try to stay accident free. : )
The decision to live in that kind of environment after doing so much on my own & for others kind of saddens me. It took me forever to fill out the application because inside I was wrestling with "what does where I live say about me?" I know I shouldn't care, but people can and do judge. It really hurts when I am out and about running errands and some idiot says out loud, "they shouldn't they let those people out by themselves." I became a "those people" at birth, but the older I get it really gets to me. I've become quiet, spend more time on my own, am super self conscious and often will pay a friend to run me places that I could easily get to via public transit or a cab just so people think I have a "person" and the stupid commentary will stop. I really AM a good person, a nice person, but sadly I don't always meet folks who will take the time to find that out.
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I did apply to an independent living center in CT an hour away from friends. I'd prefer to continue to live on my own, but sigh I guess this is the compromise of my getting older. At least there I would get someone to check on me *if need be*... the only down side is I hear you have to have a roommate and I haven't had one since sophomore year in undergrad.
It's supposed to be a nice place. The director called yesterday, but when I returned her call they said she was already out of the office so I should know very soon if I got in and until then I will try to stay accident free. : )
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