More Prattle from Povey

 It was on August 19th that I spent time at the local hospital's WOUND CLINIC. with my surgeon Dr LIWSKI and an R.N. One thing was clear. The Doctor and Nurse minced not words.  "You cannot allow the dressing around your toe to get damp"  A wet dressing is a petrie dish for further infection. The surgeon issued orders for continued home visits  I postponed the first of such visits, by an occupational therapist. on account of the severe and tempestuous  movements of my bowels.  It had been slated for Friday 21st (morning)  The cancellation was fortuitous,   The doorbell rang at 1:00 p.m. It was the R.N. making her weekly visit.  Surprise!  I had failed to see or read a voice mail in which she'd alerted me to her visit. NEVER MIND   She scolded me for wearing dirty socks!  She carefully cleaned and rebound the wound. She gave me instructions for continued care. She was with me for forty minutes.   This is almo...

 Hormel Canned Chilli on store made mashed potatoes

  Some twelve years ago David the Naster Handy Man  (now retired) asked if he should install grab bars when he was fitting a new shower hose.  I'm glad that I said yes When my neighbour died  (8/10 years ago) her Detroit brother asked if I could use her super walker,  I didn't then.   I do  now!

 Everence Credit Union, Sarasota Branch Formerly Mennonite Financial Services.  -- "Everence" signifying permanence and reverence. Most Everence branches are in the Mennonite heartlands    The Sarasota Branch is a geographical outlier.  I have some accounts with Everence.  (new customers sign a document about the stewardship of money and wealth). A week or so ago there was an attempt at fraud using my debit card info.  The attempt was at a Wal-Mart in New Jersey.  Surely I deserved a Saks Fifth Avenue ! My card was frozen,  A replacement arrived yesterday   Try as I could the phone # given to reactivate my account would not work.  The Branch Manager  (Kara Hochstetler) was as baffled as I. But with care and patience; expertise, experience, and knowledge  (and a bit of good luck) she had my card up and running again.  It took more than 25 mins. Kara's boss is one Caitlyn Laubach =  she is based in PA. I made ...

  Back in 1976/7 my friend Ruth used the word NORMALCY I protested that there was no such word.  Ruth, quick off the mark, consulted her American Dictionary.  Her  word was there.  We Brits prefer NORMALITY  Some years later whilst in conversation with Mary Lou Lavallee I used the British word "disorientated"  ,"No, no, no" she said "the word is " disoriented " Normality  left my life in the days/weeks when I was in the hospital and the clinic.  I was utterly disoriented.   I was lost.  I have lost some memories for ever. More tomorrow   It ain't all good.  I weren't all good

 ......  ,  HHac Keep from children and vulnerable adults