AnnieH’s blog

 The ambarrassment and the Humour,

The embarrassment began in the Hospital, when once back in my room after having a spinal injection I was talking to my husband and I said as I cannot feel my legs how will I know if I need the loo…  Just then a nurse came in so I asked her, she pulled back the covers, you guessed it… she then proceeded to change the bed then I made the mistake of laughing yes…, she had to change the bed again.  After that each nurse that came in said they had been told under no circumstances must they make me laugh.  It is a good job I was able to laugh at what was an embarrassing time.

To make matters worse I suggested to my husband that we call at a local disability shop because I thought it might be an idea to have a bed-pan at home.  (We have a 3 storey house and I would have to negotiate down a flight of stairs to the bathroom)   Anyway, we parked the car and as the road was busy my husband had to walk quite a distance to the shop, then horror of horrors there was this very prim lady, wearing twin-set and pearls, walking down towards me carrying various sizes, colours, shapes etc. of bed-pans, don’t be embarrassed she said, but you need to know what size and shape you would prefer, how about trying them for size while sitting in the car.

Anyway, I am passed all that now and when I tell the story to friends and family it always makes them smile.

Annie