Yesterday, I lamented my choices made on Saturday that caused me to be so fatigued. After a couple of naps during the day, I went to “bed” (my recliner) last night and fell into a deep sleep. I slept pretty much through the night. My body won the fight with me.
This morning, I woke up feeling good again and ready for the day, however long it might last. Since I walk twice as slow now because of this brace, I bundled up in my heavy winter coat to cross over to the church for morning Mass. That was a good choice.
I got into the office, did my daily morning video, and prepared for the 8:30 a.m. Mass. After Mass, I retired to my office to do a bunch of office work on my computer until about 11:00 a.m. when my knee said, “It’s time to go back to the house and prop me up.” After trying it my way and losing on Saturday/Sunday, I decided to do it the knee’s way and headed to the house. 🙂
I made myself a bit of lunch around noon and sat in my recliner to watch some YouTube and to elevate my leg. I turned on the TV, got to YouTube, and started thumbing through thumbnails for something to watch. That’s all I remember.
Yeah, you guessed it: I fell asleep for about an hour’s nap. I guess I needed it. It felt good. The rest of the day I was up and down. I would sit and watch some television and then get up and walk around the house, trying to keep mobile. I would sit again and then get up and move to my computer where I could do some office work remotely and then I would rest again.
I guess I will have to get used to this “stride” until I am repaired. I can tell you one thing, I am going to need a lot of prayers for a lot of patience so that I don’t do too much too soon and end up hurting myself or delaying my recovery. When it comes to laying low, I have no problem doing it if I’m sick and can’t really function anyway. But when I’m well and have to be grounded, well, that’s a different story and one that I don’t care for very much.
This is all going to feed into what can become a very rich Lenten season. Lord, teach me patience and accept my immobility.