Sunday, December 15, 2013

Sleeping on my stomach

This was my normal course of sleeping pre-stroke. I would sleep on the left side of the bed with my nose hanging over the edge to get the best airflow past it.  This morning I tried again. A major problem is how to roll over and still have the blankets covering your back when you are done. Trying it with my head facing right did not work, my neck muscles vociferously complained in 5 minutes. Facing left was better but not relaxing enough to fall asleep. If I don't calculate correctly my left arm  will slide off the bed and very slowly fall to the floor, spasticity prevents free falling. The only way to get it back onto the bed is to roll onto my back thus completely tangling me up in the covers. The joys of stroke problem solving, you will never get anything like that from your therapists.

1 comment:

  1. Managing bed linens can be like wrestling with a boa constrictor.

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