An every-day life event in the life of Cambrie Nelson:
(since I have nothing exciting to blog about).
TAKING A SHOWER. For most people, this is an every-day-not-too-difficult experience, but for me it can become a challenge. First of all, we'll assume that I have the energy to take the shower on the particular day. Then, I have to hope that there is an adult near by who can cover my IV site on my arm for me with suran wrap and tape(since it can't get wet). You might say, "why doesn't steve just do it?" well, because by the time my IV fluids are done running in the morning, steve is long gone. I have considered knocking on my nextdoor neighbor's door to ask them to cover it for me, but since my neighbors on both sides are nocturnal, that doesn't work either. Once I have succeeded in getting my IV covered I may then shower. This is not an easy task itself as I am attached to my feeding tube still and the bag must remain outside the shower. I'm therefore on a 2 foot leash from the shower door to my abdomen which leaves me unable to turn around in the shower. I must then clean myself using only my left (non-dominant) hand while keeping my right arm out of the water as much as possible since the suran wrap has a tendency of leaking. Keeping in mind that during all of this I'm nauseated.
Next time to take a quick refreshing shower, take a second and count your many blessings.
(since I have nothing exciting to blog about).
TAKING A SHOWER. For most people, this is an every-day-not-too-difficult experience, but for me it can become a challenge. First of all, we'll assume that I have the energy to take the shower on the particular day. Then, I have to hope that there is an adult near by who can cover my IV site on my arm for me with suran wrap and tape(since it can't get wet). You might say, "why doesn't steve just do it?" well, because by the time my IV fluids are done running in the morning, steve is long gone. I have considered knocking on my nextdoor neighbor's door to ask them to cover it for me, but since my neighbors on both sides are nocturnal, that doesn't work either. Once I have succeeded in getting my IV covered I may then shower. This is not an easy task itself as I am attached to my feeding tube still and the bag must remain outside the shower. I'm therefore on a 2 foot leash from the shower door to my abdomen which leaves me unable to turn around in the shower. I must then clean myself using only my left (non-dominant) hand while keeping my right arm out of the water as much as possible since the suran wrap has a tendency of leaking. Keeping in mind that during all of this I'm nauseated.
Next time to take a quick refreshing shower, take a second and count your many blessings.
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