Planning for the Future

Okay I just got over the intestinal flu for five straight days, and believe me, I swear I was going to die. At one point, I thought it would be easier to die than feel this bad. While I was laying in bed and was so weak that I couldn't do anything, I looked around at my predicament and thought I need to make note of this, so when I am old and feeble, when my mind has gone south and my children or husband aren't listening to me, I can give them a list of things I immediately want in my presence until the day I am not ill anymore.

Now why or why when you ask your husband for a drink with a straw, that every drink after the first is missing the very important element, the straw. I can't tell you how many times I was too weak to leave a wet bed. So the first thing on my list is a stack of straws right next to the bed.

This must have been one of those flues that just didn't let go of the bathroom visits in more ways than one. Every bathroom in a 5 mile radius needs to have baby wipes and hopefully the ones that don't have alcohol in them. This really must be a Man's World since what mother would make baby wipes with alcohol in them. Reminder: I need to write that manufacturer.

Place strategically, several pairs of underwear and night gowns in each bathroom, with a diaper genie, a bottle of spray and wash for those moments of ugly. Need I say more.

Not realizing what all these trips to the bathroom would do to my body, I just laid there and slowly my body just shriveled up and got more and more dehydrated. Definitely a large supply of lotion, again another product without alcohol in it.

I soon realized that you should grow your hair out right before getting sick, there is nothing uglier than short hair and a 24 hour stay in bed. That hair has no respect for your beauty.

A 24 hour maid service, if your house doesn't need cleaning I am sure an every hour refresher of sheets and linens would be extremely grateful.

A masseuse. I didn't realize how when you get older, dehydration takes such a toll on your muscles. I kept getting charlie-horses in my legs and feet. Plus every muscle in my body just ached for days. Oh yeah, definitely a masseuse.

One last thing, take out every mirror within a five block radius. It is just down right hideous to see yourself in that state. Once you are better and the mirrors are returned, be happily surprised after you have lost 20 lbs, from lack of eating, and actually have your hair and makeup done once again.

You can jump past the above items if you just remember one thing, don't wait until the 5th day to finally start drinking. Learn the lesson: alcohol will wash and sterilize the intestine immediately on the first day, and you will feel so much better one way or the other.

Reminder to Me: Keep this list close with your donor list, you may need it just before the donor list. Just a reminder those organs may not be harvestable if too much consumption of alcohol has been taken prior to donating.

I love being healthy!!!!!!