http://slow.writerscafe.org/Criss The original writings of author Criss Sole en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776073811 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166961/ 32Over a short period of time, I begin to dread attending rehabilitation. Physically I have been doing the opposite of improving. Mentally... not much has been done in this department, as I do not find a single assignment to be challenging. Lisa, the speech therapist begins to annoy me greatly. She .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166959/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166957/ 23One of the nurses comes by to change the bag of antibiotics as she has done about 3 days a week, since the nurses take turns looking after me. I think she can tell I am turning into a sad vegetable. I sit in bed, looking at the TV and do not react to much. She tries to make conversation with me. S.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166956/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166955/ 14In the morning I am woken up by a nurse who I haven’t seen before. She tells me she will need to hook me up to a device. A needle with a long tube is attached to my arm, and the other end is attached to a bag with liquid that is hanging from a mobile hanger. I ask her what this is, and she t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166953/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166952/ Part 3: Love, and Other Unfortunate Afflictions http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166948/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166943/ 54I see Gary often, and he always asks me if I would like to use the computer. In the computer room I begin talking to a volunteer. She’s a young girl from India and tells me that her grandmother has come to visit and brought some Indian sweets with her. She shows them to me and asks if I woul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166942/ 49The time passes. I sleep. I attend physical therapy classes where I am asked to do squats. Only with my left leg. Not allowed to put pressure on my right leg of course, so this therapy is quite awkward. I wonder when this will change. At least I have the walker, so when the therapists are not arou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166941/ 43The days go by and turn into weeks. It has been three weeks and a few days that I’ve been in rehab when the pregnant physiotherapist decides it is time to allow me to have a walker. For a few days now, they have been getting me to do a few squats, and allowing me to use a stationary bike. I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166938/ 36I have speech therapy at 2pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It will be a three hour wait from when my last therapy class ends, so I try to busy myself. My upper tooth is broken in half disallowing me to chew properly. I cannot seem to brake off the loose piece, and I resolve to tell the next nu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166935/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166930/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166911/ 　19The next day rolls around in the same fashion, and I can tell right away that the nurses looking after me do no support the Doctor’s decision to keep me on so much morphine. It only helps the pain a little. I feel more numb than anything, but I’ll take it. I know if I didn&rsqu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166909/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166908/ 10There is now a young girl who comes by to see me every week day. She is a decade younger, and is doing this as community service. Her mother is a nurse, so that is the reason why she is volunteering at a hospital. Her name is Rachel, and she sits by my side and we watch TV together. Sometimes she .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166907/ 6I finally figured out that the patient to my left is also a man. His relatives have come by to visit him. They speak Russian. He is old, and apparently fell outside and hurt himself from what I gather by listening into their conversation. I begin to speak to them in Russian and they begin to come o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166906/ Book 2: In Repair http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166904/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166899/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166898/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166897/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166895/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166893/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166892/ Book 1: The Beginning of Now http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166890/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Criss/1166883/