STRANGE

Well, what do 'ya wanna know?! It is pretty much "same sh--, different day."
My best friend, Grant, is here, and he will stay until tomorrow.
That's about it, for now, strangely, I'm not verbose. TODAY!

Guest Post: The Flying Trapeze

I (Grant) asked Leeann to explain a little bit more about the trapeze that AJ mentioned in the last post.

From what I understand, by trapeze we are talking about a free-swinging triangular metal handle suspended from a suitably strong structure above his bed.

Leeann's words reproduced, in part, below:

Trapeze 411:

The staff still needs to be trained on how to use this effectively with AJ. Wendy [AJ's PT] is in the process of putting together a "protocol" for the trapeze. 

When AJ is in bed, he helps me [or whoever is attending him] with the following while using the trapeze:

Scooting himself up in bed

Moving himself over in bed (left or right)

He also uses his feet to assist with moving up and over.
He grabs the trapeze with his right arm only.

At this time, for safety, AJ is only using the Trapeze with assistance from the staff or his knowledgeable visitors.

The 4-1-1 on ME

First of all, I'm with my honey, Leeann.  So, anyone who wants the shugah, best be steppin'.  TANGENT!!!  I do have a trapeze-like device above my bed to help me with my bed maneuverability.       I'm gettin' kinda thirsty.  "Got any White Russians?"  "How 'bout a sassparila?"  "Sioux City sassparila?"  Until another day...

"The Big Lebowski" -- yet again

I honestly think that some of the staff here are Nihilists. "They were Nihilists, Walter? "They were threatening castration! (Do) ya' wanna split hairs here? Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism, at least it's an e-thought!"
I'm gettin' kinda thirsty. "Got any White Russians?" "How 'bout a sassparila?" "Sioux City Sassparila?" "That's a goodone..."

[I'm not sure if "e-thought" is supposed to be a pun on anything or conjure up the image of robotic thinking or is simply an error on AJ's part, but the real word from the movie is "ethos." - Grant]