Post by sandy on Jul 9, 2006 9:27:22 GMT -5
He was a vital,active,man. Now..... Now he sits in his rocking chair, moving back and forth, back and forth.Hating the confinement, the dependency on others, most of all hating his body's betrayal.
Why didn't his body give him more warning? Oh, there were little signs but it wouldn't ever happen to him. Other men, but not this man. No, never him!
At first it seemed like nothing. An odd lightheadedness, a slight thickening if the tongue, a slowness of the hand and foot. Nothing to worry about. It will pass. Don't worry about me." I'm OK" It didn't pass. The arm and leg felt heavier. Was it getting late? I feel so tired. Maybe if I rested.
Then the fear. It washed over him in waves. You could see it in his eyes. Even after he awoke in the hospital, you could see the fear, his bewilderment. How could such a thing happen? Finally you see the rejection. He doesn't really believe that it happened. You see. Don't you see? I'm moving my hand. I can walk. Just help me stand. I'll show you.
He can't show us. In his mind he can walk, run, feed himself, build that wall, drive that car, fix that machine and all of it better than anyone else.
In reality, he sits in the chair rocking back and forth, back and forth, waiting. Waiting for the day God sets his spirit free. Free from the confinement of this body and this world.
Until then God bless him and keep him.
Why didn't his body give him more warning? Oh, there were little signs but it wouldn't ever happen to him. Other men, but not this man. No, never him!
At first it seemed like nothing. An odd lightheadedness, a slight thickening if the tongue, a slowness of the hand and foot. Nothing to worry about. It will pass. Don't worry about me." I'm OK" It didn't pass. The arm and leg felt heavier. Was it getting late? I feel so tired. Maybe if I rested.
Then the fear. It washed over him in waves. You could see it in his eyes. Even after he awoke in the hospital, you could see the fear, his bewilderment. How could such a thing happen? Finally you see the rejection. He doesn't really believe that it happened. You see. Don't you see? I'm moving my hand. I can walk. Just help me stand. I'll show you.
He can't show us. In his mind he can walk, run, feed himself, build that wall, drive that car, fix that machine and all of it better than anyone else.
In reality, he sits in the chair rocking back and forth, back and forth, waiting. Waiting for the day God sets his spirit free. Free from the confinement of this body and this world.
Until then God bless him and keep him.