HOW TO ESCAPE THE HOME
‘This is boring.’
I turned and looked at the only woman in elegant P.J.s who was sitting beside me in group therapy. Group PT or physical therapy to the uninitiated. Of course it was boring but necessary. After all who can get excited over repeating arm curls. But punch repetitions, now those could come in handy someday.
Still, who would say such a thing aloud? Then Miss Dis Satisfaction said:
‘I'm done…I quit.’
And she did! That's one way to escape The Home For Wayward Writers And Others. Of course, leaving Rehab along that path could result in some tough consequences. It could mean being confined to a wheelchair for a lifetime or a nasty fall.
Another way to escape The Home is for your insurance to run out. Many people get just 20 days in rehab, less than three weeks. The end of insurance is the end of important work to get people up and running — so to speak — again.
The third way to escape The Home is to graduate with the ability to function well at my real home. That is completely different from my doctor's goal of being strong enough to undergo replacement surgery. That's something I just learned much to my chagrin!
So I have every intention of escaping The Home For Wayward Writers And Others the third way. This in spite of the many kind, gentle, and talented men and women who work there and cared for me.
Stay safe. Stay well. You and yours!
Gloria