Recliner

Being a member of the older age group and a retiree, I have the freedom to be selective about when I come and go. I’ve always enjoyed the peace and solitude to do the things you want to do. Relaxation for me can be at home watching a movie in my recliner or going to watch a Houston Texan’s game. So, yes, I will continue to continue an active life full of socializing, volunteer work, being with family, and going on trips. Remember the saying goes: “You are only as old as you feel.”…

On one hot skin blistering summer day in Bakersfield I was dying of heat exhaustion so I hopped into my 1967 Nova that has no ac and is not very good on gas and drove down to the store to get a Slurpee to quench my thirst. I was down to my last $10 so I bought 1 blueberry raspberry Slurpee which was 3.75 and I had to get a ice cream Snickers for later. So I was down to my last few dollars and I felt oddly lucky;therefore I bought a super mega lotto ticket hoping to strike it rich and win the…

broken teeter totter, and the beautiful garden outside and sadness immediately sweeps over me. In my mind, I see the broken wooden rocking horse my great grandma rode on when she was a child, the dusty flower-patterned couch, and the dark green recliner that anyone could drown in. To most people, it’s just another house, but to me, it holds my childhood. Although we will never be able to go back to that basement again, the memories will stay alive. The thought of her being gone makes me miss her…

When I was a little kid, my brother and I were playing on a recliner in front of a window. Our mother was down in the basement at the time. Our goal was to see how much we could get the chair to rock. After what seemed like an hour of playing, we managed to rock the chair so much that it went through the window. Once that happened, we had to decide what to do. Run or confess to the situation, to be dishonest or not. My brother ran to his room. He decided to be dishonest. I on the other hand,…

As I lie on my bed, I stare at the sheets I had picked out. At the time I bought them, they had a very intriguing color but had now become sad, seldomly washed, and just fading away. Therefore every time I look at them I think about what they looked like before. I started wondering what it would be like to feel all of the pressure of the game clock. The clock that provides all of the suspense by giving a very ominous sound. The rallying offense drives down the field to score while the clock…

Why is marriage so difficult? As I sat at home alone on a crisp winter day, reclined in my favorite chair with the fireplace on to warm my chilled feet, I asked myself this question a thousand times. The silence in the room was deafening. The ticking of the clock on the wall, as each second passed, seemed to get louder and louder. Heat radiated from the vibrant fire burning in the beautifully stone crafted fireplace, yet I felt so cold. I had always imagined myself as an amazing husband who…

because that show was the only kind of interesting thing on T.V. at the time and we both were tired she hadn’t been sleeping at all during the night for a good week or so. I laid on her yellow flower couch and she reclined back in a brown rocking recliner ,it was her favorite chair, we both were watching T.V. and all of a sudden I was out I fell asleep in the middle of the show , around 2. I woke up at 5 and looked at her trying to see if she was awake I figured she would be awake but she…

Page 7 Disability Report: Daily Activities Joan Hopkins Davis Ref. No: L20637 muscular weakness and stiffness, nausea, dizziness and increased fatigue are moderate to severe on most days of the week. I am very light sensitive. At work, I got in trouble with a former director because I complained the lights were too bright. He threatened to terminate me if I said, "lights again." He told me maybe something was wrong with my eyes. I saw my eye doctor and he told me that my vision was the same. I…

planted onions, lettuce, strawberries, and tomatoes in the garden. Everything in the garden is considered edible, meaning that if a participant ate a plate or something it is not going to hurt them just may have a tummy ache. The sunroom has couches, recliners, and a table with chairs for participants can relax. The main room is where most of the participants stay throughout the day. These is an area that had tables with chairs, television, and crafts area. The participants eat lunch in this…

I was born with Pectus Excavatum, a condition where the breast bone sinks directly into the chest. This condition is three to five times more common in boys than girls. Pectus Excavatum affects approximately 1 out of 400-1000 children ("Pediatric Surgery - Pectus Excavatum," n.d.) and becomes more severe as the child matures. Surgery to correct the deformity is typically performed when the patient is still young because the chest hasn’t fully developed and the bones are more malleable compared…