It’s funny?

It’s funny how motivation and optimism waver when we don’t feel well.

Why you ask, is that?

I’m finding exactly this, with the disease I have, (no it’s not leprosy). I’m finding my mind, as well as my body, is for want of a better word… totally exhausted.

I have what is called OPLL. This where the posterior ligament of my spinal column turns into bone and crunches my spinal cord until I become a quadriplegic.

As a consequence, I have to have surgery – there’s no choice when you consider the alternative. I’m so looking forward to the day.

Where’s the funny in this particular part of my meanderings I hear you ask? Well, I have to agree this part do my meanderings, is far from funny. But let me continue…

I haven’t told you that I now have 3 cats. Ember a beautiful torti was rescued first, Prince Harry a big ginger Maine coon was my mum’s cat he’s now mine, and Tuxedo, a feisty black and white 3 mth old rescue kitten.

I attempt to keep all of them in at night. Ember and Tux are easy. Prince Harry…?

Okay! Okay! I will go on.

Anyway, Harry has developed a way of unlocking the cat door even when it’s taped down. This particular night, last week, my neck was really stiff and I was suffering greatly from vertigo.

I decided I would have a cuppa to try and feel better. It is then, Harry swoops in complaining all the way and promptly drops a very alive and very angry Golden Crown (red belly black) snake right in front of my very slow, sluggish and dizzy feet.

After a momentary freeze, my instincts kick in and I jump and turn (in the air) and proceed to run whilst screaming for my hubby. As I’m doing this I hear and feel a loud crack, OMG! I’ve broken my already sick neck ( I think). It really hurt.

During this, my ever practical and unflappable life’s partner finds a big Tupperware container and eventually drops it over the very unwelcome snake. He does this whilst Harry, Ember, and Tux are all trying to grab at the increasingly aggravated nearly two foot snake, and I’m running in circles yelling “oh fuck, oh fuck, I’ve really hurt my bloody neck.”

He then gets a brick puts it on top of the container and promptly goes back to bed.

Things start to calm down, the cats also settle down for a sleep. I am left awake, in considerable pain, with only a snake for company.

The next morning the wires girl came, she looked young enough to still be an embryo and picked up the snake as easily as you please. Phew!

There is however an addendum to this dramatic and chaotic episode…after falling asleep on the couch, I awoke with no pain and no vertigo, and my ability to lumber out and about restored.