ouch again!

[victor-victim]

actually drinking a coffee right now, woodenshoes.

just about to go lie down again, because the pain of sitting up and typing out these posts has taken a toll on me.
plus, i think the drugs are kicking in.
been sleeping a lot lately. drifting in and out.
listening to the audiobible, mostly.
things will get better, eventually, they have to!

receiving your love,
doubling it, and blasting it right back at you and all the brothers here!

 

[Seekingwisdom]

victor-victim

So sorry for your back injury and the not so good start to 2015; having said that I pray that this year will be an awesome year for you showered with many blessings and peace beyond understanding. You've have shared much wisdom through your post and those post have been a blessing and encouragement to me. I've also had a back injury, left and right shoulder surgery, knee surgery which I've recovered from slowing and not try to rush it especially at my age (56). Your emotional state shows your humanness, I'll pray for you brother be strong and please take care of yourself you're much needed in this world.

 

[victor-victim]

thank you, seekingwisdom.

i will take your advice, take it easy,
take time to heal, and take care of myself.

all that taking makes me feel selfish though.

you say you managed to recover from your back injury?

the doctor told me my back was as hard as a mahogany table.
i don't think it was a compliment.

wondering and worried whether this will become chronic.

 

[traveler]

Victor -

you have my support too. i don't have anything additional or significant to add - but was reminded recently that sometimes just a word of solidarity is meaningful and encouraging.

Lee

 

[victor-victim]

dear traveler,
your support is all i need.
your presence alone is significant,
and your additional word is meaningful and encouraging to me.

it feels good to know that i have been heard.

 

[Bardo]

V-V,
I would risk your black cloud. That's what we do. Feel better. Sleep.

Freeman

 

[victor-victim]

well, here it is... already jan 27 and i am still in pain.

doing 4 hours of physiotherapy every day, very painful and difficult, but it is good for me. so for now, i get a 4 hour exercise workout at an amazing fully equipped gym and i have 3 personal trainers. what a luxury. if not for the torture, i would be in paradise.

it is all being paid for by worker's compensation insurance.
i finally got my first cheque from them today. $534 for a family of 5 for this entire month so far. not enough.
that is less than one mortgage payment.
i have not seen any income since december. things are very tight. the wife is $tre$$ing. there is not much i can do with the little bit of money that the insurance is paying. i make more in one day than they are paying me per week.

the therapist claims that i will need another 4 to 6 weeks before i am ready to return to work. i plan on beating their estimate.

i cannot afford to continue like this.

 

[gettingstronger]

Victor,

I wish I could send more than well wishes! I'm sorry the system up there isn't really doing what needs to be done financially. Ours down here isn't any better-- you can make a zillion dollars per year, and worker's comp pays maybe what you might make doing entry-level fast food. Hang in there and I hope your back recovery happens sooner than later so the financial troubles can ease up. Take care.

Bob

 

[Still]

"i plan on beating their estimate" said the strong survivor.

Awesome!

 

[Bardo]

Stay strong VV. I wish you the very best in your return to full health.

 

[Daryl X.]

I'm so sorry you're going through all this, Victor. I wish you well. I don't doubt you'll beat that estimate for being back on the job. You're a very resilient man!

 

[tbkkfile]

Victor

Sending you love and support from the UK, you'll get there my friend ahead of schedule of that I have no doubt.

 

[Serious Dave]

Victor,

Though I haven't been here long, I have seen how you love and care for the others on this board and how they love and care for you. No black cloud could ever overcome that! I wish you peace and healing. If I could take some of your pain for you, I would.

A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

With Love,

Dave

 

[victor-victim]

i absolutely love all the baum oz books.

i also love the stage and screen adaptations.

have you ever looked into the symbolism?

there have been documentaries about the stories behind the stories.

[video:youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIhDdST27g[/video]

 

[Serious Dave]

I have only seen the one they play on TV once in a while. I wasn't aware that there is any symbolism. I'll watch the clip you posted tomorrow. You have also piqued my interest in the other books, so I'll put them on my reading list. Thanks!!

 

[victor-victim]

i know for sure that the rusty tinman is a symbol for how i feel right about now.

this is me at physiotherapy.

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here is a bonus link for you.

The Complete Wizard of Oz Series
Available as Free eBooks and Free Audio Books
https://www.openculture.com/2013/09/the-complete-wizard-of-oz-series-available-as-free-ebooks-and-free-audio-books.html

https://www.pagebypagebooks.com/L_Frank_Baum/








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[img:right]https://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/rbc/rbc0001/2006/2006gen32405/0001q.jpg[/img]
extra special bonus link:
If you want to read a First Edition Copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz copyright 1899,
you can do so online at The Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

library link: https://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbc3&fileName=rbc0001_2006gen32405page.db

Wizard of Oz is a 1925 silent film directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a lead role--that of a farmhand disguised as a Scarecrow. The completed adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this film features a young Oliver Hardy as the "Tin Woodsman." "L. Frank Baum, Jr." is top-billed with the writing of the script.

video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se2149SPNJk

 

[Still]

Dang! Sorry to here its like that!

 

[victor-victim]

getting healthier and happier every day, still.
nothing to worry about.
i think i will be in better shape after this,
than i was before the injury.

i am taking full advantage of the three experts that i have access to four hours every day.
learning lots about nutrition, physiology, exercise, and a new word i can barely pronounce without spraining a muscle... kinesthesiology.

 

[tbkkfile]

Damn I just strained mine trying to say it Victor.

Definitely the right attitude my friend. Back in 77 I fractured 6 vertebrae in a motorcycle accident (amongst breaking a lot of other bones), in hospital for 6 months and off work for over a year, the physio was amazing. After you're back and fit Victor keep up the exercise, I still do mine and touch wood have never strained a muscle in my back since.

Take good care of yourself

David

 

[Serious Dave]

Thanks so much for this treasure trove of great information!! I will thoroughly enjoy it all.