Christmas & New Year's

Gulfport, MS

Wow, I've been MIA! First let me say i hope that you all had wonderful Christmas. As i last reported i have been down in my back and i spent the entire week of Christmas fighting back pain, muscle spasms and drugging myself. At first i thought maybe my feather bed was so wore out that it was what causing me to be in so much pain.


Tuesday I finally dragged myself out of Ms. Sound and went and bought a ham. That night i went to a gtg held by the park owner. It was a nice gtg and i spent it visiting and munching on some great snack foods. There was about 20 people there as most everyone else had left to be with their families. Then it was back to Ms. Southwind to rest the back.


Christmas eve morning i woke up and couldn't even stand up! My pain was so severe. Usually lying down helps my back pain, but it seems this round it makes it worse. Finally around 11 am i managed to stand on my feet So i decided to bite the bullet and went to Wal-mart, YES on Christmas eve I fought the crowd and traffic to buy myself a Christmas present. I purchased a 4" memory foam mattress topper. Brought it home and put it on my bed. Here is what it looks like and the specs.


Features & Specifications
Sleep better starting tonight.With a unique open-cell structure that reduces pressure points by automatically responding to your body heat, Canopy's high-quality Memory Foam mattress topper provides lasting comfort for a better night's sleep. Made of premium-quality, 3-lb density Memory Foam, this topper will dramatically improve your old mattress or make a new mattress even more comfortable.
Enhance your sleep.
Touch-tested Memory Foam is heat and weight-sensitive to conform to your shape and movement.
Composed of two layers: 2.5" base foam supports the body, while the 1.5" layer of high-density visco-elastic Memory Foam minimizes pressure points on sensitive areas of the body.
Channel-ventilated to allow for continuous air circulation.
Includes hypoallergenic, zippered, 250- thread-count 100% cotton cover.
Twin: 35" x 72" x 4" (89 x 182 x 10 cm)

I came home and put it on my bed and took me a nice long nap. I was excited as my back still ached, but wasn't nothing like it was that morning.

Today would have been my mom's birthday. Happy birthday mom and miss you

Welll .... after my first night of sleep, no luck, my back was just as bad as it was from the feather bed. Drats! The weather had been very dreary, foggy and humid, I'm assuming it the weather that and all the moisture in the air that has me down so bad.


Christmas Day ... I was finally able to pull myself out of bed and i literly mean that, as getting out of bed is a huge task with this back. I got the ham put in my roaster and managed to get my cherry cheese cake made. Christmas dinner was very small compared to my traditional ones. here is what my dinner consisted of ..... Ham, instant potatoes, corn and cherry cheese cake.


Well i decided since laying around hasn't been helping my back and i was sick of letting this back pain keep me down i decided to just take more drugs and do what i wanted. Yes, i spent my entire Christmas to New Years week running around and at the Casino! My neighbor here loves to play slots and so my week was spent watching my neighbor. It wasn't the best Christmas but i was so sick of laying on the couch & in bed. I just kept taking more and more drugs to tolerate the back pain. The past week my head has been so clouded that at times i would head to the bathroom and forget where it was. That's horrible to be that doped up.