Readings by Rena

Good morning.here I am at the end of my stay at Helen Hayes rehab. I never would have gotten to this point of physical recovery without this wonderful place. The quiet time between therapy sessions has given me a space to think and spiritually regroup. All of the things I learned during Covid about what is really important and ways to fix what no longer worked for me had a chance to kick in and give me support and strength through this difficult time. Even the fact that visi...ting here is discouraged by offering only a one half hour visit and one person at a time worked perfectly for me. The alone time has been healing and so helpful for me to stay in the moment and put my entire energy into healing my hip. Will I March to the sound of my own drums again? Sure I will but I will have to trust the process with patience, No longer bumper sticker sayings but as real as words can get. Also the attitude is gratitude I like that one a lot. How are you surviving all of this madness? Let me know I’m collecting all the tools I can find. Blessed be rena joy See more

Good morning...If you need physical rehab Helen Hayes is the place to be. The physical and occupational therapists are amazing and I have learned so much about patience and my ability to heal by doing the exercises they recommend. These are the people who are heroes in our society, poorly paid and unappreciated. Don’t get me on that it’s one of my big peeves!!! Anyway I’m due to go home on Saturday and it’s a little scary to be alone but I have learned some new skills to keep... myself sure footed and safe. In the end life comes at us out of nowhere and we have to know what our strengths and weaknesses are and most important what our truths are because living in denial is so dangerous because it entangles us in lies that we create to be more important and to keep ourselves protected, however the screen of denial is weak and unstable and the truth, even if it’s painful, is best because we don’t have to remember the lies of denial that we built!!! In A A one if the sayings is keep it simple stupid!!!! Have a great safe and healthy day and blessed be Rena Joy See more

Good morning....can one thing happen to us that would cause radical change of thought and heart? Since New Year’s Eve I’ve had one trauma happen to me after another. Why I’m not a basket case I’ll never know. But somehow it made me stronger and has taught me, once again, the difficult lesson of patience. What I learned is to think before I act or react. I got up too fast from my chair and fell and broke my hip. On the other side of too fast I procrastinated for such a long ti...me to see the doctor that my red blood cell count was dangerously low and I fainted and needed blood transfusions. That lesson is about not pulling the blanket over my head and wishing trouble would go away. A lot of would have should have and could haves in my story. In the last couple of years my writings have been mostly about astrology, psychology, family dynamics and some personal history, things I should have done and what has actually happened. So I’m throwing would should and could out the window and picturing them as silly as the three stooges, good for a laugh but nothing serious. of course laughter is a must for recovery and for living a healthy life. One day at a time, finish what I start, stay focused or the heebie Jeebies of worry and fear will take over and ruin the day. I’m observing my usual train of thought passing the usual stations of overthinking and worry, and moving toward acceptance and patience, stops on the tracks that I never had time for! So my prayer is to remain stable and take each accomplishment as a major flag of progress on my journey. I got dressed by myself today and I’m so proud of a simple act that I’ve done a million times without thought. So watch where you step, take time to see things through, make time to take personal inventory so things don’t get swept under the proverbial rug of life! Stay safe and blessed be rena joy See more

Good morning....I have always had love and respect for nurses. My mom was sick and in and out of hospitals from the time she was 28 til 80. I always found the nurses to be as knowledgeable and more than the doctors. A few years ago my son battled a serious illness and was in the hospital for ten months. The care he received from the nursing staff was incredible and definitely added to his amazing recovery. I think health care workers are sadly under payed and as we have seen ...over the last two years they are the heroes. The nurses here at rehab are so smart and so hands on and so caring that I know when I leave here I will be stronger and better than ever! So thank you nurses and health care workers for your dedication and service to all of us needing care. I wish you blessings and good fortune and I am humbled by your kindness. Blessed be rena joy See more

Good evening....here I am at rehab, I’ll be here for two weeks working on walking and especially steps so I can go home and live my life. I was in the hospital for a week and shared a room with another woman for the first six days. This shit can only happen to me. She came from a nursing home and was angry and confused and restricted to her bed by an alarm that rang every time she put her feet on the floor. Well she got out of bed at least three or four times each night and t...en times each day. The alarm was so loud it almost threw me out of my bed. Then I heard her speaking on the phone, or to herself, perfect English and she made believe she was deaf and couldn’t speak English. My bed was closest to the door so there was no escaping the endless parade of yelling nurses and health care workers. Then one night she ripped out the IV in her arm and took a shower and locked herself in the bathroom. They had to break down the door to get her out of there. She belonged in a facility for mentally ill people and when she finally left to go back to Shady Pines yesterday I was ready for a mental facility myself. I hadn’t slept in five nights. Here I am in my own room, no roommate, it’s beautiful here, oh I forgot to say at the hospital my bed was broken and only sporadically would move up and down. Did I forget to tell you that there was a metal bar that must have run amuck and got situated right under my tush when I finally laid down. This is all stuff for a sitcom!!! The bed I’m in now is brand new and moves smooth like a Rolls Royce. If the bed in the hospital was a car it would be a 1955 Nash Rambler with four bad tires and a bumper hanging by a thread!!! On the bright side I’m here and ready to rehab!!! Thanks for the prayers and well wishes I’m on my way to a speedy recovery and a nice quiet nights sleep, hopefully!!! Also of course welcome to the world my second great grandson Logan Alexander i can’t wait to hold you. Blessed be rena joy See more