Well, it's time to get back to the story. As I suspected, here, a few days before the Fourth of July weekend, the place has emptied out. A few have left AMA (against medical advice), and a few simply talked their way into an early release. One last blast out there with a jammed cooler, under a night sky aglow with fireworks. I, on the other hand, am sitting tight, hoping that I get word that I will be headed to my next stop - the VA Hospital in White River Junction, Vermont. It better happen soon, because I have been told that I will be discharged Monday one way or another. If I behave, I might be able to squeeze couple of more days here. Not sure why I would want that, but truthfully, if I left now, I would be drunk in an hour.
I also suspect that there will be an major influx of patients arriving at the beginning of the week, all banged up, I may have to leave simply for administrative reasons - no space. I am officially a placeholder now; no detox is going on. I, for now, am cured.
I believe that if I do get to Vermont, I am going to be there for about a month. Then, if the stars line up, I plan to finally get that total knee replacement that I have needed for a few years. The ortho staff up there is superb - might as well get it all done at once. I am a little fearful about the process, but it has to be done sooner or later. I'm kind of a pussy like that.
Anyway, today could be a pivotal day. With the long weekend ahead, business will slow, and I might slip through the cracks. All I can do is ask the universe to see the value in my concept. The problem is, it hasn't listened to me much. Or maybe I haven't asked enough.
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