Hey! I am sleeping here!

Well it seems I  lost the battle with what started out as a simple infection. The oral medications were not working so to celebrate my year August anniversary with this hospital I thought I'd check in again this year. Anyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of hospitals, I hate being a patient. The only good thing is that I get an unspecified amount of time away from the insanity that is rampant in my home. Since.I'm easy to please food wise, I have little to complain about regarding the food here; I actually enjoy it. Last year at this time I was in a ward where I can only guess the worlds population of crazy people were. My roomie was an old lady who wanted to know everything about me and was sure she already knew me. She also delighted in making herself fall and was not the least bit shy about shitting on herself; if for no other reason than to gain the attention of the nursing staff. It was so bad that they often just ignored her confounded scree hing for help. This of course did little in the way of staying on my good side and I spent all 2 days in that room with the curtain drawn like a cloaking device around my bed. Making matters unbearably worse was the man down the hall who did nothing but scream. At first I thought he was recovering from surgery but the screaming went on into the dead of night and grew louder with each scream.  I found out later that he was dying from brain cancer and was so obese there was not enough medication available to make him comfortable.  Needless to say I cut him some slack, though I thought at times I would join him in his death screams!
This year I am to myself! Private room and bath. The bathroom is huge which I love! Last years bathroom was MAYBE the size of a broom closet. I am a big mamma and I am tall…this made it impossible to do my "business" in comfort or dignity!  Today as been a grey cloudy day with spotty showers. I have a direct view of the Catalinas and am loving it. Last night howver was a different story!
I have to take Rx sleeping pills. Without them I will not sleep. Its so bad that I went 17 days without sleep because my doctor was out of.town and none would renew the refill! I had my pills with me this time but was not given the green light to take them. So last night was a tough night. Dispite my zen music and morphine I could not sleep. Not helping was the fact that my bed was meant for a person as tall as a blade of grass. I finally drifted off about 12:30 or so……UNTIL……
I hear a light tapping on my door followed by a loud shrill "Goood morning!" and the flood lights in my room.sizzled to attention. Seems the orgre of a woman was sent to draw yet MORE blood. Now she has already had the poor luck of waking me up but she wants to chat while sticking her feindish needle not once but twice trying to find an adequate vein. She gave up and summoned someone else who stuck me once and was gone in less than  a nano second.
I gave up on sleep and watched some B O R I N G movie on TV. Dawn broke with a heavy down pour pelting my window. Breakfast could not be soon enough! Well, soon ended up being 8:30─God!? What did I ever do that you would taunt me so?!!! The final blow was that they did not bring coffee with my breakfast!  Folks, lemme tell you… there is no wrath like a sleep deprived, hungry old woman who didnt get coffee! Trust me!
Hoping to go home this weekend. But I am assured that 1) I will be getting sleeping pills and 2) there will be TWO cups of coffee at tomorrows breakfast!