Phillip Sherwood

I am sitting here on the couch watching the SEC Championship game between Alabama and Florida all warm and cozy while it’s freezing outside. This morning I woke up and turned on Headline News when they reported snow in Huntsville and sure enough there was. I’ve started feeling better with my chest cold and sinus infection but I keep waking up in the morning in soaked sheets and pillows from sweating so bad during “second shift” and I don’t know why. With the sheets so wet, they just stick to me and everything feels so cold. My legs are also super sensitive and react to any movement of the sheets over my legs stimulating the hairs sending the legs into spasms. They also feel like they’re sunburned until I get out of the bed and about my business. The “second shift” is the time after my 3am catheterization to my wake-up. I can’t go an entire night sleeping without waking up because when I lay down flat, my swollen legs drain causing my bladder to fill in about 4-5 hours. I also need to shift my body into a different position to avoid pressure sores. It’s been the same routine since the accident. I have a follow-up appointment with my pain doctor on Jan 7th however I need to see the doctor this week or next to discuss my condition.

I have my annual SCI exam scheduled for Jan 7th at the Augusta, GA VA hospital. This will take about 2-3 days to complete everything. BREAK. Alabama is spanking Florida at the moment. I was by the house yesterday but the office was closed and there was no key available to get inside. There were lights turned on both inside and out so that’s a good sign. The closing on the house is set for 11am on Dec 23rd. While I am there, I’ve hired a pair of corn fed farm boys with a truck to move all the stuff from the storage in Madison to the house to include the big safe. I’m also having the new washer, dryer and refrigerator delivered and hooked up that same day by Home Depot. The 24th will be the big stuff from the apartment. My mother gets in on Christmas. It will be a busy two days and if anyone is available during this time span the additional elbow grease would be appreciated. That’s it for the moment and it’s 26-13 BAMA halfway through the 3rd quarter.