20211105 : side position
Yesterday, during my sponge bath, I was rolled to the side and my ear lobe got pinned down on the pillow. I freed it of course - but it brought back some memories. One of the very early on irritants for me was side sleeping. Every 2 hours or so, I used to be "given position" as they refer to it. Basically, I had to be turned to lie on my sides so as to relieve the pressure constantly on the back and help some circulation. It was another matter that I could not lie for long on the side owing to my aspirations and cough and the trachiostomy. Folks could see that struggle and shift me back to lie straight on my back. I used to lie on my side very little owing to that. I am in fact very surprised that I didn't suffer from bed sores all along. The real irritants were not visible. When I was put to the side position, almost always, the ear lobe the side I was turned would be folded and pinned down on the pillow. It used to be very painful and uncomfortable. There was no way to