I would like to just give a little information about my situation. I am looking to chat with people who know what I am going through. I have had a rough few years since retiring but things are getting better slowly but surely..i will try to explain and not make it too long. in nov 2009 i had fallen during the night while getting up and was unconcious. they took me in a ambulance to the hospital and not long after that i went septis (sp?). they had to put me on a breathing tube and trache and i ended up being in a drug induced come for about 2 months or so. during that time i got alot of infections, blood infections, etc and they couldnt figure out why. anyways the worst part was when i was out they didnt turn me in the bed. i got a hellacious bedsore on my backside, it was the size of a dinner plate and to the bone. it ate into my ciatic nerve and when i came to, i could not feel or move my left foot. it was and still is dead from the ankle down and i am still battling the bedsore. i ended up getting out of the hospiiitals and rehab after 6 months. i left in a wheelchair and have finally ( a year later) got to the point where i can do short distances with a cane. shopping trips i use a scooter. antways, things are looking up I guess. I just would like to find someone who has been through these things or can relate to my feelings on this. i am having a hard time accepting the fact that I am not able to do the things I used to do and I feel like a burden to my family (even though they are great).