{"id":18401,"date":"2018-01-14T00:10:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T05:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=18401"},"modified":"2018-01-14T06:26:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T11:26:55","slug":"an-eye-opening-experience-learning-to-sleep-like-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/an-eye-opening-experience-learning-to-sleep-like-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"An Eye Opening Experience – Learning to Sleep Like a Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A cat makes it seem so simple to sleep in an upright position…but like Zoey here, don’t think just because my eyes are closed that I’m asleep! At least not while I’m on the couch in an uncomfortable position!<\/p><\/div>\n

As many of you know, l had emergency laser surgery to repair a tear in my left retina on Friday, January 5. It\u2019s been a scary ordeal \u2013 I still have significant blurriness and floaters in my eye, which make it quite hard to see much of anything. I was also given doctor\u2019s orders to sleep sitting up, which I have to say is nearly impossible.<\/p>\n

Clearly, I need to be a cat, because they seem to be able to sleep anywhere without any issues. For me, not so much. Because I already have chronic back pain, sleeping sitting up makes it worse, although some of it could stem from the 3 to 4 cats that are typically lying somewhere on my belly or outstretched legs. But I have to give it my best try, even though it means I don\u2019t sleep through the night and am constantly shifting pillows around me because sitting up is the only way to help the floaters settle to the bottom of my eye where they need to stay.<\/p>\n

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This was taken late at night with no light, so it’s a horrid picture, but I think you get the idea of what it’s like for me trying to settle on the couch – not much room at the inn!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Apparently, my legs are prime real estate when it comes to my cats. Mia could nap anywhere she wanted to on the couch, but she prefers to be on my legs, and she also prefers to be next to her mama, hence Zoey looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa!<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m not complaining, I\u2019m really not. It\u2019s just a matter of being patient with my recovery and adapting to my current circumstances (such as keeping a magnifying glass close by when I\u2019m trying to read something). I had my follow-up check up on Friday and the good news is that the retina is healing quite nicely. The bad news, the blurriness could continue for several more weeks and I might have floaters to some degree or another the rest of my life.<\/p>\n

But hey, when you have nurses as good as mine; it can\u2019t be all bad, right? My cats definitely sense my situation and are sticking with me like glue. I love having them around me and I\u2019m just doing my best to stay positive and remain grateful that I was able to save the retina in time. And despite the blurriness, my doctor has told me to continue using the computer. He doesn’t want my eye to become lazy and as long as I don’t exhaust myself, I should try to go on with things as normal as possible.<\/p>\n

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How can I complain with a nursing staff like this? Could Jazmine possibly get any more comfortable?<\/p><\/div>\n

How about you all? If you’ve had surgery, or you’re recovering from some sort of sickness, do your cats seem to sense your predicament and try to take care of you? Happy Sunday everyone – and don’t forget, January is the month we get to help one of our favorite organizations – Riverfront Cats of Miami! For every purchase of the Rescued Volume 2<\/em> book this month, a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Riverfront Cats. To read more about it, please check out last week’s post<\/a> in which I share a bit about what it was like to be a contributor to the Rescued<\/em> series and why I chose Riverfront Cats as the organization I wanted to raise funding for.<\/p>\n

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