Penny Raile: 911

Unimportant Things About Me

•As a child, I did not like gathering eggs on the farm because the hens were mean.
• I played the Doris Day part in “Pillow Talk” in a high school play.
• I played defensive line woman on my girl’s football team in high school - real football, not powder puff.
• I ate dinner at a restaurant next to Vice President Bush’s table in Fort Smith, Arkansas surrounded by secret service agents.
• I played the French horn and the cymbals in my high school band – horribly.
• I was the Sports Editor of my high school paper.
• When I moved to California, I lived in Malibu. I now live near Skid Row.
• I did not finish kindergarten.

101 Things in 1001 Days

THE START OF MY LIST 1 Go to Paris and shop flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales 2 Go on a holiday trip with my entire family 3 Do stretching exercises five days a week for one month 4 Write the second edition of the Raile Family History 5 Finish the Harry Potter series 6 Create “gorilla art” 7 Make a map of every place I have been 8 Elaborately decorate my loft for Halloween 9 Invite at least four guests for dinner at the same time and everyone wears red 10 Go to Yosemite Park 11 Host a pajama party 12 Go on at least one date 13 Turn the big room into something whimsical 14 Change jobs 15 Keep a better diary 16 Set-up a trust fund 17 Write my life story 18 Create a web site to sell things 19 Make things that I am willing to sell 20 Send an admiration letter to RK 21 Visit New York 22 Attend Artfest in Seattle, Washington 23 Visit Watts Tower 24 Send out secret friend packages 25 Create a margarita bar and a coffee bar in loft 26 Read five books that I should have read in high school 27 Create five photo studies

March 2015

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One does not wake up thinking they will be making a 911 call during the day. However, today was my day. Oscar, the man who weighs 1,000 pounds, developed a nasty infection from all his bed sores. I went down to see him in the afternoon and it was clear that he needed to get to a hospital. With the help of his family, we convinced him it was what he needed to do - or as I told him, he would be dead in two weeks.

At 3:30 pm, I dialed 911 and requested assistance to help remove Oscar from his home and transport him to the hospital. By 3:40 pm, there were eight emergency vehicles in front of the house and a total of twenty people including firemen, police officers and paramedics. After surveying the situation, they decided to cut a large hole through the bedroom wall and take Oscar out through the living room window. Since the ambulance was not big enough, they used a pick-up to take him to the hospital.

Oscar was not happy about the situation but he realized it had to be done. Once he got to the hospital and settled into his room, he calmed down. His official admitting weight was 1057 pounds. This is after he lost 30-50 pounds at home.

I did make it home in time for the finals of Dancing With The Stars. I had no preference between Emmitt and Mario. They were both great. Mario was the better dancer, but Emmitt was entertaining.

I am rearranging furniture again. The living room furniture is now in the bedroom area (with the bedroom furniture). And the living room area is going to be my new Play Area. The art studio is going to be turned into a guest bedroom/sitting area. The kitties love it when I start moving things around. It gives them new things to explore.