“Flat David “ Chapter 119

As I was looking through Facebook, I came across a picture of a boy holding up a “Flat Stanley."

“Flat Stanley" refers to a young boy character in a children's book series by Jeff Brown. The character is known for being accidentally flattened by a bulletin board while sleeping. Kids cut out, color, and send him to friends, family, and pen pals. These friends and correspondents take pictures of Stanley in different places and send those pictures back to his owner.

Over the past few years, as I watch my body wither away, the loss of muscle makes me flatter and flatter. When I look at my legs, I no longer have cankles. They are so skinny, that I can almost wrap my fingers around them. My calves are no longer big and defined. They are sunken and my tibias in the front of my legs stick out so much only my skin keeps them from being exposed. I used to tease my son that my calves looked better than his, but no longer. My thighs no longer stand up firm and strong. Instead they spread out and look like they were crushed and wiggle when moved. When I lay in bed flat, I can feel my organs moving back and forth as the bed is tilted. The fat and muscle that used to hold them in place are gone. The muscles on my arms flap around more than the arms on a 90 year old lady. The weight of my jaw pulls it open and the lack of muscles doesn't allow me to close it. My lower lip hangs down, exposing my teeth and gums so much that the dentist took 10% off because of the easy access.

Sitting here, I wonder if Stanley struggled to get the bulletin board off in of him. Did his mind tell his body to move, but couldn’t? Did he try to kick his flat legs to move the bulletin board off him? Were his arms trapped under him, tingling and cold from lack of blood flow? Why is Stanley always happy and smiling? Did he like to travel? If Stanley could travel in time, would he?

To me, being folded up and traveling around the globe for around a dollar would be awesome. Now that I am flat, how much would it cost to be mailed around? What size envelope would I need? 

If I could travel in time, I would make two stops: 2020 so I could buy $1,000 of NVDA, and also 2050 hoping diseases are cured but still be able to spend time with the family.

Why do people have pen pals with today’s technology? Shouldn’t we call it “Text-pals” now? How does Stanley get sent in a text? He must be bored not traveling so much. Maybe I can give him some tips on sitting around.

If Stanley had the choice, would he create a blog or YouTube channel? Would the subject be on travel?

So I guess the real question is would you want to be like “Flat Stanley?”

Love and Blessings 

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