Now, now, dear, patience!

When I had the only major surgery I've ever had, it was brain surgery, and it completely wiped out my sense of balance. If I closed my eyes, I felt like the bed was listing at about a 45-degree angle, and I slept with my glasses on for two days because I was completely incapable of turning myself over onto my side. I'd think ... "Hmm, I'd like to roll over .." and my body would respond "What is roll over?"