Drowsy appendages

Occasionally I will awake in the morning. . . but my arm or hand will remain asleep - having been kinked or gently crushed in the night. Usually this is when I have been pulled a little too abruptly through that tunnel connecting sleep with awake and it feels like my arm or hand was left behind. The upward journey out of the depths of sleep taking just an instant. Dreams too suddenly crash into reality and it hurts just a little. The suddenly aware mind does a quick inventory and assessment of the situation. Where am I? What time is it? What day is it? Am I late for anything? Did I really just dream I was selected to replace Howie Mandel as the new host of Deal or No Deal? Wait, was it just a dream? Why is my arm tingling and sluggish? How come I can't feel my hand? I'll flex my fingers and move my arm into a position more conducive to proper blood flow. . . then wait.

I'm thinking of this because I took that abrupt journey this morning at 6:47am. And left behind was not a hand or an arm - not even a leg or a foot. This morning I woke up and the first thing that I became aware during that instantaneous mental evaluation were the pins and needles near the foot of my bed - my big toe had been left behind. How odd.