Monday, April 12, 2004

 

I had plans for a wonderful visit with the little niece from Florida. Yesterday, we went out to to eat, colored Easter eggs, blew gazillions of bubbles with her new bubble machine. Today, we went out to eat and then she waited in the hospital emergency room parking lot for me. I woke up to the sound of the garbage sanitation truck this morning. I stepped out my front door and that is when my ankle failed me. My leg bent horizontally to the ankle and I ended up spread eagle on my tiny front lawn. When I finally could sit up I knew that the garbage man/sanitation worker could see me. Not a hey are you okay, you need some help, nothing. Maybe during his typical day it's commonplace to see a woman in her early morning gear spread eagle on her front lawn, I'm just happy that guy with big black lab wasn't walking by this time. By early afternoon I took up the offer for a ride to the hospital. It's not broken, but the doctor said I did have a chip on the bone, which may possibly have been there from a previous fall. Their main concern seemed to be the swelling, and I am suposed to use the crutches and the air cast that they gave me. I tried bringing the dogs out when I got home and the scenerio would almost be laughable, if it wasn't so painful.

Just to elaborate a little on the scenerio. Me on crutches, little dog that I am trying to walk terrified of crutches and is pulling away from me. Little dog is pulling so hard that she pulls herself out of her collar. I scream while trying to strain to reach her without losing my balance. I drop the crutches and drop to the ground, and grab the little dog by its back end. Little dog screeches in pain. I slide collar back on and pull little dog back in house.
Next, I walk big dog.

posted by Caroline 4/12/2004 07:21:00 PM