….to my week, and to this blogging session.
\nI spent about 15 minutes writing an entry, only to find that it has disappeared off the face of the earth! Maddening!
\nAt any rate…..I was cat sitting for a friend who has three marvelous cats. I was on my way to do the evening visit on Monday, and as I walked up the sidewalk, my feet flew out from under me. Somehow, probably in trying to break my fall, I ended up landing square on my right knee. Other that the visceral “WOW! That HURTS!!!” the first thought to go through my head was that we wouldn’t be able to take lunch to an exercise buddy who has broken her ankle.
\nAfter I landed on my knee, I must have thrust myself back to get my weight off the knee, and I ended up in the shrubbery, where I picked up several slivers. I looked and felt like a beached whale. No one was around to assist me, and my phone was in the car. There was nothing I could use to pull myself up.
\nI slithered over the sidewalk and into the grass, and tested my knee. I was finally able to rise, and was very surprised to find that I was able to walk. I fed the cats, and loved them up quickly, and headed home, in case something dreadful was yet to come.
\nI seem to have lucked out. I have a few miscellaneous aches and pains, and two spots of skin scraped off the cap of my knee, but I seem fine otherwise. I’m taking anti-inflammatories. My knee is warm to the touch, and I developed some bruising Wednesday afternoon, but if that’s all that happens, I’ve gotten off easy.
\nThe sidewalk looked dry. I could not see ANY ice at all on it, and was really shocked when I went flying. Elegante Mother has had some balance problems recently, so we’ve been very cautious about footing. I lucked out. I was embarrassed, but not mortally. I’ll get over it, especially since I’m still up and walking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
….to my week, and to this blogging session. I spent about 15 minutes writing an entry, only to find that it has disappeared off the face of the earth! Maddening! At any rate…..I was cat sitting for a friend who … Continue reading