Well. I honestly don’t know how to start this update. Several things have gone through my mind… “Unbelievable.” “Just call me the Drama Queen.” “Really, God?” “WHAT am I supposed to be learning? Do I have to be flat on my back to learn it?” “I guess I was still just a bit too mobile for some reason…” :-)
My sister and her husband came down to help me and my parents out, but this morning they went on to south Alabama to have an early Thanksgiving with my other sister. Thanks to me, my parents couldn’t go as planned. (sigh) Just after Gwen and Bennie left, I headed to the bathroom to get cleaned up. On the way, as I passed through a doorway, I must have gotten off balance and my crutch hit the side of the door, with my foot following… right into the crutch. It hurt SO bad! My Mom came running and I stood there for a minute and then we both burst out laughing. That’s what we do in situations like this. Then I thought I should take off the sock and look at it before going on. My toe was so crooked, I knew something was wrong! AAAAARRRGHHHH! We debated about what to do. I was sure it was broken or dislocated and I wanted to see a doctor. But I was afraid to put weight on it. So they pulled up a chair and I sat down right there, while my parents started calling around looking for a wheelchair to borrow. One was located and a friend picked it up and brought it to me. My parents’ house does not have wide hallways. The hallways and the carpet made it quite a challenge for my Dad to push it all the way from one end of the house to the other and out the door. But we made it. Gwen and Bennie were already en route to south Alabama, but they turned around and met us in Griffin at the Family Medical Center. Xrays showed that it is indeed broken. They taped it to another toe and we pray that it will heal properly like that. Problem is, I can’t put ANY weight on my other foot, so I really need this foot to keep me going… so they gave a ‘post-op’ shoe to wear to keep the broken toe in place and to keep it from getting knocked about. It makes crutches much more difficult, but I guess, with practice, I’ll learn to get around a little bit.
So. Please pray that the Lord will help me to keep my arms intact… :-)
Pray that the toe will heal back properly.
And pray that I will QUICKLY learn whatever the Lord is trying to teach me!
Pray for my parents, too, because this will be exhausting for them, although they will never ever complain. I am SO thankful for them!
Thanks again for your prayers and notes of encouragement. I can never say enough and I’m not very eloquent in coming up with new ways to say it. But I appreciate you all so much!
Kim, Praying for you!
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Hi Kim. I am just down the street from your mom and dad in my mom's old house. By the way, I use a wheelchair because of my Lupus...but I only use it when I am out of the house, which isnt very often. If you need to borrow a wheelchair in a hurry, let me know. My phone isnt always on but you can call my sons at 706-372-3906 (Zach) or Justin 706-372-3794. If they say I am asleep, tell them I said to wake me up lol. Since your hallways are so narrow, have you considered using a rolling office chair in case of an emergency? If you want to borrow one of those to have around just in case, we have one of those too! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. My sons live at home--both are college students--they are good at running errands, etc. If you need someone to stay with you if you are alone, please call. There is always someone here. Take care, dear.
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