HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

February 14, 2010
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Happy Valentines Day everybody. It's 4:45 in the morning, and I thought I would chat with you a while in case I drift off to sleep again. Sleeping is good today. While I sleep, I don't hurt. Pretty soon, I have to get up off this sofa and let my Tootsie go potty. But that is painful, and I am trying to wait a while if she can.

Confused yet? Last night as I was leaving to go to work, I slipped and fell on the ice and broke my left foot. I didn't know it was broken, and still tried to go to work. I drove to a pharmacy to buy some Ace Bandage, but could not walk when I tried to get out of my car. I called work to say I wasn't able to to get there, and drove home.

God bless my brother. He drove me to the hospital and stayed there with me. After two sets of exrays, the doctor told me my foot was broken. There was a rather nasty fracture in an uncomfortable place on my foot. (Excuse me, but is there really a comfortable place to have a fracture?)

I also am very thankful for all my dwarfs. They showed so much concern, and helped me a lot. It's not pretty watching someone my age trying to walk, or better yet, climb stairs to get in the house when you can't put any weight on your foot. Ever tried hopping up stairs? At 40, it's an inconvenience. At 70, it's downright daunting.

I feel so helpless, and am so thankful that I am not completely alone here. I just feel bad for my little Tootsie. It takes me a long time to get around to tend to her. But she is so patient with me. She is funny though. She absolutely hates crutches. At times, when a couple of the dwarfs have had to use them, she would bark incessantly at them and try to chase them. With me, she is very protective, and does not mind my crutches.

I'm supposed to be using the walker they gave me at the hospital, but you need to be able to put both feet on the ground to use the walker. Maybe in a couple of days I will be able to use it. Meanwhile, my trusty old crutches will have to do.

Today, I had a Valentine freebie for you, but it is on my PC (I am in the living room using my laptop now), and it is too much of a project to try to get to the computer room to get it. I will try to have it for you tomorrow. I do have a photo of my broken foot to share.




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That's it for today. My foot is throbbing, and I am watching the clock till it's time for another pain pill. Hopefully, I won't need them after today. Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.
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Hugs, Edna B.