a little help from my friends

One minute you're fine...

Interviewing for a Dog Walking Position

[Why not? It's a good workout, and decent extra pay -

Without a heavy commitment to saving human lives]

These are (maybe) the 3 Dogs that knocked me down

And fractured my Tibial Plateau!

I fell over the top of a 4th Pit Bull...

The next minute you can't walk

Or even stand up - 

Hours of waiting- literally

Xrays

I had to hold my own plates at the VA Hospital -

Not complaining, though...

 

Missed Diagnosis and Very Little Pain control.... 

*sigh*

lol - the Internet wins today!

This is the day I fell on the floor,

And had to Google "How to get up off the floor"

 

Going to the store takes Super-Human Effort

And a little help from your friends

 

Then eventually, a Cane -

And Trekking Poles

Now - 6 months to the date of my injury,

I can finally walk without a brace or cane.

I can carry a fairly heavy load (in a bag)

AND I can walk up the steps in a normal fashion 

NOT baby stepping it!

One or the other.. can't carry something heavy 

AND take the steps ... yet!

OH- and the other day, I changed the sheets 

By myself. A milestone!

So all my research on PUFA's 

And Inflammation, Cox2 Inhibitors -

Gelatin, Protein, Carb Reduction / Sparing...

The patient I helped the most  -- was me!

So thanks! To Pete, Cher -

All who checked on me -

Offered to help - and just were being good friends!

I would still be sitting on a bench in the rain...

If not for my BFF - Sherri!

Thanks for helping me get back on my feet -

Literally!

Here's to another 40 years of having out 

And being there for each other!