I Am Typing this One-Handed
And not for the reasons you think! No, I fell on the ice today. Boston is getting its 137th snow storm this season. I was walking the pup and fell on the sidewalk. I sat there for about 10 minutes before I could get up again. My arm is not broken but sprained? It hurts. I typed this one-handed. Needless to say, be careful out there! Except if you are Australian, ’cause it’s summer there. Will not be posting much today. Instead, I will form a close relationship with a bag of ice.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:16 am
My sympathies.
I’ve slipped on ice while walking the dog–very scary and not fun.
Perhaps you can look through some seed catalogs and dream about spring.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Awwww, I’m sorry. You type better with one hand that I do with two. You sure your arm isn’t broken?
Take care!
January 28th, 2009 at 9:53 am
oooo! Feel better, Rhea! xox
January 28th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I fell a few years ago while also walking the dog. He stopped suddenly to do his business and caught me off guard. I thought I’d sprained my arm. 10 days later it wasn’t any better. I had broken my elbow and it had to be forced into a bent position to heal. What we must go through for our beloved pups!
January 28th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Actually, the Australians need to be careful also if what I have been reading is accurate. We deal with falls on ice and they deal with heat stroke from 100+ temps. I do wish we had some middle ground on the weather.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Sorry to hear this, Rhea. R-I-C-E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.)
Loved the line about one-handed typing, by the way (but you knew I would.)
January 28th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
You type pretty good for a one-handed. Hope you heal quickly.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Suldog, that’s why they call you dog! RICE, thanks. I had to go online to find out what to do, but it’s RICE. You’re right.
Thanks, everyone, for these entertaining comments.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Hope that the ice is working that that you are doing better.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I broke my wrist a couple of years ago. There was one advantage. I had trouble eating with my left hand and I lost a lot of weight.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Jan, cool. I am right-handed and my hand has been useless most of the day but now I can type with it tonight. My improvement is good, except for the dieting aspect.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Take care. I fell 3x’s a couple of years ago. The older we are the longer it takes to heal. I’m so careful, but still…
Be well.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Oh no! Our driveway was a sheet of ice this morning and I had to be very careful getting around on it.
I’m glad that your hand is doing better now.
January 29th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Hope you recover soon. Sorry I snickered, but you know, you really did ask for it.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
We love our pets, but they can trip us up. My MIL broke her arm stumbling over our cat . My orthopedic surgeon friend says that pets are a major perpetrator of falls in older people. I’d be scared to go out walking on the ice after a bad fall I took once.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Ouch! falling with my dog is one of my big fears. I took my hiking stick with me today and I was glad I did. We need bigger fines for icy sidewalks.
February 12th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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