After the unfortunate events that sent TLW (The Little
Woman) to the ER and getting her leg in a splint, the hospital staff gave her a
set of crutches. Now TLW has never had to use crutches, and really has had few
operations in her life, once a gallbladder and her four children, that’s it.
Being that she looks like her father, she is acting like him
too, as she gets very nervous about the whole deal. The idea of her using
crutches was a real eye opener causing all kinds of questions that I have to
answer. Being a veteran of crutches myself for a good 6 months, I know what
they do to you and how to manage them. I try to guide her, give her tips and
tell her of my experiences.
But there are whole lessons in learning to use crutches that
extend beyond just the walking. There is sitting and getting up from a chair:
there is climbing the stairs and going down the stairs. The best part is
getting up a step of the curb or entering the house. TLW sits on her butt and
climbs the stairs raising her butt on rise at a time. There is temptation,
where she crawls into the house on all fours, and I want to toss a ball and
yell: “Fetch!”
Watching the unsteadiness of TLW as she tries to walk with
the crutches is like if you can imagine: a kamikaze pilot on crack! Not only
could she take out the ship, but the whole damned ocean as well!
As for me, I have been told by everyone to be good to her,
to take care of her, to take good care of her, but I’m too busy
to hear them, because I am too busy doing whatever she needs.
Tomorrow we will be at the orthopedic to re-cast her leg, we
will make a decision on whether to operate or make it heal as naturally as
possible.
IN TIME FOR
CHRISTMAS!
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Mountain, TN 37377
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