How is my ouwie? I am able to stand on it with my crutches. My foot has turned, or part of it, into blue/purple up to my toes. I keep the tension bandage on when I am up. I have becoming quite a pro on those crutches (and to Ted's dismay) in making demands. I can only give him one request at the time.
So when he is making coffee I better not talk about the "poor" plants needing water! Or talk about the things we need from the store or...........
I lost it yesterday morning. I woke up at 5:00am and I was trying to sleep because I did not want to wake Ted. He is a terrible sleeper. Sometimes he stays awake till the early hours into the morning. As I was lying there I thought of something. I could make my coffee and toast no problem. If I could put the coffee in a travel mug with a tight lid and my toast on a plastic plate with plastic wrap around it I might be able to do it on my own, that is it, make two trips to the sun room, why did I not think about that earlier?
Made the coffee and toast, so far so good, was able to find the mug. Put the freshly made coffee in it, put my toast on the plate and promised my toast I'd pick it up in a minute or five.
Trying to manoeuvre the coffee mug with the "tight lid" and my crutches was not as successfully as I had anticipated. I was just about to enter the living room with it's light carpet, you guested it, bang on the floor my coffee went. I cried out "shit" not once, but three or four times. Ted came to the kitchen half a sleep, thought I had fallen. I was so frustrated that I began to cry. Now I had to clean the carpet as well. So much for my bright ideas.
Today I have an appointment at Walmart to have my eyes checked. I am going to try to make that. At Walmart they have wheelchairs. I am just about ready to get out of the house. Even though I have not been bored at all.
I have a laptop from work and it allows me to dial in to do the necessary things. It is also T4 time and have to get ready for that. Debbie FedEx-ed a box full with files and mail that I have to work myself through. I am doing fine that way. My foot is elevated when I am sitting. It has been over a week now. I did not think a sprained ankle/foot would take this long though.
2 comments:
Awwww...you have my sympathy Trudy. If that were me I would set up the toaster, bread etc. and the coffee maker and all that goes with it and set it all up in the den....then the journey is not so great on your own.
Still you need help so that is a tough one. It seems that you have always been the one that has to be strong, and it is difficult to be the one in need. Soon you will be well and back 'on both feet'. God bless you and keep you safe.
You hang in there, Mom. Before you know it you will be expected to do everything again. Enjoy it while it lasts!!
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