I'm blogging over at Choc Lit Author's Corner today about seizing the day, but telling you about here gives me another excuse to post this photo, taken at the bottom of our garden last night.
Thursday 2 December Feeling confined in her snow-muffled flat, Ma takes a walk up her front path to take the morning air. As she returns a cat jumps over the wall and startles her. She slips on the icy path and lands heavily on her shoulder. When her injury doesn’t spontaneously heal, she eventually gives in and calls her local GP surgery. In the evening a GP visits and summons an ambulance ‘sooner rather than later’. Around 10.30 pm Ma is admitted to her local hospital. X-rays suggest she has a fractured scapula which will require emergency surgery. She is put on a nil by mouth regime that night and transferred to a larger hospital for an emergency operation. However, she’s picked a busy period for her accident so the operation doesn’t take place. Saturday 4 December The operation is rescheduled for this morning, so Ma’s had a second night of nil by mouth. A CT scan shows that Ma’s humerus is broken in four places. Despite her obviously smashed-up arm, which is in a sling and...
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(But glad you've fallen on your feet and have such a wonderful new home)
xo
Thanks for sharing.
The kind of view I have to drive hundreds of miles to find. :)
carol
Debs, Pauline, thank you!
Hi Carol and welcome. Thanks for visiting and for your comment.
Norma, Mags - that's what I keep saying here!
Diane, if everyone can put up with it, I'll keep posting photos! Yes, we went to see Wales v Barbarians yesterday and it was amazing! Will duly report on Wednesday!