Tuesday, April 7, 2015

What was I thinking - I'm too old for skating.

I haven't posted for some time, not that I don't have a lot to say. I went to an Autism Roller Skating party with my grandson who is seven and we have legal guardianship of and have had him with us since he was a year old. Well, I had went to a previous party for the school a couple months before but was shaky on the skates although I was a good skater a lot of years ago. I really didn't want to go skating this time but I was worried about him so rented skates. I was doing OK and went out for one or two more go a round's. Right off the bat he and another little skater plowed into me and down all three of us went. I remember falling flat on my left side and the pain in my back, chest and finally wrist and hand. The little guys were OK luckily. My grandson was crying loudly and said I knocked them down. I don't remember it that way but maybe I did. We went to get something to eat and then got him and his cousin to our house. I took a shower and my wife said "Where are you going?" I said to the hospital and off I went. Well, my back was OK and no ribs broken but did break my wrist and a temporary cast put on. It took a couple weeks to get into an Ortho Doc and he confirmed the break and it was a little worse that first thought. I was re-casted and had a cast on for eight weeks. It'll take 8 months for things to get back to a somewhat normal state but at least I have use of my hand again and can once again do things, including typing.

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