So I leave work on Friday, determined to ride a little, get to the session in North Amherst on Friday, clean and do errands on Saturday, play a session on Sunday even if it was going to be not terribly fun, then go to PV O’Donnel’s concert to benefit the children’s hospital, and thence to the pub to party with him and the other folk until the spectre of work on Monday drove me home.
Making a long story short. . .I never got to the ride. In the process of mounting my horse I took a fall, broke both bones in my lower leg, and crawled 50 yards or so (with the foot at a really sickening angle that hurt more to look at it than it actually felt) to a phone where I called my husband. Six hours later I was in surgery, and since then I’ve been pretty much flat on my back with this hideous thing they CALL my foot propped up on pillows in a soft cast.
Anna. . .now I know what you were going through. I begged Tyghre to bring me a cheap whistle, and taped down its windway so I could play without being heard beyond my room on the orthopedic floor. But nurses and such kept coming in to listen, so I finally untaped the windway.
Today I’m home, but I’ll be on my back with the foot up for a while. I counted weeks and realized that I’ll probably be out of the cast by the time we leave for Ireland, and the only concession is that there won’t be any hiking for me, and we won’t have a manual car.
I really want to see some of the less accessible megaliths, but they’re going to have to wait for another trip now. Tyghre doesn’t like the idea of parking me in a pub while he goes hiking in Ireland {G}
I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope you do well. Look on the bright side, you’ll most likely get more playing in? Plus when you get your cast off you can send it around like a chain letter to all your C&F friends so we can sign it
I really want to see some of the less accessible megaliths, but they’re going to have to wait for another trip now. Tyghre doesn’t like the idea of parking me in a pub while he goes hiking in Ireland {G}
Anyway,
Try checking out this website for megaliths. If you don’t have a broadband connection it can take a while.
Oh, damn! Tyg, I’m so damn sorry! Will e-mail! (HUG) Keep playing, at least you’re making other people in the hospital happy! I crawled about 30 yards and managed to hold on to my purse with all my whistles in it! Trouble was was getting somebody to hear me, had to use my Generation B flat to pound a window. The the poor cops had to hoist me up!
Tyghress thats awful!!! I hope you heal fast and heal well. I didn’t make it to the Harp Friday either (for far less painful reasons) but was there Saturday and had inquired about your presence. When are you off to Ireland? How long do you get to stay.
best,
David
[ This Message was edited by: Feadan on 2002-03-18 12:47 ]
Ohhhhhh!!!
You poor dear…
I know how you feel, I broke my leg similarly and ended up with a pin and screw in the bones as a booby prize. If it is any consolation, it feels fine 16 years later. Can’t even tell what the weather will be.
Hang in there and try to make lemonade from the lemons. If you can’t practice whistle, I hope you’re in reasonable reach of a computer as the internet is such a rich source of information.
I hope you heal fast and heal well. I didn’t make it to the Harp Friday either (for far less painful reasons) but was there Saturday and had inquired about your presence. When are you off to Ireland? How long do you get to stay.