My heart is hurting this morning for my Mom. Yesterday she lost her balance as she was trying to disinfect her dishwasher and she ended up falling with significant force. Now my Mom is a bit of a professional faller. She has taken dramatic tumbles across streets, on boardwalks, in hallways, in school parking lots and a variety of other locations during her 'career.' She has emerged with horrible road rash and gnarly bruises, but she has never caused any damage. Until yesterday.
She began complaining about pain as soon as my sister and nephew tried to help her up. When I learned that she was en route to the hospital, I steadied myself for bad news. It turns out that she has broken her tibia and that her knee replacement may or may not have been compromised. We won't know if surgery is required until Thursday.
In the meantime, she is in a full leg immobilizer at home. Talk about miserable! She is in significant pain and a lot of discomfort from the brace. If you are in contact with my Mom, please consider reaching out. I think she could lean into her support army right now.
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