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“Cast Away” Actually Means You Don’t Get Off The Island

7/11/2015

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Getting the cast off your ankle doesn’t always mean you can now walk. Ugh.

Six weeks of healing an ankle can do all kinds of damage to other parts of your body. Once I was free to start putting weight on my foot again, I find out that I…can’t.

Ouch.

Apparently swelling takes it’s toll on nerves and joints. – mine didn’t bother to sync calendars with my ankle bone to make sure they all had this week blocked for my return to walking. So my #SummerOfCast continues for a while longer, without the cast.

I did have a breakthrough moment this week, kinda like that scene with Tom Hanks in Cast Away when he made fire for the first time. I was able to get in the bathtub without assistance. This was definitely a breakthrough and also a little sad (read my “Love Is A Hot Bath” post if you want to know why).

I’m looking forward to the end of this “alternative summer” journey. While I’m not ready to call it finished yet - don’t want Karma to come knocking on my door - I can feel the finish line getting closer. I’m storing up little nuggets of knowledge that might serve me well on days sans cast.

  • You can’t cross a wet floor on crutches. Nope.

  • Love is …having a husband who will reach out and fix your “croppy” when you are wearing a sundress while on crutches.

  • Waving a crutch at a barking dog is no longer an effective threat after six weeks. Once they learn you can’t throw/won’t throw it, it’s over. However, throwing dog food is a sure thing to get their attention.

  • Once you are downstairs, anything left upstairs will stay upstairs unless you need it to breathe.

  • I can go six weeks without buying anything. No clothes, no shoes, no beauty products. Imagine the money I can save if I keep this up. Expect Target to show a loss for this quarter.

  • It is impossible to make up the bed on crutches.

  • My husband can make up our bed like a fancy hotel. He may regret showing me that he has that skill.

  • Six weeks without cooking or cleaning is kinda nice, even if it does make me feel guilty.

  • Blessings should be counted, no matter how small they are. My behind may be spreading but my arms are getting incredibly strong.


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