By During the 6-7 weeks of my broken-footedness and healing thereof, I read a bunch of novels. Here are the highlights of a few of them. “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo. I’d tried reading this one a couple times before, but just couldn’t get into it. This time, I did. And it was great. It’s about …
Out!
House arrest is over! The cast came off Monday so I’ve finally been able to start rebuilding strength in the right foot/ankle/leg. Yesterday I walked and walked around the house, still depending on crutches. But I discovered this morning that my ankle is strong enough to support my weight – and strong enough to accelerate …
Dessert? Yes.
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: DESSERT? YES. CHOCOLATE PIE, peach pie, cream puff. I can’t walk, but I can still eat. Several weeks ago my mother drove up from Arkansas assigned with the task of getting her broken-footed daughter out of the house. She got me out all right. The …
Castaway
Six weeks. Done. Yippee!
Elevators
Open door – the elevator at the Emporia Public Library. I am so not an elevator person. Part of my elevator dislike is being in a tiny, confined space – with no windows and one iffy door. Another part of my dislike is that if you take the elevator, you waste an opportunity to run, …
Mobility, Interrupted
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: MOBILITY, INTERRUPTED I don’t get out of the house much these days. Can you say fifth metatarsal? Can you say broken? It’s a sports-related injury; I broke my foot jumping rope, my fitness activity of choice, one I’ve done more or less daily for at …
Evaluating
This ol’ broken foot has given me time for reflection, evaluation. I’ve been looking at my life, my writing, and this blog, among other things… deciding where to put my creative time and energies. After leaving the blog empty for three days, the only one who even noticed was my mother, so maybe I should …
KU Blue
Fresh X-rays were taken to make sure the bone was still aligned. Then the splint came off and the cast went on. I had a choice of about six or seven colors and I said, “Blue, please.” This isn’t the old-fashioned plaster cast, it has super fibers – fiberglass in it. That’s Leighton York, the …
The Evidence
Not that anyone cares about this except me, but … Exhibit A: The shoe I’ve been jumping rope with for the past year. Note the 1/2-inch of sole sticking out the left side. Exhibit B: New shoe I bought last Saturday and used during ill-fated jump-roping session on Sunday. Note the smaller amount of sole …
New wheels
Laugh if you want to, but I love this thing, this saver-of-armpits. After my first 24 hours with crutches, I had tender crutch ruts under my arms. Each step was sheer misery. Then I remembered this contraption and asked my friend Jackie Lutz if I could borrow it. Her late mother had used this ambulatory …
And the X-ray says…
Busted! A tiny bone in the upper right side of my foot is cracked. Can’t put any weight on the foot for 6 weeks. It’s in a splint. Get a cast next week. It’s my driving foot, so I can’t drive. Stuck at home. I only went to the doctor because you’re supposed to go …