Have had nasty accident. Was carrying a chair out to the porch, it caught on a ridge I usually step over, and I fell very heavily on my face. The chair folded & caught my fingers. Blood was pouring profusely from my face, and fingers and my teeth are out of alignment.
My nice neighbour Dale across the road was watering her flowers and heard me, and rushed over. I eventually managed to get up, and she fetched wash cloths. Rang her daughter Susie, who is a nurse, who bandaged the shredded fingers, and filled a plastic bag with ice for my face. They suggested, of course, taking me to the ER, but it was out of the question. By the time a doctor looked at me, took some x-rays, showed them to a radiologist for a report, sewed the fingers up, we are looking at, at least $5000. Not to mention the hours I'd be there, and I didn't want anyone waiting with me. It's unfortunate this is the biggest holiday weekend of the year, but I'll go to my doctor on Monday.
Dale has been back and forth during the evening until she went to bed. They are going to Texas in the morning but she said she'll see me before she goes. Because it is a holiday I don't want to call on anyone if I can help it, but might ask Phyllis on Saturday to change the bandages. She'll tell me off for not calling her earlier, but she doesn't live in Shawnee, and it's the eve of a holiday, as I say.
I was lying down since it happened, but just got up to type this, and am actually not feeling too bad at the moment. More worried about my teeth than anything, everything else will heal.
Bubbles is very worried at all the blood on the porch, she doesn't know where to step. Dale wanted to clean it up, but I felt she was doing more than enough for me, I wouldn't let her.
Will be back tomorrow with a little update.
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