Wishing the Time Away
It’s been a long week,
Time dragging life by its boots,
Life’s brakes flat against the floor,
Four long weeks to go.
Next week plus three.
If I keep busy will it hasten,
Will time go faster
‘Til I’m free of this plaster?
Enough, enough!
One arm, heavy as lead,
Feels like it’s dead,
Back aches from the weight.
But that‘s not all –
Two times more of this torture ahead,
At least a year ‘til I’m fit and strong,
Back to the person I’ve been all along.
Patience, the virtue
That I’ve always lacked,
I now have to make my ally and friend
To give me the will to get to the end.
With my new knees
I’ll be able to do
All the things I could back then
And have enjoyment in life again.
I’ve learned my lesson from the universe,
God has spoken, my eyes are open,
There is no excuse,
How could I have been so obtuse?
Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopedic_cast
©DGA
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12/07/2010 at 9:11 am
Take care and be kind to yourself adee.
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12/07/2010 at 9:20 am
I’ve tried to live in denial for years – hence my falls, Cin. I put off facing it for ‘one day…’, but now I’m thinking Oct/Nov.
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12/07/2010 at 2:24 pm
Have you actually broken something yourself?
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12/07/2010 at 3:29 pm
I was diagnosed as needing knee replacements in 2001. My walking has deteriorated since then and I tripped and broke my right wrist +/- 5 years ago. Now, 2 weeks ago, I tripped and broke the other wrist! 😦
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12/07/2010 at 7:17 pm
Ah that’s awful, what a round of bad-luck you are having. My sympathies.
Hope you recover, and get well soon, Mike.
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12/07/2010 at 7:25 pm
Thanks, Mike, my fault but I’ll survive!
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12/07/2010 at 7:13 pm
too freak…i saw the commentor before me and thought i had a doppleganger…
oh man, i jacked up my wrist my senoir year of HS…had to wear a brace…could not write…could not take tests…had to make it all up…it sucked.
hope your healing flies by…
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12/07/2010 at 7:28 pm
It is SO inconvenient to have to rely on lifts, etc., but I must say everyone has been fantastic!
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12/07/2010 at 7:55 pm
I can imagine the frustration you must be experiencing with your wrist in plaster, but please don’t remove it earlier than what you should.
Good for you on making the decision to have your knees done! It’ll be well worth it once you’re running around again 🙂
xx
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13/07/2010 at 5:12 am
I know, Halfy, I can’t put it off any longer. Dreading it, baby that I am, but can’t wait to get it behind me!
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15/07/2010 at 9:33 am
we all put off things and suffer the consequences. hang in there! you have a way to go toet it all ok, we’ll be here with you
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15/07/2010 at 1:27 pm
Thank you so much, Sidey; I will need all the moral support I can get.
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