Some things I remembered this morning When Burt was in the rehab after a fall in which he broke a hip bone during a bout with Covid, he’d call me with an escape plan. He said we could meet by the front door and sneak out to go home. He’d wake his roommates yelling outContinue reading “Falling”
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That village
It takes a village. Hillary Clinton on bringing up children but applies as well to how society runs Good neighbors. They have provided continuing support for me. My personal cavalry when, one day, Burt was so agitated about going out to the street that he rammed his walker against a wall. Down he went. AContinue reading “That village”
After his fall
Burt is a recoverer by nature and determination. It’s 11 days since he bruised his knee, and here he is getting approved to go out walking again. Not only that, he’s not screaming in pain over it. In fact, he’s blaming the other leg. How’s he doing? Doing well.
The fall
I pride myself in pulling no punches when I share our day to day. So, how did I really feel when I got the call from the aide. It’s very scary hearing of a fall. “If it were a broken bone or if it required a trip to the ER,” my mind raced with theContinue reading “The fall”
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