Blue Monday

Nothing blue on this Monday in Texas.  A perfect fall day.  However, where our hostess lives it may be a little cooler.  No matter, she will give you a warm welcome at backyardneighbor.typepad.com

For several years my sister, who is 85, has had to load and unload this electric wheelchair. Her husband can only walk with a walker a few steps.  Whenever they to go somewhere she has to get him the truck and load the chair into the bed of the truck.  Have you ever just tried to open and close the tailgate on a pickup? Believe me it is heavy and very hard to do.They have a lift that helped her load the chair.

On August the 5th when in the process of unloading the chair, the red strap broke and  the heavy wheelchair flew back and knocked my sister down and back in the road. Her husband(87) was still in the truck and could not get out and she could not move.  They are not sure how long she lay there.  Fortunately, the school bus came along and saw the situation.  Two little boys came over and called 911.

She was taken to the emergency room on August 4.  It was determined she had broken her Femur bone in her right leg.  They did surgery the next day. A week after surgery, she spent 20 days in rehab.  Came home on August 24th.  That was the day I went to stay with them and help out.  Never realized my stay would turn into a month. It was very stressful for me. Wanted you to know a small part of what I went through while there and the reason I have not been up to commenting and visiting like I should.

She has a rod and screws in her right leg.  Said it would probably take her three or four months to heal.  At her age, may be longer. She is having a hard time dealing with it as she has always been very active. They have home health coming four times a week to work with her. It is a miracle she did not get killed.

Just a touch of blue I spotted in the woods when taking a walk to get away far awhile.