Ah to be outdoors again and…free!
After being sequestered in the hospital for more than six
days, five to ten pounds lighter and weary from doing nothing, I am so
relieved. It is such a privilege to be American, from a First World Country with
everything accessible. Came back to the farm sans crutches. I was promised I could take the one pair the
hospital owned for a few days until I could figure out another option. At the
moment I was climbing into the van (Ambulance) for the long bumpy ride “home”
the nurse took them out of my grasp insisting I had to find another option. Arrived
in one piece, legs quaking from holding one up and securing the other against
the far wall of the van. Normally it takes about 45 minutes to drive back from
town, think this trip was about a day and a half!
Ana made a few phone calls on my behalf and was able to find
a friend in town who has a pair of crutches. If he cannot find them easily, Dario
will swing by the shop and buy a pair for me. He probably knows by now, if he
shows up without the necessary equipment, he may have to sleep in the doghouse!
I hugged Birnabe hard when I got here. He is the cat that
was miaoing like crazy when I was hollering “sorrcoho” after I fell into the
hole. What a smart kitty! No one thought to investigate why the dogs were
barking since they sound the alarm whenever someone walks by. An insistent cat is obviously another story.
Something about the way he was crying caused Ana to open the door.
Tired, so tired. Will write more tomorrow, promise!
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