Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Help I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!

 Help I've fallen and I can't get up!
Yep, that was me last night.
Just like the woman in the commercial, here I was sprawled out on the bathroom floor.
Our slop sink in the laundry had overflowed. After cleaning up the water that was all over the floor, I stripped down and headed off to take a shower.
What I didn't realize is that the water had made its way into the bathroom. The minute my foot hit the wet tile .......whammo!
I went down like a ton of bricks.
My left knee slammed on the ground. My right leg was bent in a very awkward position. 
My right shoulder slammed on the wall and then the floor and my head whip lashed like I was on a roller coaster.
I screamed as I went down causing Susan to come running.
There I was sprawled naked as the day I was born, face down on the cold wet tile floor.
She asked if I thought I could get up.
My response was "eventually".
After a couple of minutes of regaining my composure and assessing any immediate damage o my being, I pulled myself towards the toilet and used it as an aide to get first to my knees and then stand up, using the sink to brace myself as well.
How I missed hitting my head or face on either of those fixtures on my way down is beyond me. 
Call me lucky!
Today is certainly the morning after.
Everything and I mean everything is hurting.

Thankfully , it's all just achy and with time and rest (ha!) it will pass.
Crisis avoided.
Lesson learned!

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