a month later....

..... after my debacle, the days are much shorter, the leaves are changing, I am slowly coming back to life as I know it. Finished with blood thinners - aspirin doubling as pain killers - I am experimenting with the correct dosage & timing of tylenol / advil / aspirin for physical therapy and exercises ameliorated by ice, I walk mostly without a cane, but carry it as a security blanket. Showering & dressing deserve their own post (stay tuned). I can get in & out of my jeep (not as easy as it may seem), pump gas, make it through the banking drive in window, grocery shop, take out garbage, take my mom to appointments, etc. (all slowly). People tell me how quickly I am recovering - but I have discovered they have all been force fed "power of positive thinking" on steroids - still, I'll take what I can get. One thing for sure - I have greater empathy & understanding of those enduring painful breaks and surgeries (& I am searching for other positives from this experience).