I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up...Or Something Like That
So I've known this information for almost a week now. And I've held it close, only talking about it with a couple people. I guess I'm just embarrassed. I'm tired of needing help. I'm tired of talking about medical problems. We've had a lot with my mono/Lyme disease last year and Caleb's 2 surgeries. I kind of just want to pretend it's not real. But it is, and so here it is. About 2 months ago, on a rainy day, I was getting the kids our of the car and slipped on the wet garage floor and totally wiped out. I had immediate intense pain and wasn't sure I was going to be able to stand up. Bethy was so sweet and came over and started picking up the things I dropped and asking how she could help. Fortunately I did get up and even managed to hobble around and make the kids' lunch. I limped around for the next few days, went to the dr. twice, got a brace, some pain meds, and anti inflammatory meds and assumed I'd heal with time. It did get better. ...