January 17, 2007
I haven’t posted anything here for a while because I’ve been rather tied up.
On the evening of Monday, January 8, I was barefoot and carrying a small water-filled bowl across a ceramic tile floor. In a moment that may forever remain a mystery to me, I somehow spilled some of the water in the course of taking one step, and promptly stepped in the water spot with the next.
Down I went. The thud was sickening. My daughter heard the crash and came running. But it was too late. The damage had been done. I had landed squarely on my right hip. It was broken.
On Wednesday, January 10, I underwent a complete hip joint replacement surgery. The UT Southwestern orthopaedic surgeons did a great job of putting me back together. At my insistence, and with the surgeon’s blessing, I was discharged two days following the surgery – a record, I’m told.
My cancer treatments continue to go well.
I apologize for my brevity here. My energy level is very low. Even putting together this post was taxing. I’ll try to write more next week.
On the evening of Monday, January 8, I was barefoot and carrying a small water-filled bowl across a ceramic tile floor. In a moment that may forever remain a mystery to me, I somehow spilled some of the water in the course of taking one step, and promptly stepped in the water spot with the next.
Down I went. The thud was sickening. My daughter heard the crash and came running. But it was too late. The damage had been done. I had landed squarely on my right hip. It was broken.
On Wednesday, January 10, I underwent a complete hip joint replacement surgery. The UT Southwestern orthopaedic surgeons did a great job of putting me back together. At my insistence, and with the surgeon’s blessing, I was discharged two days following the surgery – a record, I’m told.
My cancer treatments continue to go well.
I apologize for my brevity here. My energy level is very low. Even putting together this post was taxing. I’ll try to write more next week.
posted by Explorer of The Universe at 8:48 PM
