Dropped

Here was my weekend y'all.

Jamming to Spoitfy on my couch reading blogs and eating sweet potatoes. I love sweet potatoes. A lot. Oh and my mother in law came by our house. So there's that.
I also mourned the loss of Hostess like every good American.

And since I have so many lovely new readers to my blog I thought I would tell you all how I broke my ankle and leg. It's a really sweet tale. Not.

It was September 30th and we just got back from the fair.

R.I.P. Big Tex

My husband is very outdoorsy.

Me? Not so much.

He and I have been rock climbing for the past month though.

Well, on this day, we went to this rock climbing gym for one of his work functions (he is a wellness coordinator and leads this kind of stuff).

Being the sweet heart I am, I see a girl that doesn't have a partner.

So I pair up with her. Then after some trouble here and there with her, I rock climb again.

I do fine and get to the top- 25 feet.

I look down at this chick and she tells me to come on down. For some reason, I had a feeling. I didn't feel secure.

So I meander down a few feet. Now I am about 20 feet high.

She again says, “Helene, I got you!”

Ok, I mean I have to trust you.

I release from the wall, putting all my weight on the harness.

She did not have me.

In fact she was doing it all wrong, why this time I have no idea.

She held the belay device wide open allowing the rope to fly right through and I fly down. Also, I am screaming for dear life to, “Let Go! LET GO!”

If she had let go, the safety device would have kicked in, the rope would have been caught and I would not have fallen.

Fantastic.

I fall on my right ankle (no driving for me).

I hear it crack and see it dislocate.

I luckily got an emergency surgery.

I have 8 screws and a plate (not a dinner one) forever in my leg.

You know what people ask me about the most?

How will I get through airport security.

And I don't know that answer.

I can't walk for 2+ months (But I am thankfully on the second month! Time flies when you're… no it doesn't.) And then another month of partial weight.

I better not miss Mardi Gras this year. That is the most important thing here!

BUT

there is some good.

I can't do anything for myself.

If I'm hungry my husband brings me food. I certainly don't clean. For a month I couldn't work. Which all in all isn't that bad. I have a walker. I am choosing to be an old lady and not a high schooler with crutches. Thank you. And the dog likes it.

Then I think of people like Lauren Scruggs. A gorgeous, talented blogger who lost her left eye and hand in a plane propeller. If you haven't read about her story, it's amazing. And I shouldn't be complaining a lick. It makes me realize you just have to get up, whether you hobble around or walk with two feet, and move on and be thankful for what you have.

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