Oct 18 2006

Spareribs

in bed

I fell from the stairs today and bruised some ribs. It happened before I started work. I ran up the inside stairs in the apartment we are working in. I always run up stairs, never walk. The door beneath blew open because a gust of wind, so i turned a ran down in the same movement. The next thing I know is that my feet slid away under me and I fell backwards, banging the back of my head on a stair. My rib cage hit another stair and for a few seconds I was gaping for air, unable to utter a sound. After that I started to yell, so loud that somebody came all the way from the park at the other side of the street to see if I was okay. I tried all limbs and they seemed to still work. I then slowly got up and that also worked, although it was very painful.

And now I’m lying in bed and every movement hurts like hell. After I get in or out of bed I literally have to catch my breath from exhaustion. I went to see a chiropractor this afternoon and he told me that a couple of ribs were slightly bruised and the muscles that keep your back together were very tense. He said it won’t take too long to heal though. Let’s hope he’s right. Alison is in Toronto so I have to take care of myself and the dogs. I’ll manage, but with difficulty.

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