There's a first for everything - and I have one to deal with - PLEASE READ

[Mira]

Yesterday afternoon I slipped, fell and broke my left arm while lettering a van in my yard. I'm right handed.
The good thing is that I am sure I'll figure out how to still host the contest, the bad thing :rofl: is that my pers chatter will be diminished until i'm better.

Tomorrow the submissions will start,until that time let"s make the best of it and



or at least smile while counting blessings.

[Solly Mack]

1. Oh my! That's horrible. Hope you heal fast and heal well.

Love the photo.

Golly...you be careful!!

Damn.

[Mira]

2. well said - thanks n/t

[Solly Mack]

3. Take it as easy as possible. Did you make enough soup for a couple of days?

I hope so. That way you can relax and not worry about doing too much.

[Mira]

4. Hühnersuppe - Chicken soup is in the house - my son is coming too

to finish the van and to help me figure out how to take a shower.
Til then i check out in my lazy girl chair and figure out how to cope.

[elleng]

21. Will be thinking of you, Huhnersuppe, your son, your van & your lazy girl chair!

:hug:

(Thats a gentle hug!)

[trusty elf]

5. Dang Mira, I'm sorry to hear that!

I'm glad you can smile about it though!

I'm also happy that your Bird Butt Bild has done so well!

Alles Gute!

:hi:

[Mira]

15. thanx friend - i will NOT do something like this again

just to get you to show up OK

[NV Whino]

6. Oh damn, Mira, that's terrible

Having been in a similar situation recently, here are a few tips.

1. Have your son install a hand held shower head if you don't already have one. (Don't rely on plastic bags to keep the cast dry using a regular shower head. The doctors who tell you to use plastic bagst have obviously never tried it.)

2. One Touch can and One Touch bottle opener. (As seen on TV!) A godsend for the one handed. You can get spiked cutting boards to hold stuff while you cut, too.

3. Dragon Dictate, if you have a lot of writing to do. For short term, this may not be worth it. I still use it when I have longer pieces to type.

4. Get friendly with a neighbor. You will need zippers and buttons done and rides to wherever.

5. Eat healthy (I'm sure you already do based on photos of your cooking). Good nutrition speeds healing.

So, good healing vibes coming in your direction.

[Mira]

12. thank you - i needed that n/t more later :)

[Celebration]

7. I'm so sorry......

Oh Mira we will miss you, but I don't think you should be worrying about the contest at this point. Tomorrows afternoon I will be back to regular connectivity and will look at the schedule and see what I can do to help you when I get back home.

Darn it!!

[bluedigger]

8. Well, that's just terrible!

This confounds my karma theory - I figured your cheeky winter contest entry was a runaway winner as a karmic reward for stepping up to run this month's contest - and now this! :shrug:

What else have you been up to?:rofl:



I hope you heal up quick!:hug:

[Mira]

11. WHAT a picture ----there are reasons this happened, i will discover

them as time goes on

it is all good

[Richard D]

9. A while ago . .

I broke my right hand. As a right handed acupuncturist, it was a challenge. I had to learn to do my work one wrong handed and to learn to write with my left hand. It was a major challenge that I took on as a learning experience. Funny thing is that I also fell a couple days ago and sprained my left wrist pretty badly.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. The good thing about broken bones is that they generally heal quickly and completely.

[Mira]

13. very encouraging - thank you - they were horrible to me at the er

i may write about that one day,
i did not know bones heal easily so that's good news. so sorry about your wrist

i was going to take a trip with a friend to costa rica - she broke her left arm 2 weeks ago -she is a painter and fell carrying a canvas down steps.
and now my left arm and your left wrist

very strange indeed

[Cassandra]

23. Well, we knew lefties are endangered...

but this is ridiculous. Hope you heal fast and well!

[Saphire]

10. sorry to hear about that Mira. If you need any help with the contest,

just let me know.

[Mira]

14. we'll get'er on --i know we will --we'll need a help co-ordinator and it will

all happen.

[blueraven95]

16. I'm so sorry Mira

I hope you start feeling better very soon.

:hug:

[ohheckyeah]

17. Well, that's just terrible.

I'm sorry....I hope you have plenty of help and it heals quickly.

[CC]

18. Ow, ow, ow!

I feel for you.:hug: Take your pain pills as directed, it does make a difference. If they didn't prescribe you any get your doctor on the phone and get some. My ortho was adamant about it. I do hope you are going to see an ortho. Almost afraid to hear about the emergency room.

I did not see this until after making the broken bone comment in another thread. I was thinking about my feet, unfortunately you now know too well what I meant. :hug:

NV Whino had some great advice. I would add, get a shower chair. I know it is your arm that broke but it will screw with your balance some and the chair is just that bit of extra safety. It also makes washing your hair one handed a easier. Even with a hand head shower head you still need to wrap the arm in a plastic bag. I got painters tape and used it to seal/hold a bag over my legs even though I kept the feet on a chair outside of the shower. The hand held shower head and shower chair made it possible for me to even get a shower.

My ortho also had me take a calcium, magnesium, zinc supplement while my bones were healing along with vitamin D. Check with your doctor of course.

Hope your son can stay at least for a couple of days. You might need some help beyond that but you will surprise yourself with how much you can adapt and make things workable.

Also, if your son gets over protective take it in good grace with the love intended. You probably scared the crap out of him.


Edited to add- Love the shadow, that one is perfect.

[alfredo]

19. Sorry to hear about that.

At least your shutter release hand is still good.

[handmade34]

20. UGH! hate broken bones

so sorry... really... take care of yourself

[Mz Pip]

22. Oh Mira

I am so sorry. What a hassle. Please heal quickly! :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Mira!

Oh, sweetie, I am so sorry to hear this...

I'm glad your son will be there for awhile to help...

Gentle hugs and many strong vibes for quick, hopefully painless bone healing...

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Mira]

25. thank you - you are the queen of hearts - not only in my estimation......n/t

[HarveyDarkey]

26. Oh damn, that's awful

I will help in any way I can with the contest if you need me.

[Callalily]

27. Oh Yikes MIra!

A whole new set of challenges are in store for you, as I'm sure you discovered already. Glad to hear that your son will be helping you out, and good advice about enlisting neighbors as needed.

Sending healing vibes your way!

[KC]

28. Gosh that's terrible

I hope you feel better soon and heal fast !

KC

[madamesilverspurs]

29. Mira!!!

You are trespassing in MY territory, please to knock it off.

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!

And for what it's worth, I've had both breaks and sprains, and the breaks hurt less and healed faster.

Thinking of you. . .

-

[regnaD kciN]

30. Good heavens...!

I hope you make a quick recovery. What an awful month for me to pass off the contest onto you -- sorry!

:grouphug:

[Mira]

31. actually...

if nothing majorly embarrassing goes wrong it's a blessing. i'll feel useful.

there's little else i can do and being bound to some obligations keeps me off the streets. i'd be shuffling about, disturbing traffic, trailing the blanket i'm wrapped in because getting dressed isn't possible.

i'm missing your entry!