Greetings, loyal blog readers. I was all set yesterday to write a new post for this blog, but got diverted to the hospital instead.<\/p>\n
Yep, while my senior pal who walks with me and I were out for our early morning brisk walk yesterday, we were struck…
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\n…by a stupid deer (buck) that came bounding out of a forested area. We had our backs to it as we were walking along on a sidewalk, and that stupid thing ran right into my senior pal, and as it tried to get past her, it glanced a blow at me.<\/p>\n
Both my senior pal and I were knocked into the street. My pal got kicked and stomped on by the buck before it ran off.<\/p>\n
We lay there winded and stunned. But realizing that we were in the street, I carefully helped my pal back onto the sidewalk and began to assess her (and my) injuries.<\/p>\n
A passerby stopped his car and asked what happened. I explained. He called 9-1-1 and very quickly, a trained crew from my local fire station showed up. I know these guys — they were all shocked about what happened. <\/p>\n
My sr. pal and I were treated for bleeding, loaded into the ambulance, and taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n
By the time we arrived in the emergency room, I figured out that I was not badly hurt. I had a little road rash (skin abrasion) on my right leg and a sore right knee. I was much more worried about my friend. She is 80 years old!<\/p>\n
Doctors evaluated her and had x-rays taken. My friend’s daughter arrived in time to hear the results — no broken bones. Grateful for small miracles!<\/p>\n
I reached my husband by phone (which is not easy to do since he seldom answers the phone from numbers on Caller ID that he does not recognize). I explained what happened and told him that I would be there for a while. I asked him not to alarm the family and to wait for more information.<\/p>\n
My friend was patched up and we waited with her for the afternoon while the doctors made sure that there were no signs of a concussion, swelling, or blood clots from bruising. My friend’s daughter is a registered nurse, so the hospital was okay with releasing my friend (and me) in the late afternoon. <\/p>\n
My friend’s daughter drove me home. I wanted to go with her to take her mother back into her home, but she insisted that I not try to strain myself, and that she could take care of it. I was in no position to argue.<\/p>\n
I spoke with my friend and her daughter twice last night, and my friend is okay, resting well, and managing the pain. <\/p>\n
This morning, I am also feeling rather sore, but otherwise okay. I am black-and-blue in places that I didn’t know I had. I am still in shock by what happened from such a strange, bizarre situation.<\/p>\n
Life is short: perhaps adjust walking time to when it is daylight….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Greetings, loyal blog readers. I was all set yesterday to write a new post for this blog, but got diverted to the hospital instead. Yep, while my senior pal who walks with me and I were out for our early … Continue reading