Fell Again Tonight

Atonement my wife and I go out in the neighborhood which is partially still under construction and pickup the discarded wood etc that the workers aren’t going to use or need and take that home so my wife had wood for her woodworking projects. Tonight I was helping and I fell in the dark onto the concrete driveway. I weigh too much for my wife to help me up and bc of my weight (282) and bc of my right knee partial replacement lady October thus weakening that knee I couldn’t get up by myself. We had to call the ambulance. The EMTs got me up and I went home but I’m all bruised up and sore and have a few cuts too. I feel like a giant idiot and ■■■■■■■..

Last time I fell I actually went all schizophrenic and I don’t even remember the EMTs, the ambulance or the three day hospital stay.

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Sorry to hear that happened. Best to take better precautions in the future, and avoid any tasks with tripping hazards.

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I’m so sorry that happened to you

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@Schizbro

You know it. I’m not going out to do that ever again. And I’m going back to physical therapy to strengthen my knee again.

So stupid of me. I’m too old to be so dumb.

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Eh dont be hard on yourself. They say youre never too old to keep learning… one of the less obvious reasions for that is old age presents new problems and opportunities to learn.

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Well I don’t think I’m old per se, but at 55 I shouldn’t be rummaging around at night at a construction site. Omg.

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Im 42 and I feel old… Ive lost a lot of physical capacity in the last 10 or fifteen years.

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Maybe you should get a cane to catch yourself until your knee is better. I’m only 29 but I have one due to Parkinson’s.

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I do have a cane I guess I should probably use it. Thanks for the reminder.

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