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I just got back from the hospital. My Mom got bucked off her new horse and broke her ankle.This is the third and worst injury she's received from this horse in the last three weeks. The horse has kicked her(stitches in her leg), caused her to gash her finger(stitches), and now broke her ankle by bucking her off. It looks like there make be some extensive tendon damage as well, but they can't tell until the swelling is down. After talking to Mom she mentioned the last owner had been killed riding the horse in an accident and that is why she got the horse so cheap. At this point I'm thinking the horse is "Christine" from Stephen King. She's been riding for probably 60 years and her biggest fear is getting thrown from a horse and hurt. She has been buying and selling horses the last couple years like crazy because she can't find a horse she feels safe riding. I've rode the same horses she's had problems with and I had no trouble at all and I'm not a horseman by any means. I'm convinced that the horses sense her fear and it makes them jumpy and that causes the problems so she gets rid of that horse. I've suggested that and she agrees with me, but my sister keeps talking her into getting a new horse soon after she gets rid of one of them. She just doesn't get that Mom no longer has fun riding and is scared of the horses.
My peeve today was Mom calls me and asks if I'm doing anything. She sounded funny on the phone. I said I had to meet with a client in a few hours, but had a few hours to kill. She then tells me about getting thrown from the horse and that she made it home, but as soon as she took her boot off she wasn't able to stand and couldn't get up off the floorbecause her ankle kept flopping out(WTH is flopping out?) She then tells me that my sister who lives 3 minutes away isn't able to come help her because she has to go to the post office and then go to work and doesn't have time.
I tell her I'm on my way and to not do anything silly till I get there. In rush hour week end traffic it's going to take me an hour and a half to get there. GRRRR. Any idea how frustrating that is???
Well, my sister calls me and tells me she is now going to take Mom to the hospital and drop her off at emergency and can I pick her up when they are done with her, she has to go to work. Did I mention this is the same sister that emailed me to tell me I didn't have to come up to take care of our Grandfather for the weekend because he had broken his hip and was in the hospital. He never recovered and passed a couple weeks later.
Anyway, I finally get to the hospital and they get the x-rays back and she had definitely broke her ankle, so they splinted it up and told her to make an appt. for a cast when the swelling went down. After the hospital we went to the pharmacy to get her pain meds Rx filled as she was in a lot of pain. It was going to be a 20 minute wait so I suggested I walk over and get some ice cream at Baskin Robbins. She thought that would be great. As soon as I walk in the door their power goes off. Ten minutes later they don't know what happened and can't sell me anything or make any smoothies or shakes. :grumpy:
I give up and walk back to the car. We go back to the pharmacy and pick up her meds and go home. I fed the cats, got her mail and basically did all the chores so she wouldn't try to do anything. Of course, then she tries to get a glass of water and forgets her ankle is broken and only in a splint. She immediately falls back into the chair in agonizing pain.
After a few more minutes the pain meds kicked in and she was feeling much better. Soon after she was sleeping.
What a crazy freaking day.
My peeve today was Mom calls me and asks if I'm doing anything. She sounded funny on the phone. I said I had to meet with a client in a few hours, but had a few hours to kill. She then tells me about getting thrown from the horse and that she made it home, but as soon as she took her boot off she wasn't able to stand and couldn't get up off the floorbecause her ankle kept flopping out(WTH is flopping out?) She then tells me that my sister who lives 3 minutes away isn't able to come help her because she has to go to the post office and then go to work and doesn't have time.
I tell her I'm on my way and to not do anything silly till I get there. In rush hour week end traffic it's going to take me an hour and a half to get there. GRRRR. Any idea how frustrating that is???
Well, my sister calls me and tells me she is now going to take Mom to the hospital and drop her off at emergency and can I pick her up when they are done with her, she has to go to work. Did I mention this is the same sister that emailed me to tell me I didn't have to come up to take care of our Grandfather for the weekend because he had broken his hip and was in the hospital. He never recovered and passed a couple weeks later.
Anyway, I finally get to the hospital and they get the x-rays back and she had definitely broke her ankle, so they splinted it up and told her to make an appt. for a cast when the swelling went down. After the hospital we went to the pharmacy to get her pain meds Rx filled as she was in a lot of pain. It was going to be a 20 minute wait so I suggested I walk over and get some ice cream at Baskin Robbins. She thought that would be great. As soon as I walk in the door their power goes off. Ten minutes later they don't know what happened and can't sell me anything or make any smoothies or shakes. :grumpy:
I give up and walk back to the car. We go back to the pharmacy and pick up her meds and go home. I fed the cats, got her mail and basically did all the chores so she wouldn't try to do anything. Of course, then she tries to get a glass of water and forgets her ankle is broken and only in a splint. She immediately falls back into the chair in agonizing pain.
After a few more minutes the pain meds kicked in and she was feeling much better. Soon after she was sleeping.
What a crazy freaking day.
You did real well, getting through a day like that. I hope your mother's ankle heals well.
