I had some surgery on my left arm and hand yesterday. I am in a sling with my entire left arm imobilized. It aches a lot and it is unusable. I can’t sleep well; it is hard to shower, to open jars, to shaveand I cant drive. I type with one finger of my right hand. I have to take some pain medication that makes me groggy. I have to ice my arm and hand every 30 minutes. I am cranky to boot.
I will never say in aspiration, “I will give my left arm for that” ever again.
I feel helpless.
I am so aware of my arm and hand. I have taken this appendage for granted.
I cant imagine what it would feel like to lose an arm or a hand on a permanent basis. My thoughts are with our Wounded Warriors.
My admiration for my friend Kyle Maynard has increased many fold as he was born without arms and legs. He is such a brave and pragmatic young man!
This blog post took me 5 minutes to construct. Not the usual 60 seconds.
We take health for granted; we take all the little mundane things we do every moment for granted.
This is a wake up call for me.