Clumsy Me! 03/30/2009
 

Okay, I'm officially a doofus.  Yesterday evening, I thought it would be such a nice idea to relax with a nice hot cup of chamomile tea.

And it would have been, too, if I'd put the tea ON the table instead of on the edge of the table by the couch.  The boiling hot water spilled over my right thigh (as photographed above) and I'm afraid to say cursing and tears ensued.

Dan, having been to "boys' school" (which is something akin to Boy Scouts...to which I was never invited), knew that the best thing to do was to put a cool, wet cloth on the leg.  A phone call to the doc later (everything is more complex when you're on chemo), and I was ensconced once again in my chair with a cool pack on the leg and a half-vicodin on board.  Man, 2nd Degree burns HURT!

I postponed my birding expedition with Hal and Charlie this morning (to avoid rubbing the burned area with workout pants, etc.) but it looks like I should be good to gimp around the neighborhood slowly this afternoon without adding to the damage.

One of my daily affirmations is that I "look for jewels in the mine."  This means that even though sometimes things in life are hard or painful, there are gems alongside the difficult circumstances.  In this case, I think the lesson I was reminded of this weekend is that life is not an either/or proposition.  It is neither all good nor all bad but some crazy mixed up proposition of both.  We have moments we treasure in days with severe pain.  We have moments of pain in the midst of joy.  It's life...and I'm glad to be living it.

Even if I am a doofus.

 


Comments

Hal

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:34:48

Dang, ouch!

 

Erik

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:47:45

NOT a doofus. Human. Legal in most states.

 

Peggy Edwards

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:12:44

It hurts me to think about your thigh, let alone see the picture.

Is this compassion or pity???

 

Betty

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:21:02

Hope the pain goes away and you mend quickly. Grace and agility have never been words that relate to me, so I sympathize strongly with self inflicted accidents. Maybe you consider having your tea not quite so hot??

 

Laura

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:58:11

Thanks Erik and Hal for the comisseration! You're right, E...I'm merely being human.

 

Laura

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:59:07

Peggy,

I laughed out loud at your question...I think it's probably both~with a little bit of empathy thrown in for good measure.

 

Laura

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:00:25

Betty (you lurker you!);

Great to see you comment on the blog.

Thanks for your healing wishes. As of today, 4/5/09, I am well on the way to healing...which means the burn is starting to itch.

I am, indeed, brewing my tea at a much lower temperature these days!

 



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