Gravity works

Don Bindner was born 25 years after the first combat application of atomic weapons. Coincidence? Decide for yourself.

I spent a good part of the day running around for Linda. About 10:00 this morning, just before she was to go to therapy and Ellie to swimming lessons, Linda took a big dive into the floor. She was standing up from her reading chair and pitched over forward. I watched her do it. It looked strikingly similar to the way you teach 5th graders how to dive into the pool, i.e. bend your head down and fall forward.

It was the kind of fall where, before you move anything, you instinctively know to ask, "Are you injured?" I didn't know at the time, but it would seem that she avoided landing on her head (I'm still not sure how). It seems she was mostly shaken up, although she has a bit of a stiff neck.

At 2pm we were about to get coffee when I noticed that her right hand was greenish and very swollen. She hadn't even noticed, but I convinced her that we should let her doctor look at it. The end result was that we went to the hospital for an x-ray to be sure she hadn't broken anything. We haven't heard back from the doctor, but I suspect there weren't any obvious breaks or the techs would have kept us from leaving. Linda's pretty much keeping it iced, and we'll watch to make sure it doesn't get worse.

I did get a concession from Linda. She agreed to use her walker at home for a while. She has been acting like she's at home, when really she's in a new place. She needs time to get to know the layout and the way the floors feel. There's enough space to move freely, so there's really no excuse for being dangerous when she can get around with the walker easily.