Still in Pain
Written on May 21, 2018
I still don’t seem to be able to bear weight on my
knee. It was quite a circus to get to
school. Rick rolled my rolling chair from the house to the elevator, through
the parking lot, and to my bike. I could mount my bike from the wrong side
because I only can bear weight on one foot and I seem able to pedal, since it
does not require weight bearing. We strapped the homemade cane sticking out the
back of the bike, kind of like the Wicked Witch of the West carrying her broom
on her bicycle. Oh, did I mention that it was raining? So I had a rain poncho
on. Rick met me the half mile away at the college and pushed me on the bike up
the ramp to the building door. I painfully limped to the elevator, using my
homemade cane. The cane was ingeniously put together by our team leaders. It is
a dust mop with a rotating head, and a tennis ball on the end for my hand. The
dustmop is covered by a teatowel to keep the mop part clean. It has a broad
base, stability, and is the right height. I hobbled to class and taught from a
chair, and then reversed the process to get home 4 hours later.
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