Friday, August 24, 2012

The life of an injured sap.

Warning:  Bummer alert...

So, I've officially been on crutches for over 6 months of this year.  Let me tell you, I wish I could chuck those crutches out the window and never ever see them again.  But, I can't.  My foot is injured, likely a bone bruise in the talus bone, and for all I know, I could be on crutches for a while longer.  I've been working, and don't get me wrong, I love my job, but I'm on my foot off and on which couldn't help the bruise in my foot...  I work at a childcare center, helping out with kids.  I swear, those kids are the life blood of me now.  A smile from a child can pretty much melt away all the pain and problems in the world.

I just recently went in for an MRI to get my foot checked out, and MRI's are expensive.  Then another doctors bill came in the mail today.  I don't have health insurance, and couldn't afford it anyway.  So, it's going to be a frustrating bill to pay.  I know everyone in the world has their own problems, and maybe I don't really have it all that bad.  Fortunately my parents are supporting me right now, and if it wasn't for them, I'd probably be in a ditch somewhere on the side of a road.  It's just frustrating...that's all.  The most frustrating thing, however, is I have no idea when my foot will be healed.  I go see a doc next week to get the results from the doc, and hopefully get some good news.

Anyway, I should probably just be glad I'm not in a wheelchair.  I don't know what I'd do if that was the case... Perhaps being injured for so long makes me a bit more sympathetic to those folks.  And, it's been a good lesson in patience.  That's for sure.

Well, anyway...enough of my ramblings.