This is my right hand. I am right handed. The injury is a pulled tendon in my hand between the last two fingers.
How did I do this? Pulling laundry out of my front loader washer. I Know! So crazy! It was a load of jeans, and I was on the phone, and I did go to pull them out one handed without bending over. I also didn't know that the jeans were tangled big time and very stuck. I did this three weeks ago yesterday. I am healing slowly and still hope for a full recovery without a surgeon. Tendons can take quite sometime to heal. This has been so painful, so frustrating, and such a learning experience.
It's funny because I had been complaing to my husband that I could never get anything done. There was too much and I was feeling overwhelmed. Well this has made almost everything clear from my calendar and lists of have to do now. The first week I couldn't stand to move any of my fingers or the pain would be just awful. So my daughter ( who just graduated from cosmetology school) did my hair and make up for me every day. My family pitched in, in the kitchen and with the laundry and other chores around the house. We decided that we would give all the produce in the garden away and that I would do no canning. My husband took over paying the bills seeing how I couldn't remotely write anything that some one could read. We've managed I'm dong much better....what has this experience taught me. Well Patients. So much patients. Everything takes longer to do when you don't have the use of both of your hands. Even something as little as wanting a slice of cheese and not being able do slice it your self and then have to wait for someone to do it for you. Constantly tring to do something but finding out I couldn't because I really needed the other hand. (I'm so not coordinated with my left hand.) But what a gift to have some time to reflect on my life, my goals, and things that are most important in our family. To re-prioritize things. Some things really don't matter. There is always tomorrow to get this or that project done. We truly create the crazy or the peace in our lives.
I came across this quote and loved it.
My family was great in taking care of me and the house. I realize it was a lot more for them to do. As long as I kept a good attitude. They did. Our Attitudes are so important to our well being. Having a positive attitude is essential if we want to be happy and have peace.
"When life gives you every reason to be negative, think of all the reasons to be Positive there's always someone who has it worse."
There is a woman we know, that a few years ago she had a bad reaction to some flu shots and lost the use of her hands. She can't move her fingers. So all that fine motor skill she doesn't have anymore. I have thought of her daily. What strength and determination she has had to learn to do things a different way. To be patient and positive. I will heal and regain full use of my hand. She really has no hope of that now because its been several years.
Sorry to be rambling on...I just wanted you all the stop and reflect on what really matters in your lives. What do you really want to have. Attitude is everything. Not matter what happens, God has a plan, there is always a lesson to learn.
Keeping It Simple
Kate