A broken ankle!

Last Sunday, before my sisters left for home, Dorothy decided to visit the outhouse. Enroute she slipped and broke her ankle in three places....cursed flip-flops on her feet! She was forced to "bum-walk" back up the hill...backwards. The ankle had started to swell before she reached the house.

That's her on the ground and two of us watching while feeling useless!

Back in Burnaby, exhausted and in pain, she refused to go to the hospital right away. The next morning her friend Eileen drove her to Burnaby General where x-rays showed the three breaks. Around 9:00pm the surgeon finally operated, installing screws and a plate. She is not allowed to put any weight on that leg for at least 6 weeks when she will begin physiotherapy and laser treatments. Meanwhile the leg is wrapped in a splint. This will be replaced with a boot after the incision staples are removed in 10 days.

I drove into Burnaby from Manning Park on Friday morning to check on her. She was comfortably ensconced on the loveseat in her living room(on the phone) with her leg elevated and everything she could possibly need beside her. Her mother-in-law's walker has proven to be a great asset. She kneels on it with the injured leg and propels herself by hopping on the good leg...much better than crutches!