trouble comes in threes

3.11.2023

 

Three weeks ago, I was extremely silly.  I had been up to the goat shed and fed the new boy goat his milk, and on the way back to the house I decided to check the new bamboos we had planted at the ruins.  On the way I noticed that the paths round the vegetable beds were flooded, so I decided to take a short cut down the bank where the old steps used to be.

The grass surrounding the remain of the steps was wet and slippy, and one step down my feet slipped forward and I was falling backwards fast.  Instinctively I flung my arms behind my back to break the. Fall, which worked, but I took all my weight violently on my right arm, which broke just below the shoulder joint.

 

I tied my arm up in a sling and Josh took me to hospital. After x-rays etc I was sent home with my arm in a less supportive sling because the weight of my arm was meant to pull the joint strait. A week later I was told to let my arm hang and swing it round in circles a hundred times, ten times a day. None of this has been much fun but the worst bit was not being able to do most of the usual house and farm work.

 

Bad luck was not done with us yet.  Edd got grit in his eye after feeding the hay that also needed a hospital visit and follow up. Fortunately, Josh had little work on so he drove Edd around who was in no fit state to drive anywhere. I could not drive with my right arm out of action either! 

 

Just when things could not get worse the hot water tank mal functioned and started pouring water down the chimney and out of the head tank onto the roof.  The plumber has decided we need a new tank. We will need to organise a replacement and take a non- structural wall down to do this. Right now, we have the leak stopped and the cold tap working but no hot showers. Edd heats water in large pans and I can wash in the bath. Luckily it is a good shape for getting in an out of with one arm.