Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 Lelia - good grief and OUCH! Sorry to laugh but you paint such an amusing picture!! Hope you are not hurting too much, what a painful scenario, Lesley > >Reply-To: OurMyositis >To: <OurMyositis > >Subject: Falling Visual >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:32:49 -0600 > >Okay everyone, here's a decription of a tumble I took in the middle of the >night last night. Get >out your " visual " glasses. > >Around 1 a.m. a fire siren came to our corner and turned east (remember I'm >rurally on a farm so >those things get your attention) and little later 2 more came. Got up to >look out front door on >steps. Went back to bed. Still more came. Got up again and this time >hubby got up. Decided was >too cool (yes, cool here at night) to stand out there in just sleeping >clothes. So....got slippers >on, took olf WWI wool blanket I use in winter and wrapped it around lower >1/2 with cardigan >sweatshirt sweater on top. Went out on step landing again. We were >craning our necks to see--all >we could see what lights, fire and smoke and couldn't tell what was burning >1/2 mi. down road. > >I moved myself steadily to the left without paying attention and >boom---there I went falling off the >side of the landing kaboom just behind the huge juniper bush that's there. >Jim was shocked of >course and tried to pull me up. Remember now I have those legs wrapped in >that blanket. > >Well, he couldn't pull me up and didn't want him to hurt neck/back as it's >already hurt. So...I >finally got myself around where I could sit on the step landing edge but >couldn't get my legs up >there---of course they're still wrapped (remember it's 2 a.m.). Finally >got them up onto the >landing and got myself up cow style with the help of a log I have there >that used to hold a planter >but now holds the cat when she wants to lay there. Lucky lucky thing that >where I fell was not >where the cat was choosing to sleep. I went right over just like a >doll--fortunately, I didn't have >time to even think of breaking the fall as still had my hands tight on the >blanket!! Fell onto >softish ground too cushioned with some large pieces of bark that had come >off an old tree!!! > >All's well--nothing broken, bruised, not sore or anything! And now I have >to write it on my >calendar that I did such a thing cause probably now my CPK will stay >elevated for the month. On >Monday report was it was 350+ and decided it was from the bruise that >developed from the cortisone >shot in June in my foot for Morton's neuroma. And I was going to be good >all month so my CPK would >come down. Oh, well, perhaps it'll go down as it's over 3 weeks til test >again. > >Not so good for what was burning. We found out this morning it was a >neighbor's 3-story house made >of stone, built in the 1880's. It was not known early this morning exactly >how it started. All is >burned inside along with the huge timbers used to support all that stone. >Fortunately, the fire >dept must have sprayed all the trees around it---evergreens close and >lombardy poplars as a >windbreak further back. I think only a father and maybe a son live there >now. Jim's mom remembered >her mother going down to that place to bring water home (a 1/3 mi. walk) >when they first moved here >in 1901. > >Stop laughing! NOW! I was telling someone about it this morning and we >laughed so hard on the >phone we both had to hang up and go you know where. > >Do not, I repeat, do not try this at home. > >Lelia > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Wow, Zanna, that sounds like one heck of a fall!! I have a fall story, too! I was out on a date!!! Two steps only...two steps..didn't lift my foot high enough...couldn't catch myself. I went splat face first on the floor. I remember trying to break my fall, but the arms totally collapsed under the speed and weight of me going down like a felled tree!! Yikes..I hit right between my eyebrows above the nose. I was so shocked I didn't break my nose...but I had a lump that made me look like a Klingon. My eyes got so black and blue...no make up artist could have lined my eyes better. They were totally black/blue/unbelievable! I was like that for two months! To make it more awful, I couldn't get up...two guys had to hoist me off the floor. That was total humiliation. The date was really nice...he was a very different kind of man...one of my "unusual experiences." So it was okay...he was better than having a girlfriend (and no, he wasn't gay...) I sat in the restaurant with ice on my head for about an hour...I still have a red mark between my brows...or maybe it's just my wounded pride! Yikes! I probably dented the floor...thank God it was made of wood!! Lynn mrsxanadu@... wrote: Wow Lelia,You paint a great picture. I could see you falling. I feel for you but luckily you didn't break anything (including the cat!). I can't believe you aren't even bruised.Last summer I fell out of my dad's minivan and landed smack on my face in a parking lot of a kmart. my arms were so week at the time and I couldn't catch myself so my face hit too. I had a bruise the size of Texas on my hip and scratches all over my face. My mom was saying 'let me see your hip, let me see your hip...'. I was wearing a dress. I was like 'no way am I lifting my dress in this parking lot!!! LOL' and we all started laughing. But I still couldn't get up because I had fallen in front of my dad's door so he couldn't get out and help me. Some very nice man stopped his car and helped me. I thought I had broken my hip, thank God I hadn't!Hope you take it easy and your cpks aren't affected!Zanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Wow, Zanna, that sounds like one heck of a fall!! I have a fall story, too! I was out on a date!!! Two steps only...two steps..didn't lift my foot high enough...couldn't catch myself. I went splat face first on the floor. I remember trying to break my fall, but the arms totally collapsed under the speed and weight of me going down like a felled tree!! Yikes..I hit right between my eyebrows above the nose. I was so shocked I didn't break my nose...but I had a lump that made me look like a Klingon. My eyes got so black and blue...no make up artist could have lined my eyes better. They were totally black/blue/unbelievable! I was like that for two months! To make it more awful, I couldn't get up...two guys had to hoist me off the floor. That was total humiliation. The date was really nice...he was a very different kind of man...one of my "unusual experiences." So it was okay...he was better than having a girlfriend (and no, he wasn't gay...) I sat in the restaurant with ice on my head for about an hour...I still have a red mark between my brows...or maybe it's just my wounded pride! Yikes! I probably dented the floor...thank God it was made of wood!! Lynn mrsxanadu@... wrote: Wow Lelia,You paint a great picture. I could see you falling. I feel for you but luckily you didn't break anything (including the cat!). I can't believe you aren't even bruised.Last summer I fell out of my dad's minivan and landed smack on my face in a parking lot of a kmart. my arms were so week at the time and I couldn't catch myself so my face hit too. I had a bruise the size of Texas on my hip and scratches all over my face. My mom was saying 'let me see your hip, let me see your hip...'. I was wearing a dress. I was like 'no way am I lifting my dress in this parking lot!!! LOL' and we all started laughing. But I still couldn't get up because I had fallen in front of my dad's door so he couldn't get out and help me. Some very nice man stopped his car and helped me. I thought I had broken my hip, thank God I hadn't!Hope you take it easy and your cpks aren't affected!Zanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Wow, Zanna, that sounds like one heck of a fall!! I have a fall story, too! I was out on a date!!! Two steps only...two steps..didn't lift my foot high enough...couldn't catch myself. I went splat face first on the floor. I remember trying to break my fall, but the arms totally collapsed under the speed and weight of me going down like a felled tree!! Yikes..I hit right between my eyebrows above the nose. I was so shocked I didn't break my nose...but I had a lump that made me look like a Klingon. My eyes got so black and blue...no make up artist could have lined my eyes better. They were totally black/blue/unbelievable! I was like that for two months! To make it more awful, I couldn't get up...two guys had to hoist me off the floor. That was total humiliation. The date was really nice...he was a very different kind of man...one of my "unusual experiences." So it was okay...he was better than having a girlfriend (and no, he wasn't gay...) I sat in the restaurant with ice on my head for about an hour...I still have a red mark between my brows...or maybe it's just my wounded pride! Yikes! I probably dented the floor...thank God it was made of wood!! Lynn mrsxanadu@... wrote: Wow Lelia,You paint a great picture. I could see you falling. I feel for you but luckily you didn't break anything (including the cat!). I can't believe you aren't even bruised.Last summer I fell out of my dad's minivan and landed smack on my face in a parking lot of a kmart. my arms were so week at the time and I couldn't catch myself so my face hit too. I had a bruise the size of Texas on my hip and scratches all over my face. My mom was saying 'let me see your hip, let me see your hip...'. I was wearing a dress. I was like 'no way am I lifting my dress in this parking lot!!! LOL' and we all started laughing. But I still couldn't get up because I had fallen in front of my dad's door so he couldn't get out and help me. Some very nice man stopped his car and helped me. I thought I had broken my hip, thank God I hadn't!Hope you take it easy and your cpks aren't affected!Zanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Lelia, Sorry to hear about the fall, but glad you are doing okay. Hope everyone in the house is doing okay too.I can just visualize the fall. Sorry I had to LOL too. It's okay we can all laugh together, as we have been there before. Take a long rest today. Sherri Lelia Oster wrote: Okay everyone, here's a decription of a tumble I took in the middle of the night last night. Getout your "visual" glasses.Around 1 a.m. a fire siren came to our corner and turned east (remember I'm rurally on a farm sothose things get your attention) and little later 2 more came. Got up to look out front door onsteps. Went back to bed. Still more came. Got up again and this time hubby got up. Decided wastoo cool (yes, cool here at night) to stand out there in just sleeping clothes. So....got slipperson, took olf WWI wool blanket I use in winter and wrapped it around lower 1/2 with cardigansweatshirt sweater on top. Went out on step landing again. We were craning our necks to see--allwe could see what lights, fire and smoke and couldn't tell what was burning 1/2 mi. down road.I moved myself steadily to the left without paying attention and boom---there I went falling off theside of the landing kaboom just behind the huge juniper bush that's there. Jim was shocked ofcourse and tried to pull me up. Remember now I have those legs wrapped in that blanket.Well, he couldn't pull me up and didn't want him to hurt neck/back as it's already hurt. So...Ifinally got myself around where I could sit on the step landing edge but couldn't get my legs upthere---of course they're still wrapped (remember it's 2 a.m.). Finally got them up onto thelanding and got myself up cow style with the help of a log I have there that used to hold a planterbut now holds the cat when she wants to lay there. Lucky lucky thing that where I fell was notwhere the cat was choosing to sleep. I went right over just like a doll--fortunately, I didn't havetime to even think of breaking the fall as still had my hands tight on the blanket!! Fell ontosoftish ground too cushioned with some large pieces of bark that had come off an old tree!!!All's well--nothing broken, bruised, not sore or anything! And now I have to write it on mycalendar that I did such a thing cause probably now my CPK will stay elevated for the month. OnMonday report was it was 350+ and decided it was from the bruise that developed from the cortisoneshot in June in my foot for Morton's neuroma. And I was going to be good all month so my CPK wouldcome down. Oh, well, perhaps it'll go down as it's over 3 weeks til test again.Not so good for what was burning. We found out this morning it was a neighbor's 3-story house madeof stone, built in the 1880's. It was not known early this morning exactly how it started. All isburned inside along with the huge timbers used to support all that stone. Fortunately, the firedept must have sprayed all the trees around it---evergreens close and lombardy poplars as awindbreak further back. I think only a father and maybe a son live there now. Jim's mom rememberedher mother going down to that place to bring water home (a 1/3 mi. walk) when they first moved herein 1901.Stop laughing! NOW! I was telling someone about it this morning and we laughed so hard on thephone we both had to hang up and go you know where.Do not, I repeat, do not try this at home.Lelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Lelia, Sorry to hear about the fall, but glad you are doing okay. Hope everyone in the house is doing okay too.I can just visualize the fall. Sorry I had to LOL too. It's okay we can all laugh together, as we have been there before. Take a long rest today. Sherri Lelia Oster wrote: Okay everyone, here's a decription of a tumble I took in the middle of the night last night. Getout your "visual" glasses.Around 1 a.m. a fire siren came to our corner and turned east (remember I'm rurally on a farm sothose things get your attention) and little later 2 more came. Got up to look out front door onsteps. Went back to bed. Still more came. Got up again and this time hubby got up. Decided wastoo cool (yes, cool here at night) to stand out there in just sleeping clothes. So....got slipperson, took olf WWI wool blanket I use in winter and wrapped it around lower 1/2 with cardigansweatshirt sweater on top. Went out on step landing again. We were craning our necks to see--allwe could see what lights, fire and smoke and couldn't tell what was burning 1/2 mi. down road.I moved myself steadily to the left without paying attention and boom---there I went falling off theside of the landing kaboom just behind the huge juniper bush that's there. Jim was shocked ofcourse and tried to pull me up. Remember now I have those legs wrapped in that blanket.Well, he couldn't pull me up and didn't want him to hurt neck/back as it's already hurt. So...Ifinally got myself around where I could sit on the step landing edge but couldn't get my legs upthere---of course they're still wrapped (remember it's 2 a.m.). Finally got them up onto thelanding and got myself up cow style with the help of a log I have there that used to hold a planterbut now holds the cat when she wants to lay there. Lucky lucky thing that where I fell was notwhere the cat was choosing to sleep. I went right over just like a doll--fortunately, I didn't havetime to even think of breaking the fall as still had my hands tight on the blanket!! Fell ontosoftish ground too cushioned with some large pieces of bark that had come off an old tree!!!All's well--nothing broken, bruised, not sore or anything! And now I have to write it on mycalendar that I did such a thing cause probably now my CPK will stay elevated for the month. OnMonday report was it was 350+ and decided it was from the bruise that developed from the cortisoneshot in June in my foot for Morton's neuroma. And I was going to be good all month so my CPK wouldcome down. Oh, well, perhaps it'll go down as it's over 3 weeks til test again.Not so good for what was burning. We found out this morning it was a neighbor's 3-story house madeof stone, built in the 1880's. It was not known early this morning exactly how it started. All isburned inside along with the huge timbers used to support all that stone. Fortunately, the firedept must have sprayed all the trees around it---evergreens close and lombardy poplars as awindbreak further back. I think only a father and maybe a son live there now. Jim's mom rememberedher mother going down to that place to bring water home (a 1/3 mi. walk) when they first moved herein 1901.Stop laughing! NOW! I was telling someone about it this morning and we laughed so hard on thephone we both had to hang up and go you know where.Do not, I repeat, do not try this at home.Lelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Lelia, Sorry to hear about the fall, but glad you are doing okay. Hope everyone in the house is doing okay too.I can just visualize the fall. Sorry I had to LOL too. It's okay we can all laugh together, as we have been there before. Take a long rest today. Sherri Lelia Oster wrote: Okay everyone, here's a decription of a tumble I took in the middle of the night last night. Getout your "visual" glasses.Around 1 a.m. a fire siren came to our corner and turned east (remember I'm rurally on a farm sothose things get your attention) and little later 2 more came. Got up to look out front door onsteps. Went back to bed. Still more came. Got up again and this time hubby got up. Decided wastoo cool (yes, cool here at night) to stand out there in just sleeping clothes. So....got slipperson, took olf WWI wool blanket I use in winter and wrapped it around lower 1/2 with cardigansweatshirt sweater on top. Went out on step landing again. We were craning our necks to see--allwe could see what lights, fire and smoke and couldn't tell what was burning 1/2 mi. down road.I moved myself steadily to the left without paying attention and boom---there I went falling off theside of the landing kaboom just behind the huge juniper bush that's there. Jim was shocked ofcourse and tried to pull me up. Remember now I have those legs wrapped in that blanket.Well, he couldn't pull me up and didn't want him to hurt neck/back as it's already hurt. So...Ifinally got myself around where I could sit on the step landing edge but couldn't get my legs upthere---of course they're still wrapped (remember it's 2 a.m.). Finally got them up onto thelanding and got myself up cow style with the help of a log I have there that used to hold a planterbut now holds the cat when she wants to lay there. Lucky lucky thing that where I fell was notwhere the cat was choosing to sleep. I went right over just like a doll--fortunately, I didn't havetime to even think of breaking the fall as still had my hands tight on the blanket!! Fell ontosoftish ground too cushioned with some large pieces of bark that had come off an old tree!!!All's well--nothing broken, bruised, not sore or anything! And now I have to write it on mycalendar that I did such a thing cause probably now my CPK will stay elevated for the month. OnMonday report was it was 350+ and decided it was from the bruise that developed from the cortisoneshot in June in my foot for Morton's neuroma. And I was going to be good all month so my CPK wouldcome down. Oh, well, perhaps it'll go down as it's over 3 weeks til test again.Not so good for what was burning. We found out this morning it was a neighbor's 3-story house madeof stone, built in the 1880's. It was not known early this morning exactly how it started. All isburned inside along with the huge timbers used to support all that stone. Fortunately, the firedept must have sprayed all the trees around it---evergreens close and lombardy poplars as awindbreak further back. I think only a father and maybe a son live there now. Jim's mom rememberedher mother going down to that place to bring water home (a 1/3 mi. walk) when they first moved herein 1901.Stop laughing! NOW! I was telling someone about it this morning and we laughed so hard on thephone we both had to hang up and go you know where.Do not, I repeat, do not try this at home.Lelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 LOL.....You had quite the interesting night, indeed. So glad nothing was hurt, though. You could have really hurt your back. Too bad about your neighbours home. Hopefully nobody was injured?? Dawn Lelia Oster wrote: > Okay everyone, here's a decription of a tumble I took in the middle of the night last night. Get > out your " visual " glasses. > > Around 1 a.m. a fire siren came to our corner and turned east (remember I'm rurally on a farm so > those things get your attention) and little later 2 more came. Got up to look out front door on > steps. Went back to bed. Still more came. Got up again and this time hubby got up. Decided was > too cool (yes, cool here at night) to stand out there in just sleeping clothes. So....got slippers > on, took olf WWI wool blanket I use in winter and wrapped it around lower 1/2 with cardigan > sweatshirt sweater on top. Went out on step landing again. We were craning our necks to see--all > we could see what lights, fire and smoke and couldn't tell what was burning 1/2 mi. down road. > > I moved myself steadily to the left without paying attention and boom---there I went falling off the > side of the landing kaboom just behind the huge juniper bush that's there. Jim was shocked of > course and tried to pull me up. Remember now I have those legs wrapped in that blanket. > > Well, he couldn't pull me up and didn't want him to hurt neck/back as it's already hurt. So...I > finally got myself around where I could sit on the step landing edge but couldn't get my legs up > there---of course they're still wrapped (remember it's 2 a.m.). Finally got them up onto the > landing and got myself up cow style with the help of a log I have there that used to hold a planter > but now holds the cat when she wants to lay there. Lucky lucky thing that where I fell was not > where the cat was choosing to sleep. I went right over just like a doll--fortunately, I didn't have > time to even think of breaking the fall as still had my hands tight on the blanket!! Fell onto > softish ground too cushioned with some large pieces of bark that had come off an old tree!!! > > All's well--nothing broken, bruised, not sore or anything! And now I have to write it on my > calendar that I did such a thing cause probably now my CPK will stay elevated for the month. On > Monday report was it was 350+ and decided it was from the bruise that developed from the cortisone > shot in June in my foot for Morton's neuroma. And I was going to be good all month so my CPK would > come down. Oh, well, perhaps it'll go down as it's over 3 weeks til test again. > > Not so good for what was burning. We found out this morning it was a neighbor's 3-story house made > of stone, built in the 1880's. It was not known early this morning exactly how it started. All is > burned inside along with the huge timbers used to support all that stone. Fortunately, the fire > dept must have sprayed all the trees around it---evergreens close and lombardy poplars as a > windbreak further back. I think only a father and maybe a son live there now. Jim's mom remembered > her mother going down to that place to bring water home (a 1/3 mi. walk) when they first moved here > in 1901. > > Stop laughing! NOW! I was telling someone about it this morning and we laughed so hard on the > phone we both had to hang up and go you know where. > > Do not, I repeat, do not try this at home. > > Lelia > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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