Another … fall!
Arriving to visit … another … fall?
Gosh … you say … hurts not at all
You’re tough … we’d all agree
Then … a grimace … peeking … I see
Swollen and painful … needs attention
Splint it … you have apprehension
You forget … why … hurts at all
Mom … you’ve had … a hard fall
Your wrist … swollen … misery
Please keep it still … less pain … remedy
Soon an x-ray … then on to E.R.
So much waiting … you’re patient by far
Finally confirmed … yep … it’s broke
Hard to believe … you say …not a joke
Temporary cast … put on
A sling … you want it … gone
On the way home … you explode
This thing on my arm … throw to the road
Again we discuss … how, when and why
Really … not telling a lie.
Copyright/ Sheila Grimes/ January 22, 2014
Second fall in a month … had her slippers on and still … topsy-turvy … permanent cast put on 2 days later … REd cast … awesome … Mom just wants it off! It’s going to be a l.o.n.g. six weeks!
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