Lily also met me with lots of kisses, once we got to the house, although was a little less effusive than I expected. Mind you, after my first overnight back at work, when I got home she was SO excited, she must’ve thought I was going away for a long time again!
This one day off was filled with chores, appointments, baby shopping for little K, and all the food I could possibly eat. D made slow cooked ribs for my first night back, and they were amazing- especially after a month Vegetarian!
My first day back at work was a little weird to start with. I felt really rusty but it came back to me quickly! And, excitingly, D was able to join me on my overnight up in Cairns. The captain, N, had plans to hire a car and go swimming in the pools at Fishery Falls, so we joined him and had an awesome time.
D was able to join me in the flight deck before the flight home
It was a really memorable trip - despite all the rain (the rainforest living up to its name), and hopefully we can do more of the same!
After that trip, I had a day trip, bringing my total flights after my holiday up to six.
Six short sectors... three take offs... three landings... and that was it.
Wednesday morning, we finally made it up Tibrogargan (it was going to be Beerwah but we felt very unfit)
And then... once home I offered to do the washing up while D did other chores, and a wine glass exploded in my hand, slicing into my wrist and cutting a tendon. I yelled for D, he came quickly out of the office and I ordered him to GET A TOWEL and kept positive pressure on my wrist with my right hand.
D quickly bundled me and the towel into the car and raced off to A&E - unfortunately I forgot my wallet in the rush and chose shoes instead of flip flops, that D then had to struggle to get onto my bare feet before going into the hospital!
Waiting in Emergency
when the surgeon finally came to see me, he agreed that I had cut a tendon (I could see the white ends) and admitted me to hospital pending surgery. We were hoping to be processed the same evening, but being on the emergency list meant that we were fairly low priority as obviously if a serious injury or Caesarean came in, we had to wait!
Interim Dave came to visit
It was past 1500 the next day (Thurs) when they came to take me. I was petrified, having never had surgery before, and poor D was pretty anxious too. Thankfully they were all very nice and it didn’t end up being as scary as I thought. By 1830 (I think) they were taking me back upstairs.
Now sporting a snazzy cast
They let me go home just after 2200 as I was very insistent that I wanted to sleep in my own bed! Sadly, having cut a tendon, it sounds as though it will be a slow recovery and at the moment I have two months off work. D is doing half days at the moment so is home every afternoon doing paperwork, so it is nice having him home to help me - as it’s amazing how much you need two hands for!
Last night, almost one week after the accident, we walked up Ngungun for sunset. Although it wasn’t climbing, it was so nice being out and not trapped in the house.
Everyone has been so supportive, and maybe it will give me more time to blog (with one hand!!)
It's what living is all about - the important thing is that you are alive to tell the tale and, please God, will mend and be flying and climbing again in the fulness of time; time, that greatest of healers
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