August 26, 2013 Rosenfeld news by Tina Wolfe
Many people were waiting for hotter weather and boy did we get some. Even I am finding the temperatures a bit much but it helps with the ripening of the tomatoes and corn. Most of the festivals have taken place and back to school shopping has begun.
As some of my readers know, I was in a serious car accident on Thursday. Aug. 15. I spent the first week at the Health Science Center and was transferred to Boundary Trails the following Thursday. It will be a long process recovering and my goal for this week is to stand. I have one weight bearing leg which only had a broken knee and femur and had to be nailed. That’s the word the surgeon used – nailed. The left leg is a log at this point and I have an appointment next week with the surgeon. The cast will not be removed for quite some time; the ankle was shattered. I have to wear a neck brace due to a spinal injury but Boundary Trail’s has a professional hairdresser on staff who still manages to wash my hair. And the ribs, well, they’ll heal in time too and it won’t keep me from laughing.
Through this whole horrendous ordeal I have been taken care of by the most incredible people at both facilities. There are a few people I’d like to mention and one is a nurse called Dianne at HSC. She was a little spitfire full of spunk and determination trying to improve the horrible situation we found ourselves in. Another was the Movie Star I met when going for a cat-scan at HSC; she looked as though she had stepped out of a 50’s movie. Darryl, an orderly, who looked sixteen but turned out to be quite forceful when he thought I was getting too much company; announced no more and told me to go to sleep. I did. I made a point of asking everyone their name and something about them and it’s amazing what they shared. It made the whole experience more real and prevented me from sliding into a pity pit. Here at Boundary Trails, Kim the hairdresser is very special and is a natural care-giver and I must be careful not to play favourites too blatantly. I’ve always wanted to go zip-lining and now I do on a daily basis from bed to wheelchair and back again. There are some staff members who go to great lengths to make this transition without pain for me and one is Marcus. Anna has had her shoulder used on a numerous occasion when I’ve had a meltdown and the list continues.
I’ve always wanted a helicopter ride and I was air lifted by STARS helicopter from Boundary to HSC but I don’t remember any of this in fact I have no memory of three days. It has been incredibly difficult on my family. I would like to thank everyone for their kindness and prayers.
One of the worst parts of being laid up was missing our Friesen gathering hosted again at Martin and Dorothy Friesen’s in Altona on Saturday, Aug. 24. I was very fortunate to have my uncle Abe and Aunt Anna Friesen of Winnipeg, come by Boundary for a chat. Some of the people who had not attended last year came for the varenika lunch this year and I’m sorry for missing the schmoozing.
On Sunday, Aug. 25 Dave and I celebrated our 45 wedding anniversary. And even though it wasn’t what we would have imagined in a million years, we still had fun. Jim and Judith Schellenberg, friends from Mitchell popped in and we went to the cafeteria for coffee and ice-cream. Judith brought me the absolute most gorgeous piece of bling I’ve ever worn.
I don’t know when I’ll be going home but I’ll try to keep you up to date on the Rosenfeld community’s activities. What would the world be like without computers?
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