I was on the ground before I realized I was falling.
Landing on my left elbow and knee, I rolled over onto my back and sat up. "I'm okay!" I said, without really knowing if it were true. It was only then I saw the runner and biker who had stopped to help, looking on with concern.
"Really?" asked the biker doubtfully.
"Really," I assured him.
Heidi and Lucy had been a few paces ahead of me, but they were back by my side now, freeing the good Samaritans from any further obligation.
"What happened?" Heidi asked.
I had been walking purposefully along into mile 3 of a 5 1/2 mile jaunt on the W&OD trail. Crossing a bridge, I pulled my sunglasses off and dug in my pocket for my phone to snap a photo. Evidently that was a couple of tasks too many, because my right foot slipped off the side of the asphalt trail, and I rolled my ankle.
Now, still sitting on the ground, I could feel my ankle begin to throb and probably swell. I reached for my Ray-Ban Wayfarers, but they had been snapped in half at the bridge of the nose in my fall.
It was then, when I knew that I was okay, but I saw the damage to my shades, that I considered how bad such a fall might have been. My elbow, my knee, my ankle-- any of them could have been broken instead of bruised.
As it was, I made the decision to walk it off, knowing that there were lots of family and friends who would have come to my aid in a matter of minute. Instead I headed home, breathing through the ache and taking the next 2 1/2 miles one step at a time.
So glad you are ok! I have taken a spill like yours walking the dogs -- it is a shock to the system. In fact, I suffered more from the shock than the twist to my ankle. Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteThat's a tough fall but I have no doubt you'll heal quickly!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Glad it wasn't as bad as it could've been. I was nervous your phone fell off the bridge!
ReplyDelete"I'm okay!" I said, without really knowing if it were true--this is such a natural reaction, isn't it? Great trade to break your sunglasses rather than your body.
ReplyDeleteOuch! The worst is when those young whipper-snappers show a little too much concern. Seriously, I'm glad you are okay.
ReplyDeleteSad for your sunglasses, but lucky for you. Was the photo you wanted to snap worth the slip?
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