There were days we drove each other crazy.
It’s no small accomplishment that on my injured daughter’s last night at my house after her nine-week recuperation, we were able to share a dinner table to celebrate that her doctors have cleared her to return home. It’s actually been nine weeks, eight hours and 16 minutes, but why would I be counting?The first week after her foot sprain from hell I popped back into small child mothering.
In my defense, I immediately started dreaming about the nutritious snacks I would make for her the next day. When she finally was able to move around the house without crutches I celebrated by spreading peanut butter on her rice cakes. Speaking of crutches I thought my daughter, the fashionista, would be happy that I color coordinated the wash clothes I wrapped around her crutch handles to cushion her hands to match her tennis shoes. I wanted her to be the hit of her physical therapy sessions. Her response: “Really, mom, I’m not five years old.”
The one place I felt I excelled as a caregiver was icing. The medics told her to elevate and ice her battered foot every hour. I was mommy on the spot bringing ice to her bedside and placing it gently on her very swollen, bruised foot. I learned quickly that gently means different things to different people.Although she has now reached the point where she can fetch her own ice, I am suffering from PTSD.
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