One More Adventure

Saturday was an interesting day.  Caregiver Melissa and I had some errands to do ending with a stop at a neighbourhood florist.  I was getting flowers to take to church to honor Dave's birthday on Wednesday.  We had an opportunity to visit with the florist and look around while they were doing the arrangement.            Carring the arrangement Melissa held the door for me and I headed for the van.  Unfortunately I had forgotten that I had gone around to get in the store.  Melissa yelled, but it was to late.  I bounced right off the curb. Fortunately Melissa reacted quickly and was able to grab my chair and pull it sideways before I did a face plant.  Unfortunately it landed on her leg and bounced her off the curb.  Fortunately my chest strap and seat belt held me suspected off the ground.  Unfortunately she could not get the 500 pound chair off her leg by herself.  Fortunately the women in the flower shop came out and took the flowers that had not been dropped and assisted Melissa in moving the chair.               When it first happened Melissa had yelled to call 911 fearing the worst.  Once up and able to see that nothing happened to my vent and I was not hurt she then talked to the 911 operator and cancelled the call.                  After taking a few deep breaths she drove to Todd's house.  Todd and Sam were home so they could support and comfort Melissa.  It appeared that the only damage was a headrest that wobbled worse than my head.  We went to our house so I could be comfortable while Todd worked on my chair.  Cindy and the other boys called about lunch so we ended up with a fun gathering .           Only then did Melissa acknowledge her injuries.  The leg that had taken most of the weight of the chair was beginning to swell just above the knee. Other tender spots were attracting attention too.  Settled down with some ibuprofen and an ice pack she even let someone make her a sandwich and take it to her.  Then we knew she was hurting.  Later she had a chance to look at the bruises and tell what part of my chair was on her leg.  Bouncing off the curb was also starting to show.  She defiantly come out much worse than I did!  Now all the caregivers know not to trust me.