Altered Reality

I have fallen !
No , this is not a TV ad quote...I really did fall , and could barely get up .
I was wearing a wannabe version of those famous sneakers promising a tight butt
and toned other parts . They have a rounded back to the heel that allows one to stride purposefully toward good health . They also do nothing to stop a backward fall . A well-meaning friend suggested a suit for compensory damages , but truth to tell , if I'd been more aware of the terrain , the fall would not have happened . The remedy for the broken knee, thankfully , is not surgery , but to stay off the leg , putting no weight on it for six weeks . If , by the next time the orthopaedis surgeon is seen (xrays in hand ) all is well , he will okay me to begin walking on it with therapy .
People have been extraordinarily kind...loaning mobility aids , time , concern and a lot of love .
The business of daily life is greatly altered . Tasks once given little thought , now require advance planning , logistics and technical skill ! This is not the way I wanted to develop upper body strength !