A Blessing of having Diabetes

I have a blessing that I can say right now is the result of having diabetes and taking care of my body.  A couple of weeks ago, just before the weekend, I made a few bad choices that day and ended up getting an injury of my lower spine.---OK: the story is: I left my keys in my husbands vehicle, my bike wasn't rideable and I wasn't about to call a neighbor to help me.  I chose to rollerblade and since I grew up rollerblading and rollerskating, I thought it was a little like riding a bike....you never forget how to do it.  Right?

Wrong....I turned from my road going to the main road and there is a little steepness to the road.  I started putting on speed and tried to slow down.  Not being used to the feel of the rollerblades,  I didn't slow down but slid the wheels right out from under me.

I honestly haven't rollerbladed since I was teenager, and a young teenager at that.  I don't remember the wheels being so smooth and "slippery".  That was to my detriment because the end result was I kinda did that oh no, there go my feet...kind of action and before I knew it I was on my back on the road.  I was so glad I wasn't riding them in the middle of the road...

When I came down I landed straight on my lower lumbar spine just above the sitting muscles and the tailbone.  I estimate I was going about 10-15 miles per hour and weighing in at 155 lbs. the impact was quite heavy.  I don't know the math but I would love to know the force of the impact.

I remember just feeling PAIN and panic.  Oh no: I broke something, Ouch, Ouch , Ouch--you can substitute some swear words in there...a few bombs passed my lips...and I just laid there in agony trying to figure out how I was going to be able to solve this problem.

As it turned out, a neighbor was out checking the lights on their home and saw the accident and came over to me and asked me if I was ok and all I could do was cry because it hurt so much.  She asked me if I could move and I moaned no, please just let me be--

I was finally able to roll over onto my side and sit up but the pain was excruciating.  The neighbor helped me up and offered to give me a ride home, because I was having a hard time walking.  I accepted and then asked her if she would help me run my errand, which she did and then dropped me home.  I thanked her and went into my home.  (She was a lifesaver and I will be forever grateful that she listened to that nudge to just check her lights one last time.) THANK YOU J'AMAIS.

Check back tomorrow for more of the story.