Lucky to be Alive

Yesterday Gary was going over to a friend's house to get his driveshaft measured so he can order the part. (We won't talk about all the car repairs we've had to do and the mounting costs). I was in the kitchen chopping some fennel to bake. Gary had just left and I heard the phone ring. I thought it might be his friend so I ran to the window to see if he had already left and he had. So I ran to answer the telephone in the other room. As I was running across the kitchen I tripped and fell straight across the room and my head slammed into the door jam of the office. I almost saw stars. I was so shocked. I felt the impact on my head of course, but I also felt it in my neck and back.

I got up and thought I hope I don't have a concussion. I tried to gather my composure and waited to see if I'd get a headache or blurred vision or slurred speech. All I could think was if I'd lost consciousness Gary would have come home and found me lying on the floor. To top it all off when I finally got to the phone it was the same scammer who keeps calling from BCHC saying they are breast cancer research. I've learned it has nothing to do with cancer research. It is one person bilking hundreds of unsuspecting people out of money. I already had 30 scammers blocked on my phone which is the limit on my landline. I am so sick of scammers calling from that company and also the one for back braces.

I woke up this morning and I'm still alive so I guess I'm lucky. I can still complain about telephone scammers. My neck is stiff and my ankle feels like it's twisted. We got the crabapples pruned and the first bank of fruit trees pruned yesterday before Gary left. We planned on pruning the rest of the fruit trees lining the driveway today but I may have to let Gary do that. I've changed the number of rings on the phone from four to six before the answering machine picks up. I have also vowed never to run for the phone again. Once again I'm lucky to be alive.