Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
Not the best start to my Sunday. Poor Bert needed a trip to the emergency vets as he had an abscess in his mouth that had burst.
I’m well versed with abscesses in cats. I’ve dealt with my fair share over the years. So when I saw what was coming out of Bert’s mouth, I knew instantly the issue.
That and the smell. So imagine me on the floor trying to clear as much gunk as I could. Bert was remarkable patient given I was shoving my fingers and kitchen roll in his mouth.
His temperature was up too, so off to the vets we went. The vet confirmed it was indeed an abscess. He reckoned it was more likely a stick injury than a sting. Antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and a big bill later we were heading back home.
On arrival, Bert wolfed down the food he’d turned his nose up at this morning. And promptly crashed out. I had a coffee and did housework. Each to their own huh?!
I left him to sleep it off and headed to the yard. I took Buddy out for a long ride. It was blissfully peaceful. We even got an air display by a red kite, buzzard and marsh harrier.
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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