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!
Bert and I are back home after a rather interesting weekend away. Bert came back with a food parcel this time. My Dad had ordered some goulash when he did an online shop. Little did he know it was dog food! Sure Bert will appreciate it though.
Speaking of my Dad, I went to see him this morning. He looked much better and is recovering well. That’s very good news.
The doctors have told him he’s lucky to be alive. The fact I may have helped to save my Dad’s life has hit me quite hard. He’d had a heart attack on Friday before I arrived. My quick actions meant he got the treatment he needed.
I’m very thankful that I was there. Someone was definitely watching over my family that’s for sure. Talk about divine timing. It could have gone very differently…
I needed the journey home to process it all. Luckily I had four hours or so. I know I’m not at my best as I accidentally put premium petrol in my car. That was an expensive tank full. Still at least I won’t have to buy food for Bert for a while. Let’s hope he likes goulash…
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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