Then we are home.
In fact, we got home 2 days ago, as recovery seemed to go from good, to great, to almost unbelievable.
48 hours in, at home, we are both of the opinion that nursing would not be a great career choice for me. I practice gratitude with a fury, and life feels like it is coming back to normal.
Normal with a new hip.
My daughter is handling this in her stride, which is a slow ass stride, but considering she was bed bound four days ago, I’ll take any steps we can get.
I am handling this in my usual fashion, chaotically, often badly, and sometimes whilst swearing. I have managed to drop her leg, almost sit on the 6 inch wound, completely feck up getting her in and out of the car. Gina Ford – where are you now when I need you?
As a woman who lives life 100 miles an hour, this nudge from the Universe so slow the hell down has been noted, and dare I say welcome. The last year has been full on with work and fitness, with very little time left for friends, family and self. This week has been a forced reset on the priorities I should hold and reconnection with many gorgeous humans enquiring about the health of my youngest child.
Because, a stay in a children’s ward for 4 days simply kicks your arse into gear, when you remember health is the one true wealth.
My daughter whispered to me from her hospital cot one night.
Mum, my pain is zero out of ten.
A solitary tear dripped down my face, because whether it is the operation or the copious amount of morphine she has injested – she has not had a day of zero pain in six years.
That is worth all the tea in China.
Two days later, and pain flits between zero to two, my heart could explode with happiness on this.
Even physio is done with a smile rather than a grimace.
Recovery is steady, we have 6 weeks on crutches, a bit of time off school, and no chores this side of Christmas… The last may need to be tested to see if it is true.
It’s going to be a while before she next plays Netball, but when she does, it shouldn’t create a hangover of pain for a day.
Life is good – we are finding the happy.