AN ACCIDENT, EARTH ANGELS AND A GIVE A WAY

THIS IS A PICTURE OF ONE OF MY EARTH ANGELS, MY MOM. SHE HAS BEEN HEAVEN SENT IN MY RECOVERY FROM MY ACCIDENT.
AS YOU KNOW, I WAS ON MY WAY TO CANTON, TX TO ATTEND THE FLEA MARKET. I MADE IT TO THE AIRPORT, WAS GETTING READY TO CHECK IN, AND THEN IT HAPPENED........I WAS PULLING A SUITCASE AND PUSHING ANOTHER. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE SUITCASE I WAS PUSHING, CAME OFF THE WHEELS MAKING AN ABRUPT STOP, THROWING ME OVER AND I LANDED ON MY RIGHT SHOULDER. OUCH WAS NOT THE WORD I WOULD USE HERE.
A WHEELCHAIR AND AMBULANCE RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL WAS NEXT. THE PAIN WAS WORSE THAN ANYTHING I HAD EVER ENDURED. SURELY I HAD DISLOCATED MY SHOULDER......WOULD YOU BELIEVE I STILL THOUGHT I COULD FLY OUT THAT DAY??? YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I HIT MY HEAD, WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!???
HOURS IN THE ER, X RAYS AND THREE ATTEMPTS TO PUT BACK MY SHOULDER DIDN'T WORK.
NOW I NEEDED AN MRI TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. A SIMPLE FALL???? NO, NOT ME.....I HAD TO DO THE MOTHER OF ALL FALLS, A TEN ON THE SCALES OF INJURY.
AFTER A MORE THAN FIVE HOUR SURGERY TO MEND THE BROKEN BALL JOINT, THREE TITANIUM SCREWS, DRILLING INTO THE BONE TO WEAVE WIRES, MENDING OF TORN MUSCLES......I WAS DONE, PUT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
I HAD 14 STAPLES IN MY BODY, PICTURE BELOW. QUEASY TUMMY? DON'T LOOK, BUT ITS NOT THAT BAD........REALLY.

THE STAPLES WERE REMOVED AFTER A WEEK, THE WOUND HEALED AND NOW I AM WEARING STERILE STRIPS. I CAN TAKE A SHOWER!!!!! ONE OF GODS LITTLE GIFTS.

I AM IN A BODY SLING, UNABLE TO MOVE MY UPPER ARM, BUT HAVE USE OF MY HAND. I AM LEFT HANDED, SO THAT IS A BLESSING TOO. THIS HAPPENED A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE STARTED PT.

THE FIRST WEEK WAS THE WORST, BUT I JUST HAVE TO SAY THE ANGELS CAME FROM ALL AROUND TO HELP US. I HAD NO IDEA OF THE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THAT WAS THERE FOR MY HUSBAND AND I. OUR DAUGHTER TOLD THE CHURCH AND THEY CAME. EVERY NIGHT FOR A WEEK, ONE ANGEL AFTER ANOTHER SHOWED UP AT OUR DOOR OFFERING TO HELP AND BRINGING DINNER. PLANTS, FLOWERS, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP OFFERED AND ACCEPTED, WITH BLESSINGS OF GRATITUDE. WE THANK EACH AND EVERYONE FOR THEIR ENORMOUS GENEROSITY. OUR DAUGHTER IN LAW, GRANDCHILDREN WITH DRAWINGS, HUGS AND KISSES. OUR DAUGHTER, WILLING TO RUN ERRANDS, GRAND BABIES AND ALL THEIR SWEET SMILES. HOW CAN I EVER REPAY THEIR KINDNESS. MY MOM, HERE EVERYDAY COMBING MY HAIR AND HELPING TO MAKE MY DAYS MORE COMFORTABLE.

MY HUSBAND, TAKING ON MORE THAN HE SHOULD HAVE TO.....I LOVE YOU SO.

A PACKAGE ARRIVES.....MUCH NEEDED. IMPATIENCE BEGINS TO SET IN. THE INABILITY TO DO THE THINGS I WANT TO DO. I DIDN'T ORDER ANYTHING, WHAT COULD IT BE?! SO MANY BOXES, THEN A NAME.....MARY, SWEET MARY FROM ROSE BROOK COTTAGE.

I WON HER GIVE A WAY!!!!! I REMEMBER NOW. MOM WAS HERE AND HELPED ME OPEN EACH BOX. ONE SURPRISE AFTER ANOTHER. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE GENEROSITY MARY HAD. WITH BREATHS HELD, WE STARED AT EACH GIFT AND WERE SO GRATEFUL. NOTHING IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED, NOTHING!!! EVERYTHING IS APPRECIATED.

JUST LOOK AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ITEMS MARY SENT ME. WAY OVER THE TOP. I LOVE IT ALL. MY HEART IS BURSTING AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO PASS THE LOVE ON.

A HANDMADE BOX, DECORATED WITH BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS, PAINTED, TIME TAKEN FROM ONE LIFE AND PASSED TO ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH SWEET FRIEND.

I HAVE A NEW BEST FRIEND, HER NAME IS IDA GOODFRIEND AND I WILL CHERISH HER FOREVER.

A LOVELY CANDLE, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE.

A BEAUTIFUL SACK FULL OF GIFTS AND SCENTS TO SPOIL YOURSELF WITH. YUMMY AND EVER SO SPECIAL. MARY, SOMEHOW YOU JUST KNEW, AND I WILL NEVER FORGET.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT CARES, I WILL HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR ALL OF YOU.