What Can You Do (or Not Do) With Only One Hand?

I haven’t posted much lately; besides waiting for inspirational thoughts and ideas to happen, there is another reason for my lack of blogging.

I have spent the last month finding out how difficult even the easiest tasks can be when only one hand is available for use.  The fact is, I broke my wrist in February.  Since that time I have been x-rayed, had bones realigned (that was fun!), put in a splint and sling, been x-rayed again, had surgery which included attaching some metal device to my bone with screws, put in another splint and sling, been x-rayed yet again, and most recently put in a removable brace.  It has been an arduous last 30 days.

Thus, typing was not going to happen for a while.  It was interesting, and sometimes hard, to accept all the other things I could not do for myself with only one usable hand.

I could not tie my shoe laces

I could not take a shower unless my arm was wrapped in a trash bag

I could not always complete getting dressed without help

I could not fasten my own car seatbelt

I could not open a bottle of water

I could not open that annoying childproof prescription container,

(I had difficulty doing this when I had two working hands, LOL)

I could not floss my teeth in the normal manner

I could not cut my own food

I could not drive

I could not walk the dogs

There was also one new thing that has come about since my accident.  I had, and still have, new concerns about falling again.  I try to put my fears aside, but they linger.  I have never had this type of injury before and it has made me a bit nervous about going about my normal activities. 

In spite of all this I am now doing well, recovering and becoming more self-sufficient each day.  As you can see, I am even able to do a little typing!  My pain decreases each day and the doctor says my wrist is healing nicely. 

As I start to be able to do all the things listed above on my own I am reminded of the resiliency that is in all of us.  No matter the challenges we face, we will continue to change, grow, and evolve. 

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