Life On Orion

 I thought I would be writing another entry weeks ago, but the fact is I haven’t had the emotional band width to do so until today.  Literally all my physical and emotional energy has been spent healing from surgical procedures and doctor visits. At my first appointment I met my plastic surgeon whose specialty is reconstructive surgery of the hand. (Like he was waiting for me!) After x-rays and an exam he determined I needed a pin in my ring finger where it joins the hand to expedite healing that fracture and to splint the rest of that finger to allow it to heal on it’s own. I might always have a slightly crooked finger, but the good news is that it will heal and I have the finger… The second piece of the surgery was to re-attach the tendon to the remaining bottom third of my pinkie finger so I would be able to move it and enable a better fit for a prosthesis down the road. I had both of these procedures 2 weeks ago in Gainesville as an outpatient with a shoulder block instead of gener

 This is a very difficult post to write. I had a boating accident yesterday and while I will be alright, it is painful to re-tell, so I will not go into great detail. Boats are full of dangerous equipment and you are physically man-handling all of it over the course of the journey. We docked (all 4 of us) in Steinhatchee and we ready to leave at 7:30 am for a night of anchoring out at Cedar Key. We were the 2nd boat and as we were pushing off and the current in the river was holding us on the dock  and the fender off the back of the boat got caught and was going to be lost. Even though I know better, I reached for the rope holding it to try to save it and the rope snapped like a cable hitting me in the left hand. The chaos that ensued is a blur, but I hollered for Tom to call 911 because I had lost my pinkie finger. 😯 The other boat returned and the ambulance was on it’s way, while my friends took care of me. They are both retired RN’s and one of the husbands had been a paramedic for