I am just ten days away from my flight to Paris to start this adventure and the unthinkable has just happened. I fell off a ladder yesterday and landed awkwardly on my heel. The pain was immediate and sharp. I am unable to put ANY weight on my left leg without pain.
Of course, this is a three day weekend, so I have not been able to see a doctor yet, but I suspect that I may have a fracture in my heel.
It is around 3:30 in the morning right now and I am unable to sleep. I am sooooo frustrated and angry at the curse of luck. It seems that my life of late has been just a series of barriers that I need to get through. I know that sounds overly dramatic but perhaps it's because I am just tired of having to continually overcome some health issue.
Losing the blood flow to my legs because of my inherited vascular problems required three operations just so I could walk again. Then there was the bleeding problem in my abdomen that almost cost me my life and required more surgery and almost a month in the hospital. After that, there was the amputation of three of my toes, again because of vascular problems. Throughout all of this, my unwavering goal was to walk the Camino. I had to alter original plans to be able to accommodate this.
And now, an unfortunate and stupid accident. I have been 'training' for this physically for over three years. I have been keeping my mental attitude up for all this time. But, at this very moment, I am completely devastated....
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