How Life Can Change In An Instant.

18 Dec. 2014

It has now been over 8 years since she fell off a ladder and broke her left leg. Since that day there have been multiple ER visits, surgeries, doctor visits and more. This is my journey.

It all began Friday, May 25, 2007. We had been back from vacation just under a week. I was back at work and busy playing catch-up and so was my roommate. She had gone into work that morning and while at work, she received a call from a good friend to let her know her mom had died and she knew my roommate had been friends with her. My roommate had known them for a long time and felt like she needed to be with her.

She left work that morning visiting with her friend until her friend had to leave to make funeral arrangements. At that time, as she had done so much lately, she made her way to another friend's  home. He was in the process of "redecorating" his condo and my roommate was being utilized to wallpaper and paint different rooms.

This particular day she was measuring a wall for wallpaper. Leaning a bit too far, while be on a ladder 3 rungs up, she lost her balance, fell and her leg caught in the rungs and snapped. She now lay on the floor with a broken leg consisting of 4 breaks with 1 being a compound fracture. Ouch!

Most people would think to call 911 right away, but not these 2 people. He was not in good health and was not able to do much. She had a phone and called me and discussing her options with her friend. Mind you I am an hour away and it's rush hour in Atlanta and I have to drive through downtown. She also called her mom who was only 20 minutes away.

I called 911 while on my way, but it had been over an hour since the accident happened. Why she waited to call anybody is beyond me. She did tell me she thought I could just take her in the car to the hospital. I pulled up to the house right after the ambulance. Fastest I've been through traffic in my life. Blessed!

So begins my journey to a non-normal life for me and my roommate. Tune in later for more details and how our lives have changed in the past 8 years.