Life Tools: When I Fell on the Ice By Susan Hanniford Crowley

Number One Life Tool: Don’t Go Out in the Storm!

Yesterday, I fell.

I went out in the middle of the snow and sleet storm to put a bag of recyclables in the recycle bin near the street. About four feet from my garage, I slipped on the ice under the snow. There wasn’t ice there earlier. It was a backward fall. My feet went up and bam! I hit the ice with my back and heard a thunk when my head hit too.

I have theater training in falls, so I know to curl up as a small ball and tuck in my head so as little of my body gets hurt as possible. I’ve done that in the past.

This time I didn’t.

I had a flashlight and my phone with me, so I called my husband. “I fell. Help!” I didn’t have my gloves on and didn’t see where the bag of recyclables went.

My brain wasn’t seeing double and I could reason. My husband and I are in the more mature time of life. When he tried to pick me up, I immediately thought he could fall too as I wasn’t able to lift myself. I asked him to get a folding chair from the garage, which he did.

I hurt all over but I could move everything. I reasoned that I didn’t break anything. I rolled on one side and was able to almost sit up on one side. Using the opened-up chair, I leaned my torso onto the seat and was able to get up on both knees. From there I could stand.

Carefully, we both got back to the house. When I got inside, I needed ice on my head and my back.

Life Tool Two: Calm Yourself, and Use Your Brain!

If you find yourself in a potentially life-threatening situation, remain calm. Use what you have with you. I had a flashlight and a phone. Call for help!

Life Tool Three: Wear Gloves in Winter!

My hands were freezing as I was doing all of the above in below-freezing temperatures with a snow and sleet storm happening around me. I had gloves! A new pair of gloves but I didn’t have them on. When I was flat on my back, I was fumbling. I found my phone and flashlight and couldn’t manage to get my gloves out of my pocket so I gave up on that.

As soon as I got in the garage, I put my gloves on even though my fingers were cold and wet.

Life Tool Four: Be Grateful to the Person Who Rescues You!

I am very grateful to my husband who came out to rescue me.

Here are the Life Tools for today! I am waiting until the storm is over and leaving stuff in the garage until I can get to the bins safely. There are some things you can put aside until the storm is over. We are expecting a warm rain this afternoon to wash away the ice.

Be safe. Keep your loved ones close.

All the best always,
Susan
Susan Hanniford Crowley.

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