Broken

Broken. A spiral fracture of the proximal phalange. A hard-sole shoe for now, podiatrist on Monday or Tuesday. It doesn't look or feel so bad. Almost no waiting in the ER either. First thing in the AM is always a good deal, they told me. One fifty co-pay including X-rays. I made them wheel me around some more—to the discharge room, though I could have hobbled over—so I could get my money's worth.