They happen in a twinkling of an eye. My friend Marilyn went for a walk at the end of July. She was walking on the same sidewalk she walks on every day, but on that day she tripped and fell. She has no idea what caused her to trip but what she does know is that the fall shattered her lower leg. During surgery, there was no hope of using pins because there was nothing to pin anything to another bone so instead she has a rod in her leg. She will not be able to put any weight on her shattered leg for months, which means she is using a wheel chair.
Marilyn lives in Houston. The good thing is that neither the hospital nor the rehabilitation center were flooded. And neither was her house. Now she is home. Her sister and brother in law have come to help to change her house to accommodate the wheelchair. Doors have been removed and showers altered so now she will be able to function on her own. But it will not be easy.
Friend Tuppen who also lives in Houston was not so lucky with her house. She lives in a lovely large old home, full of beautiful objects. And she is a master gardener so her yard was beautiful. But her house had 2 feet of water in her first floor. Along with the water comes dirt and debris. She has been told that everything on the first floor must be trashed and placed on the curb to be hauled away. That includes furniture, rugs, books and anything on that floor that got wet. The drywall must be cut down to a level of 4 or 5 feet. This is a big job and will take time. At the moment, she is renting an apartment. This also will not be easy.
Accidents happen quickly but the consequences carry on. I wish both Marilyn and Tuppen well with their respective tasks in Houston.
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