2/25/2020

Jennibelle’s Broken Ankle

Oh my, oh my.

It’s been 4+ months since October 19, 2019.

Jennibelle is still not back on the Rugby field.

She was injured in the last Fall season rugby game. It was pouring and muddy and it looked so fun... until she didn’t stand up. I know her, so I could tell it was serious by the way she was acting. She didn’t swell up right away and the Trainer evaluated her  at the field,  told her to ice it and then said she’d be ok for the second half!! And here we are, 4 months later. 

She broke her Talus bone, which is the bone deep inside your ankle, that connects your foot to your leg. It hardly ever breaks! She also ripped a few ligaments on the outside of her ankle. It appears that it was a double injury- her ankle when the wrong way in and then went the wrong way out. OUCH.

She’s been in PT twice a week since the beginning of 2020 and they’ve been very happy with her progress. They’re now allowing her to run- in straight lines. Their goal now is to build up the injured ligaments/muscles supporting them so that she does not get reinjured right away. 

She’s bummed that she’s missing Frost Bite Tournament this weekend but hoping to be back to 109% by the end of March. 


How many?


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
Enough money within her control to move out...
And rent a place of her own 
even if she never wants to
or needs to... 
Something perfect to wear if the employer 
or date of her dreams wants to See Her in an hour... 

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
A youth she's content to leave behind.... 
A past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her Old Age.... 

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
A set of screwdrivers, 
a cordless drill, and a black lace bra... 
One friend who always makes her laugh...
And one Who lets her cry... 

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
A good piece of furniture not previously owned 
by anyone else in her Family... 
Eight matching plates, 
wine glasses with stems, 
And a recipe for a meal that will make
her guests feel Honored... 
A feeling of control over her destiny... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to fall in love without losing herself.. 
HOW TO QUIT A JOB, 
BREAK UP WITH A LOVER, 
AND CONFRONT A FRIEND WITHOUT 
RUINING THE FRIENDSHIP... 
When to try harder...
And WHEN TO WALK AWAY... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... 
That she can't change the length of her calves,
The width of her hips, 
or the nature of her parents.. 
That her childhood may not have been perfect...
But it's over... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she would and wouldn't do for love or more... 
How to live alone...
Even if she doesn't like it... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Whom she can trust, 
Whom she can't, 
And why she shouldn't take it personally... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Where to go...
Be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
Or a charming inn in the woods...
When her soul needs soothing... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
A month...
And a year... 

~Pamela Redmond Satran