Left feeling just a little bit disappointed by a few people

A few weeks ago I had quite a bad fall at home and took most of the impact directly on my left knee. It hurt!

After a few days, things started to ease up a little and I mistakenly thought I was on the mend. Then last weekend my knee just became increasingly painful until Monday afternoon I had to go to the A&E department at the QMC. Not something I either like doing or want to do but I had no choice.

Long and short of 6 hours sat in A&E is that I have broken my leg across the knee and badly damaged ligaments and tendons. Basically knocked 8 bells of shit out of my knee. Then to make matters worst, when I got into the taxi to go home on Monday night I twisted to drop onto the back seat and I ripped all the ligaments and tendons even more!!

It’s really not been a good week after that. Moving has been a nightmare and something I have only done when I absolutely had to and only when I could stand the pain involved.

But what I have found the most disappointing is that each day I have had a visit from the people who provide my support and they have come in, sat down, talked about all their problems and all their lives and gone again and not one of them asked me if there was anything they could do to help, no offer to make me a coffee or ask if I was able to make any food or anything. I only got my first coffee on the Thursday morning along with something to eat once the pain in my leg had reduced to a level that allowed me to stand for a few minutes.

I’m not going to bring this up with the support provider or to individuals, there’s really no point. But I will remember how things went this past week.