Throw Kden From The Train

I saw my Dr. recently regarding shoulder pain I've had for a couple of months. Of course by the time I
saw her, it was getting a little better but she ordered x-rays anyway. She wanted to rule out calcific tendinitis, which it did. It appears to be just a rotator cuff injury, probably from wresting my 80 lb. bed downstairs.

After I got home from getting an x-ray I decided to get on my hardly used walking pad; New Year-New Me as they say. I haven't used it much because there is nothing to hang on to like a traditional treadmill. I tried one walking stick to steady myself but that didn't work enough, so I grabbed the other one. 

I had just turned it on and started getting my stride. I had music on and thought I'd close my eyes and enjoy the walk. Next thing I know, my feet had drifted back and I hit the base. My eyes popped open and I tried speeding up to gain my momentum but was then moving too fast. Afraid I was going to fall, I decided to just jump off. Do you know what happens when someone jumps off of a moving train? They don't land gracefully, they drop and roll.....just like I did.

I spun to the left and landed into that seemingly soft blanket; except what's under there is my mom's rollator and a transport wheelchair. Very apropos, don't you think? As my body hit the blanket, my head ran into the blocks of wood. 

Still partially on the belt, it kept spinning round and round mocking me. I rolled just enough to get off and laid there for quite awhile contemplating my life choices. My shoulder was my main concern, but everything else seemed to hurt while it wasn't any worse for wear, thankfully.

I haven't been back on it yet because I got sick; I mean really sick. I felt bad enough to go to my doctor and had covid, flu, and strep ruled out but I sure felt like I had all three! I missed out on lunch with a friend and breakfast out with family. I am too old for this shit!