My Broken Ankle..

"But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength" 2Timothy4:17

No matter how difficult the challenge, when we spread our wings of faith and allow the winds of God's spirit to lift us, no obstacle is too great to over come....(R. lessin)

I will never forget Sat. Aug.18th 2007 . Except for it being my brother-in-law Joe's birthday , It was an ordinary day.I went to the health club with the girls and came home.My husband Frank took them outside , I decided to take a few mins and put their first day of school papers in their memory boxes. The memory boxes were high on a shelf in the closet , i took my small 2 step ladder i have been on many times and stood on the top and reached...... well i obviously reached too high and fell to the left and my right foot got twisted under me , I landed ..... . The swelling and colors came fast. I started to cry, not because it hurt, but because i felt something snap and knew it was serious. Gabi was the first one to find me , she cried with me and went to get frank . She begged ,screamed and cried to go to the emergency room with mommy. At the emergency room it was confirmed I broke 3 bones and had to go see the orthopedic surgeon. They sent me to Dr. Gary . On Thurs it was confirmed I had to have surgery the following week. Dr. Gary was the next one to see a flood of tears, not only because i was so upset to have surgery, but because by then, I received the call I had my embassy appt. and was suppose to be in Guatemala that week I was to have surgery to bring our 4th daughter forever home. I had to cancel my trip and Neyvada was escorted 3 weeks later.

Dr. Gary is an amazing doctor, he repaired my ankle with screws, pins and wire.

....It has been a long recovery... I could not walk or drive for 4 months. 4 months on crutches was hard. I cried so many tears,no one heard me but God.I have been so thankful He has given me the strength to get through this. i never wanted to feel sorry for myself or have anyone feel sorry for me, there are so many people suffering terribly in this world with worse situations than mine and some of those people are alone and can't be fixed, I have a family & friends who helped me & all I had was a broken ankle that could be fixed . So no I should of not cried all those tears that i did, but it was the toughest thing i ever had to go through.I could not take care of my girls, I could not take a walk , I could not play, take them to birthday parties,Matteya did not know why mommy could not carry her any more. I lost my girls to baby sitters.. It is shocking how your life can change in an instant for a week, months , years or a life time. Those are the times that just a little hug from someone means so much.... I am so thankful for those hugs and those smiles and those words of encouragement that kept me going every step of the way through recovery. We need to make time to thank God for the people in our lives. I did. I am thankful for frank who had to drive our girls to school everyday for me and drive me to where i had to go. I am thankful for my parents who drove from Buffalo and stayed with us for 4 months and helped with the girls , the driving and everything.I am thankful for Maritza and Victor who stayed here from the time I went to the emergency room and stayed for 4 days to help with the girls when I could not leave the bed. I am thankful for Betsy who was always here when i needed her to help with the girls and laundry. I am thankful for the friends and family, near and far who helped with driving , meals, phone calls,emails, gifts,cards, visits and prayers. I am thankful to Dr.Gary for fixing my ankle, always taking my many phone calls and being a very caring doctor. I am thankful for Gina and Trish at Dr. Garys office for caring so much., I am thankful to Amanda at Physical Therapy who motivated me every session to work harder and got me walking , driving again and back to my normal life. I am thankful to Chris and his outstanding staff at therapy whose smiles and kindness meant more than they will ever know and for the work they all did with me to help in my recovery.I am thankful for the nice patients i met at Spooner. I am thankful for all the staff and new friends i made at the health club for caring so much, hugs and the words of encouragement .I am thankful for my spin friends at the health who missed me and for the kind words. I am thankful for Gabi, Bella , Teya and Neyvada being patient and loving their broken mommy. I am thankful for Tracey Bonn who brought Neyvada home from Guatemala for me. There is so very much to be thankful to God for each day. I thank God for those who take the time to pray for my family and me.I thankful for all our family and friends here and in Guatemala. I will be forever grateful for the hugs and love you all gave me......

Be Joyful always;pray continually;give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Thessalonians5:

I still cry tears when i think about my broken ankle and probably will for a while. I truly believe that "things happen for a reason" and i believe.. I was not suppose to be in Guatemala that week.... for what ever reason....