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Fell off a horse last month, just got out of the hospital.
The score: 1 shattered hip & femur, replaced with cobalt steel, 9 broken ribs, and 3 broken vertebrae.
Good thing I didn’t land on my head.

According to one of my therapists, sorting and stacking coins is one of the better activates I can engage in. Rather than sleep, eat, & watch TV.
Good thing I have a big stash of pennies at home.
They tell me that I ‘shall not’ lift anything over 20 lbs. I’m going to get my son to dump the coins for me.

Yikes! Will pray for you...

Wow that really sucks, I hope you get better soon!

Some people will do ANYTHING to get out of dumping zincs

Wow,

That's a real tough hand. Glad you're alive. Sounds like a car wreck. What happened? Are you a jockey? Did you fall on a rock or get stepped on.

That's major life changing stuff. You must be a tough guy!

Now thats a good Doc.....take two boxes of these and call me in the morning.

here's to a speedy recovery my friend

OUch! I broke some ribs once skiing and it was almost 6 weeks before they were healed. Best of luck to you and glad you are in good spirits.

bman wrote:Some people will do ANYTHING to get out of dumping zincs

lol...

With that said, I hope you get better soon.

Thanks all for you kind replies. My wife is really into horses and I decided that I should get myself to enjoy her investment. We were out about a mile on an equestrian trail. We were coming out of the woods toward a river and my horse started to gallop. After about two of those I decide that I had had enough. Rather than bringing the horse to a gradual smooth stop, I yanked up on the reigns and a yelled stop! Being the great horse that he is, he stopped - I didn't, I few about 8 feet before hitting the river bank and bouncing once. The horse did not step on me or kick me. In fact, about ten minutes later he came back looking for me. Gave me the once over and went off to play in the water.
That was just a month ago. It’s a long and very painful story and will not be over for a few months yet. One nice thing is that I can use my computer again. I can sort coins at my desk, sort of. I have on two body braces that won’t allow me to bend in certain directions or past certain angles.
Thanks again to all of you. If you are feeling a little frazzled break out a roll of pennies, find the oldest cent in the roll and then Google that year. Pretty fun stuff

amalekidad wrote:Thanks all for you kind replies. My wife is really into horses and I decided that I should get myself to enjoy her investment. We were out about a mile on an equestrian trail. We were coming out of the woods toward a river and my horse started to gallop. After about two of those I decide that I had had enough. Rather than bringing the horse to a gradual smooth stop, I yanked up on the reigns and a yelled stop! Being the great horse that he is, he stopped - I didn't, I few about 8 feet before hitting the river bank and bouncing once. The horse did not step on me or kick me. In fact, about ten minutes later he came back looking for me. Gave me the once over and went off to play in the water.
That was just a month ago. It’s a long and very painful story and will not be over for a few months yet. One nice thing is that I can use my computer again. I can sort coins at my desk, sort of. I have on two body braces that won’t allow me to bend in certain directions or past certain angles.
Thanks again to all of you. If you are feeling a little frazzled break out a roll of pennies, find the oldest cent in the roll and then Google that year. Pretty fun stuff

I am so sorry to hear of this horrible mishap. Please know that I will pray for a speedy recovery for you.

I applaud you as you sound as if you have a wonderful attitude right now and that will go a very long way in speeding up your recovery. Mr. PTP called his therapists Physical Terrorists. Hope it goes well for you and they don't earn this sort of nickname from you.

I have found with my health limitations that sorting one roll at a time on a plastic shoe box lid on my lap works wonders. I have the lighted stand magnifier there to assist me. Maybe this method would work for you too while you are limited in your movements. You can sit in a comfortable chair or sit propped up in bed, whatever is comfortable. Light enough too and very portable so that there won't be problems for you if you need to pick it all up and change your scenery while you sort.

Take Care and please keep us posted on your recovery. I pray all goes well for you and your family as they walk this journey with you.