Falling at 60 is New Ballgame
Accidentally stepped on a golf ball and went down hard on a crushed gravel pathway. Besides being bruised all over and nursing a wrenched knee and ankle, my mental health has taken a huge hit. When did falling get so dam painful and dangerous? 30 years ago this would have limping and bitching for a few days, but nothing like what I’m feeling today. I’m aching all over, angry for being such a klutz, doing the “what if you’d hit your head?” bit in my mind, and just plain exhausted from not being able to get comfortable.
This is the first time I’ve felt physically old and I hate it.