Well you never know the minute till the minute after! A week ago I came out of my tango lesson to an unseasonably hot day. I was wearing a fall coat and scarf, and if I had stopped to take them off this probably would not have happened. But in fact, I fainted on the street, landed on my foot and broke my ankle!

I was taken to hospital and they told me I would need surgery to insert a plate and a couple of screws. But I had to contact the hospital my insurance dealt with and they would do it. For numerous reasons, I only got there today. I had thought they would tell me then when the surgery would take place, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case, I have to get some pre-surgical tests, and when I show those results to the surgeon then they will schedule the surgery. I have no idea how long it will take, but que sera sera.

I was hobbling around on crutches, but it turned out my superintendent had an old wheelchair, which he lent me, and that has made the world of difference in getting around. Crutches are awful.

The added complication is that I have cataract surgery scheduled for next Friday and the following Tuesday. But since it looks as if the ankle surgery isn’t imminent, I’m going to go ahead with the eye surgery if they will do it.

So it’s been an odd kind of a week, but I’m taking it all in stride. It will all work out and I just have to be patient. I’ll keep you posted.