[Mary's Blog]

Yeh that is what happened to me on Sunday. Went to store by myself(a no no) just thought iI could do it without assistance, was doing ok until I thought I could pick up a watermelon,bad for me, too heavy.  So picked one up turned to put it in my cart, it slipped, I moved to catch it,caught the end of a platform, and down I went watermelon and me, flat on my face.  Melon went flying all over the place, I couldn't move, staff came over, some shoppers one a 84 year old woman and her daughter, I just laid there for about 10 min. and they helped me up slowly.The staff brought me a chair and water, ice for my left knee and rt shoulder, called my  husband to come and get me, I was so embarresed, I just started crying(I knew my husband was going to be mad) then the manager came over. He wrote down what happened, and even pointed out that they stopped using pallets because people tripped on them, and obviously this platform wasn't a good idea either.

I had to go to the doctor the next day, I barely could move my knee or shoulder, Because I had 4 disc fused in my neck, and still in healing process, I had neck xray,lt knee and rt shoulder xrays.  Nothing broken or out of place thank God. I sprained  my knee,neck and shoulder. Now I'm wearing a sling for a few weeks.

Stores main office called me at 9am to see how Im doing, told her I will see a doctor, told her where I hurt, about my surgery,that woke her up,she said well call me after I see the doctor and let her know what is going on. 

I hurt more now then I did yesterday. My shoulder and neck hurt the worse. Oh I also called my disability lawyer told him all this, he was very interested in this, espeacially picking and dropping the watermelon, shows that I cant pick anything over 5 lbs. Hey anything to prove my case. Also that i can't or shouldn't shop myslf, without assistance, it is a learning exp eirence for me, tough one. P.S.  my husband was mad.

So life does suck, I'm am tired of everyone saying "you shouldn't drive, or shop alone blah blah".  But I do know that I shouldn't.  Losing my independance is very hard. But I will try to do things just to prove a point to myself.