Nov 302025

Betty has broken both of her lower legs with fractured tibias, fibulas and shattered ankles. We find her on one of her first days in her wheelchair trying to get to the couch where she can get more comfortable. Obviously her legs cannot bear weight and they are too painful to move by themselves. She must move them with her arms. She wheels herself to the couch where she does the slow, painful process of traansferring herself to the couch. She carefully elevates her legs and calls a friend to catch her up on things. Later, she’s thirsty and needs to use the restroom, so she transfers herself back to the chair and makes her way to the kitchen and bathroom. After that, she gets herself set back up on the couch. Cut to a week later and she can move her legs a bit easier but she’s still in a lot of pain and of course there’s still no weight bearing. We find her in bed, pulling back the covers to reveal her casts. She carefully puts on some clothes and gets herself into the wheelchair. She wheels herself into the kitchen to do her morning routine. She puts her breakfast items in a basket she can sit in her lap and wheel to her kitchen table. Her toes are cold so she pulls some socks over them. Later, she rolls herself to the couch, takes off her outfit, props her legs up and gets ready for bed. The next day we find her sitting in a chair talking on the phone with a friend. Her doctor has approved some weight bearing on her legs but only a few steps at a time for now. She practices walking on crutches a bit before settling back onto the couch. There’s a knowck at the door and it’s a delivery person with a package. She gets herself into her wheelchair and to the door as quickly as possible and explains to the person what happened. When she opens the package, it’s the new shoes she ordered. She won’t be able to enjoy them for some time. |
Betty has broken both of her lower legs with fractured tibias, fibulas and shattered ankles. We find her on one of her first days in her wheelchair trying to get to the couch where she can get more comfortable. Obviously her legs cannot bear weight and they are too painful to move by themselves. She must move them with her arms. She wheels herself to the couch where she does the slow, painful process of traansferring herself to the couch. She carefully elevates her legs and calls a friend to catch her up on things. Later, she’s thirsty and needs to use the restroom, so she transfers herself back to the chair and makes her way to the kitchen and bathroom. After that, she gets herself set back up on the couch. Cut to a week later and she can move her legs a bit easier but she’s still in a lot of pain and of course there’s still no weight bearing. We find her in bed, pulling back the covers to reveal her casts. She carefully puts on some clothes and gets herself into the wheelchair. She wheels herself into the kitchen to do her morning routine. She puts her breakfast items in a basket she can sit in her lap and wheel to her kitchen table. Her toes are cold so she pulls some socks over them. Later, she rolls herself to the couch, takes off her outfit, props her legs up and gets ready for bed. The next day we find her sitting in a chair talking on the phone with a friend. Her doctor has approved some weight bearing on her legs but only a few steps at a time for now. She practices walking on crutches a bit before settling back onto the couch. There’s a knowck at the door and it’s a delivery person with a package. She gets herself into her wheelchair and to the door as quickly as possible and explains to the person what happened. When she opens the package, it’s the new shoes she ordered. She won’t be able to enjoy them for some time.
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