Big Pain

Rolling into the emergency room of Jupiter Medical center, I tell the receptionist that I want a hot nurse.  What I get is a middle aged bald guy with a gut and glasses.

You'd think that the hospital staff would be a little bit more accomodating to a guy with a broken knee.  But apparently, the receptionist claims, that was the best looking nurse of the night.  Either she's got a twisted sense of humor or I'm not as charming as I thought.

Being in pain sucks.  I know, I've had plenty of it.  Busted ankles, ribs, shoulders, fingers, wrists and a knee from wrestling.  Road rash from motorcycle wrecks.  A black eye from a surfboard.  In line skating.  Bicycles. Ad infinitum.

But, pain is a part of life.  You can't escape it.  You can only choose how you respond to it.

I remember pulling my pant leg up after the wrestling accident that broke my knee.  The ACL had torn and the lower leg was bent upward and to the left.  Everybody in the gym was kind of shocked and didn't know what to do.  One of the more level headed in the group, Todd grabbed my leg and stabilized it.

It was a while before the ambulance came and Todd was getting sore stabilizing my leg.  With my leg still dislocated I looked up at him and said "Don't worry Todd, you'll be out of pain soon. The ambulance is close."  We both started laughing.  And then I started grimacing because he was shaking my leg.

Damn sense of humor and trying to be funny always comes back to haunt me. Stupid comedy Karma.

Pain is inevitable.  Accept it and move on.  I accepted the pain.  I accepted I wasn't going to walk for awhile.  I accepted I'd need surgery and months of rehab.  And then I got back to my normal joking and jovial demeanor.  All before the ambulance arrived.   

Happiness comes from accepting that bad things will happen.  And when they do, deal with it as quickly as possible and get on with the important things in life. Like having fun and being happy.

Big Fun!!

Mohawk Gringo