it all began well and dandy
our school ny eve party was in the early minutes
changing out of my holiday llama pajamas
to head out for my annual doc checkup
zooming out and headed that way
until i wasn’t
when a road construction issue came into play
so i turned up the music
waited it out
zoomed off again
finally got there
just a few minutes late
jumped out of the car
opened the back door to get something out
while also somehow slamming the front door shut
quickly felt something unexpected
ah, it was my finger closed in the front door
the wrong place to be
after i stared at it for a minute
i reopened the door, moved my hand, locked in back up
and headed in
noticing that it hurt and was beginning to change color
nurse took me right away
he used to be a paramedic
while checking my vitals
i mentioned my finger
ah, they’ll probably be splinting it
my doc comes in
does my wellness interview and exam
all good
i mention the finger
she sends me for an x-ray across the hall
when i come back
she suggests i get a flu shot while waiting
mentions that the receptionist
said i wanted to set up a covid booster shot
why not get it while i’m here?
paramedic nurse guy comes back
gives me both shots
says again that they’ll probably be splinting my finger
doc comes back in
says the x-ray shows
i fractured my finger
and it’s going to need a splint
paramedic nurse gives me a nod and smile
set up appointment for another x-ray in a week
return to office in two weeks to see how it’s healing
doc calls me at home later
she reminds me
elevate, ice, motrin, splint
here i thought i was done for the year
how did this take such a turn?
sequences of events are always so fascinating when looking back.
“and now the sequence of events in no particular order.”
-dan rather, american newscaster
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image credit: anne cevardi, osborn books