Yo !!!

[~Sam~]

Just checking in. Today is the first time since last Monday that I could use my keyboard without experiencing pain. And typing with one finger of my left hand is a real trip!

Broke my right collar bone in half last Monday afternoon (no, I wasn't drinking). Pieces are overriding one another. Went to an Orthopedic Surgeon yesterday... bones will have to heal the way they lay now.

Ken is taking care of all the critters and truly loving to do so. So, we're doing fine here. I'll be on bedrest for another two weeks or so, and I'll drop by when I can manage.

Have a self-healing going on, and it seems to be adequate for the break. So don't get all whacked and start to send vibes my way... they might not mesh with what I've got going here myself. Please just type in a How-Do... if'n you feel like.

Sam

[poor_old_dad]

Hi ~Sam~,

As to the breaking your collar bone, I have it on good medical authority, you shouldn't do that.

Other advice I've gotten, breaking the other one, so they match and therefore go un-noticed - bad idea, don't do it.

More advice - avoid doing cartwheels for at least the next week or so.

I don't know about any of that, but the typing on the keyboard is where I have some experience. As with all computer related activities, it's all about using the correct terminology. Using the one hand, one finger system is, of course, the "hunt and peck system". Using both hands, one finger per hand is the "advanced hunt and peck system".

Peace and feel better.
your friend,
poor_old_dad

[~Sam~]

Have never been able to do cartwheels, Dad. And I really don't plan on breaking my other collar bone anytime soon, but you know what 'they' say about the best laid plans of....

Sam

[oldwolf]

Sam,


Sorry to hear of your mishappening.

It's good that we are all beings here to learn and grow and one of our main aids of that is the ability to have free will. We all choose how we shall act - or react; and at any time can choose, even in the middle of a reaction, to change the tone and direction of any said reaction. So we choose how we react with whatever is presented to us. So it is with healing energy - even as with bad vibes - we choose how we will use them or abuse them; we are in charge of our reactions. Now this bunch of gobbledeegook is a preamble to " sending healing energy your way"; your to use or not yours to choose how to use. Yours to avert the energy, yours to be angry or upset - or not, yours to be thankful and use that wee bit of extra energy to do with as you wish - allWays was yours to choose and I cannot take that from you.
Loving you dear sister.

[~Sam~]

Hey There, you Old Woof.

I don't know if'n you remember when our little buckling broke his right rear leg? Ken and I set the leg, then I called Aireal to have a distant look see... to see if I had aligned the bones properly.

She said that we had done a pretty decent job... But... I would have a lot of problems with broken bones.

I thought, at the time, that she was referring to Kaibab, the buckling. It didn't dawn on me until about 4 in the morning last Thursday, that I was the one who'd have trouble with broken bones. I had to laugh at myself for being so damned dense. BTW... I haven't been blind to the "mirror scenario" and the role reversals either. But 'Warriors' can't simply claim to be such... they must be tested in the crucible by another, and be proven worthy to wear the title. Funny... not in a HaHa way, funny in the way one sees themself as they used to be in the words of another.

Anywho...

We couldn't get my clothes off until Wednesday morning, so it wasn't until two days later that Ken saw the edge of my collar bone protruding where it wasn't suppossed to be protruding from... So, he bathed me, and dressed me and it was off to the Carroll County Hospital ER for my fair share of abuse.

You know the drill... multiple fractures... and assumed altercations.

This is the fourth bone break I've had since August 1st this year. 1st was my toes from being stepped on by my gelding. 2nd was a cracked rib I did when I went upstairs in the barn at night to look for eggs and I tripped and fell in the dark. Next, a fractured wrist the day after T-day, when I was walking back to the house from the barn... turned to see what Ken was calling me for and tripped on my own foot. I was still under the affects of anesthesia from two days before when I had all the surgery in my mouth.

Now this. I wonder if I'm Finally Finished with the broken bone gig.

Anyways... Thanks for the energy, I'll definitely put it towards the good.

Ken is really diggin' on having total responsibility for everyone out in the barn. He was working on developing really good relationships with the horses, and now they are very close. The horses Love him... and he, them.

My pain medication is catching up with me now... Think I'll go and hold the couch down for awhile....

Love,
Sam

[~Sam~]

Hey There, you Old Woof.

I don't know if'n you remember when our little buckling broke his right rear leg? Ken and I set the leg, then I called Aireal to have a distant look see... to see if I had aligned the bones properly.

She said that we had done a pretty decent job... But... I would have a lot of problems with broken bones.

I thought, at the time, that she was referring to Kaibab, the buckling. It didn't dawn on me until about 4 in the morning last Thursday, that I was the one who'd have trouble with broken bones. I had to laugh at myself for being so damned dense. BTW... I haven't been blind to the "mirror scenario" and the role reversals either. But 'Warriors' can't simply claim to be such... they must be tested in the crucible by another, and be proven worthy to wear the title. Funny... not in a HaHa way, funny in the way one sees themself as they used to be in the words of another.

Anywho...

We couldn't get my clothes off until Wednesday morning, so it wasn't until two days later that Ken saw the edge of my collar bone protruding where it wasn't suppossed to be protruding from... So, he bathed me, and dressed me and it was off to the Carroll County Hospital ER for my fair share of abuse.

You know the drill... multiple fractures... and assumed altercations.

This is the fourth bone break I've had since August 1st this year. 1st was my toes from being stepped on by my gelding. 2nd was a cracked rib I did when I went upstairs in the barn at night to look for eggs and I tripped and fell in the dark. Next, a fractured wrist the day after T-day, when I was walking back to the house from the barn... turned to see what Ken was calling me for and tripped on my own foot. I was still under the affects of anesthesia from two days before when I had all the surgery in my mouth.

Now this. I wonder if I'm Finally Finished with the broken bone gig.

Anyways... Thanks for the energy, I'll definitely put it towards the good.

Ken is really diggin' on having total responsibility for everyone out in the barn. He was working on developing really good relationships with the horses, and now they are very close. The horses Love him... and he, them.

My pain medication is catching up with me now... Think I'll go and hold the couch down for awhile....

Love,
Sam

[teepi]

SAMMY!!!!!
HOW I LOVE YA....HOW I LOVE YA...MY DEAR OLD.....ooops.

SHIT and here I thought you were just taking a break(haha) from all of us for a bit....
I was going to e you but time has a way of me not being into it.(time that is).

Can't help but to send my love and whatever forms it takes for you, your energy is your energy, wherever it may come from.
You need to stop this broken bone stuff, now you know Ken loves to do the responsible things so you don't need to keep breaking things to get him to do them anymore.(YAY KEN{SMOOCH})
Take care dear sister,
teepi

[~Sam~]

Thanks a Whole Bunch for the Love and the good vibes, Teepi Girl!

Now you've got to know that this won't keep me out of the game for too long, don't'cha? I can't let Kenny keep on havin' all the fun.

But, with the sharp ends of those bones hangin' right over my lung... I'm gonna be real careful like. Certainly don't need a pnuemothorax (collapsed lung) on top of this.

So, I'm gonna try to be a good little girl for as long as I can manage. And when & if I heal, I'll try to keep in mind that I'm not as young and supple as I used to be... There's gotta be a song in there somewhere.

Take Care... chop lot's of wood, and say 'Hey!' to Larry for me, will ya?

Love,
Sam

[WE1]

Maybe if your real nice to shameless heifer she will send you some of her miracle [patent pending] black salve to help heal your broken collar bone and that nasty contusion. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she smokes that stuff ? ;)

[shameless_heifer]

Not knowing how to phrase my good wishes for your fast recovery, and not offend you in the process. I will just say I love you and wish the best for you.

[~Sam~]

Time, I think, will be my miracle, We. And right now, I really do feel as though I'm stuck in the frozen river of time.

Saw the orthopedic guy yesterday, and the prognosis, in his words; "Better. Not good, because the bones are closer to each other than last week, but still not in direct contact yet."

So, I'm holding the couch down. Can't really go outside, but I'm not bitchin' about it. I just have to be patient, use just a little energy to prompt my body to do the healing in its own time.

I found some barn help for Kenny, and she'll be coming over tomorrow to let the horses out in the paddock, and she'll clean the stalls too. I'm hopeing that I can talk her in to coming by to put the horses in the barn close to sunset. Ken can still do the feeding, but he won't have to worry about the heavy work.

Well, Shameless... I'd say to go easy on the good energy. I try to use just enough to stimulate osteogenesis, then step out of the process. What we want here is a slow healing. Too much, too soon ...will heal the break and soft tissue damage, but it won't be a strong callous that forms at the break.

We also have to watch my nutrient metabolism. I'm taking Ca, Mg & Zn, and I'm drinking a mineral supplement once/day with fruit juice, plus a multi-vite and other specific herbs. I pay more attention to the supply and demand aspect of bone healing. And I pay attention to the "Goes inta's & the Goes outta's"... drinking plenty of H2O.

So, what I'm trying to maintain is a slow balancing act... Give my body the minerals and vitamins it needs for soft tissue healing, reabsorption of trauma bleeding, and for osteogenesis. And allow my body all the time needs to accomplish this process.

I'm OK. But I'll tell you true... Ken could sure use some good vibes from you all. He's doin' good, but he does so much and the wear and tear is starting to show on him.

Thank You, Everyone. I'm off to hold that couch down now. Be back when I'm up to it.

Love,
Sam

[teepi]

Good Sam, at least your not trying to do things too soon that could hurt you more.
And thats great that you found some help for Ken, Larry ans I were out working on the new room today and we were talking about how nice the power tools are...in Vermont all he had was a chain saw and hand tools to build that house with ..and his youth.
(of course I reminded him the only studs around here wern't ALL in the walls).
So I am raising my glass to all the good men, who carry a big load for the one's they love.... and smile while they're doing it.

Take care sister..
love you much,
teepi

[shameless_heifer]

I'll drink to that, here here, to all good men and blessings to Ken for renew'd energy and fortitude.

[~Sam~]

Hey! Ken has officially proclaimed me; "A Couch Ornament"...

I made it out to the barn yesterday for the first time in days. I have to say that Kenny runs a pretty mellow barn. Everyone was peaceful and content... I also found out that I couldn't even pick up 1 slice of hay. Bummer.

Both Raven and Precious were glad to see me out there though. And Ken said that they were happier after my visit.

I think that I've never been this disabled... even when I had a colon resection and chemo, I made it out to the barn to do chores. Oh well... sigh.

But, I'll raise my glass to toast those good men, too. And as the fire from that drink reaches my belly, I'll be damned glad one of 'em belongs to me.

Catch You Guys Later,

Sam

[Southernman]

Oh Sam, I hope, that the healing of that bone is going on better and better since your last post. Our problem is more and more, that the bodies are not as young, as our minds. I experienced this last year by trying to jump of a slow turning children merry-go-round, no problem in the past, this time it ended like a stuntshow, but I'm no stuntman. Good luck, no brocken bones, only a few blessings.
Take care of you and greetings to Ken,
Juergen

[Fractual_]

hey guys...seems everyone is getting sick right about now, including me and my mom... i just got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday and she was sick the whole while taking me and the doctor said this morning she probably has the flu... then it occured to me that i probably do too which would explain all the nausea, dizzyness, and trembling after trying out the painkillers they gave me, not to mention the hot-cold flashes... mouth is so dry and swollen and aching, nothing but pudding and apple sauce for me right now, which isnt too too bad i guess.. my bottom lip and chin were so numb yesterday after inhaling all the nitrous oxide, , didnt really feel much of anything inhaling it so i was taking really deep breaths of it until they put me to sleep...started to wake up in the middle of it all on the anestesia and literally felt them pounding the tooth off, still feel little loose bits and pieces of the teeth back there too =/

i sent a positive thought your way, not really an expert good vibe sender but it couldnt hurt to try.. i just read about a study though where they seperated two groups of 100 people who had all just had heart attacks or were suspected to have one and they took one half and put all their names on prayer lists for different churches and all the people who were prayed for healed much quicker and were much less likely statistically to get complications afterwards, thought that was pretty interesting. me and my mom could probably use a good thought or 3 though, moreso my mom as i'm feeling a lot better compared to yesterday, but still not so hot.. she was in tears when i woke up though about how shitty she felt. for once i am trying to take care of her when we are sick, gave her two advils, told her to drink a lot of water and turned on the tv to take her mind off of the shittyness, lol....well all be alright though, i think...:)

[teepi]

Hi Alex,
hope you got my last pm awhile back.
I will say a prayer for you and your mom.
I've always believed in the power of sending good vibes and that to me is also prayer.

You have grown so much since I've been coming here.
I love you sweetie,
teepi