I got that stinkin' cast off and the stinkin' pins out of my arm this morning. As dreadful as it all sounded, there was absolutely no pain or discomfort involved.
It has been a long six and a half weeks.
I have learned a lot. I expected to learn to eat with my non-primary left hand. I expected I'd have to learn to bathe, get dressed, brush my teeth, fix my hair, drive, write and thousands of other daily things.
I also learned one unexpected thing. People like to joke with people wearing a cast on a broken arm.
Here's a sampling of favorites for all to enjoy, and maybe avoid.
Top ten broken arm/hand jokes you probably should not use:
10.Before a statement of support: "Boy, I gotta hand it to ya".
9. Asking if the injured now has a "lot of time on your hand". Get it? Hand?
8. Offering to assist the injured with, "Let me give you a hand."
7. Asking what it's like living "hand to mouth."
6. Telling the injured: "You'll apparently do anything for a hand-out".
5.Upon seeing struggling with one hand: "You sure are handy!"
4. "Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? Nothing!"
3. "And that's not a left-handed compliment!"
2. "Good thing you weren't left empty-handed!"
1. Finally, when you see how badly the skin on a healing broken hand mysteriously peels, never, never say: "
Looks like a bad case of handruff!"