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When the Other Foot Drops

When the Other Foot Drops

the readiness is all

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M. L. Rio
Jul 31, 2023
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Words have a way of sticking in my brain. Goes with the territory, I suppose. “Shattered” is the word the surgeon used. A versatile word, when the X-rays come back and your life falls apart in a matter of seconds. My ankle is broken, my heel bone shattered. Surgery as soon as possible. Six to eight weeks before I can walk again. Months of physical thera…

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