[Sca-cooks] OT- Woe is me!

[Olwen the Odd]

My sympathies Glenda.  It was a dark day at your house.  The good news seems
to be that everyone lived!  How does your child think about yogurt?  It's a
good base for smoothies.  Put it in a blender with fruit and perhaps some
wheatgerm and honey.  Then of course, there is the ever popular ice cream.
Best of luck to you both.  Keep us posted on your progress.
Olwen

>Oh, man, Glenda, what a crappy day. I'm not quite sure what to tell you,
>and
>I really haven't anything I can offer you in the way of advice. What rotten
>luck. Hugs?
>
>Amanda
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glenda Robinson" <glendar at compassnet.com.au>
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 5:03 PM
>Subject: [Sca-cooks] OT- Woe is me!
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > 5th of February will always be commemorated in my house as Broken
>Robinson's
> > Day!
> >
> > At 10 am, I broke my arm ice skating - while practically stopped, I
>reached
> > for the side and missed, coming down on my outstretched arm (left arm -
>I'm
> > left handed), blowing a goodly bit of the head off the radius. Had to
>get
> > Wayne to come home from work and get me from a couple of suburbs away
>and
> > bring me home.
> >
> > Later that day, I got a call saying that Andrew, our 12yo, had been hit
>by
>a
> > car on the crossing near his school. It's an 80km/h zone. Thankfully
>he'd
> > only been clipped and spun, but his two front teeth were knocked out. We
> > found one at the scene and one later at the hospital in his clothing.
>He's
> > had them replaced, and wired, and the hospital dental clinic people
>think
> > they'll take OK. He's got lacerations and contusions on his face, one
>knee
> > and one hand, but hasn't lost his sick sense of humour!
> >
> > The driver saw him and nearly missed him, he had started on the crossing
> > when it said walk - the don't walk started flashing shortly after, so he
> > rushed, with his umbrella up, in the rain. We think the flashing cycle
>must
> > be way too short for the road it's on (4 lanes, one turning bay and two
>wide
> > shoulders), and it went off before he was across. There was a truck
>stopped
> > at the lights, and the driver saw the green, but not Andrew, and Andrew
> > hadn't noticed the red light stop flashing.
> >
> > I'm so glad he's still alive - I'd always known something was going to
> > happen to him, so if this is it, it's over now, and he has made it
>through!
> >
> > My arm has been referred onto an Orthopaedic Surgeon, who has referred
>me
>to
> > a elbow specialist, and some time over the next 8 days or so, I'm going
>to
> > have it opened up, the bone shards taken out of my joint, and the bone
> > pinned, which will probably involve a hospital stay somewhere in the
>city
>(I
> > live an hour to 2 hours out, depending on traffic)
> >
> > Now for the cooking bit:
> > <insert sobs here> I can't cook Andrew the soft foods needed for his
>teeth!
> > I can't chop or peel with only my off hand! It's very depressing for me,
>but
> > I've enlisted Wayne, who doesn't like cooking much, but will play with
> > knives, as my assistant. So far I've made mashed potato with grated
>Romano
> > cheese, mashed carrots, and partially mashed peas, and got out some
>chicken
> > & pumpkin soup that I make in large batches and freeze. Am going to do
>some
> > apple-sauce, some custards and mousses, and some smooth scrambled eggs
>over
> > the next days, and porridge is a good thing too. I've single-handedly
>made
> > some jelly (US jello) for him, and some Milo milk (chocolate vitamin
>drink),
> > but I needed help even with that (can't open the press-top tin with one
> > hand!).
> >
> > Anyone else got some good ideas for soft foods that are fairly plain
>(his
> > palate's not strong on herbs and spices as yet), that can be cooked by a
> > one-handed cook, and an assistant?
> >
> > Glenda
> > (typing with one hand)
> >
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