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Two weeks ago, I was bent over pulling weeds out of my garden bed. Charlie was outside with me and running around. She loves to do what we call “Hot Laps.” That is where she runs as fast as she can around the garden bed.
Well, she ran around the garden once and ran behind meas usual. She then came around a second time and decided to jump over me or over the garden or over to Jason who was standing near me. Unfortunately, when she jumped, she ran right into the side of my face with the top of her head. It. dropped. me. to. the. ground.
Soon, my black eye and cheek started to appear that evening…
The next evening.
This is what I looked like when I went out in public…with make up and concealer!
This is after one week.
I finally went to the doctor because I still couldn’t open my mouth very far. X-rays showed everything was fine, just a lot of swelling in the jaw area, which hampered the opening and closing of my mouth. The doctor also said above my ear was one big bruise, which was covered by my hair.
The black eye is strange, because she hit me on the cheek (where it is bruised) to right above my ear. Not near my eye.
Starting to heal with the nice yellow and green bruise!
Now everything is healed except for the dark purple under my eye, which is not even noticeable anymore with thick concealer.
Did people ask about my eye. Oh yes! Jason wondered when I went to the doctor if a social worker would be called into the visit. A friend came over and when I answered the door she said, “Oh my word. Do you need to get the kids and I can take you to a shelter?”
Me: “No. But why would you take me to a shelter? You have a huge house! couldn’t I stay with you?”
Lesson: Stop pulling weeds out of the garden.
