Over the course of the last two or three months I have thrown my back out 3 times playing basketball. I have no idea how or why this is happening other than the fact I must be getting old and decrepid (sp.?). I just know every time I do this the pain increases each time. It usually takes me like four or five days to feel pretty normal again. It has been about 4 weeks since the last setback. Well last night I was playing in my Rosemount league and I did it again. By the time I got home I could just feel the lower back tightening up and the pain steadily increasing. This morning it literally took me about 5 minutes to get out of bed. I can barely walk and I can't bend over to get anything. But all of this physical pain pales in comparison to how bad I feel emotionally because I let my Tors down. Today is Isabelle's birthday so Tori and I had a plan to get up early and sneak out to buy Ponsi her favorite sprinkled donut. Tori was then going to wake Ponsi up and bring her downstairs to see the birthday surprise. But when the alarm went off I couldn't get out of bed and there is no way I could make it to the grocery store and back (unless I had about 3 hours!).
Now Tori wasn't mad but the disappointment on her face this morning pierced me pretty good. I have never felt so helpless before in my life. I'm a pretty stubborn man and usually can will myself to do anything but this morning I simply could not. What's worse is that Isabelle and I are supposed to have a special lunch together today for her birthday. As I sit here now I can't see how this will be possible, but I'm going to try and make it. If not, I may be disappointing two girls today.
So maybe I should say goodbye to basketball and find another activity to keep me busy. I already gave up the gym for a bowflex. Wow! Whatever manhood I had is slowly depleting before my eyes.
My Ponsi Birthday Girl
3 comments:
I think a bowflex sounds VERY manly : ). You really can't get much more manly than a bow flex. Seriously!
I'd feel bad for you except for the fact that I offered to have a miracle faith prayer session with you over the phone and you WOULDN'T PICK UP. Now we'll never know if it would have worked or not. All I'm saying is...your rejection hurts every time. And, by the way, what is up with rejecting me when I try to reach you through instant messaging through your wife??? I called your phone and Gretchen picked up and said, "You know what Dan, I'll instant message Jamie for you. He always gets right back to me." So she instant messages and you DON'T RESPOND. Gretchen says, "I just don't get it. He ALWAYS gets right back to me." Uh huh. I get it. It's the Noobs' Cold Shoulder maneuver.
Not that I'm bitter or anything. Hope you feel better.
What does Dr. Jeff have to say about this, huh?!
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