Derecho

So, once I feel safe, I am allowed to drive with the brace on. Not yet, I certainly don't feel I have control of my hand yet. But not as long as another four weeks either.

I find myself encouraging Derecho like a small, timid child.

Gardened ridiculously slowly, sitting flat on the ground, one handed weeding, put down a wildflower/mulch pellet mix. New corner neighbor out in her garden, a former landscaper who plans to open an airbnb and coffee shop. Wound up offering the long term loan of my rarely used push mower, she offered to help with weed whacking. More stories of injuries, a common theme of my life now, everyone has a story, and I am the current designated Listener. Well, that's fine.

The formal x-ray report:

There is an acute comminuted impacted fracture of the distal radial metaphysis with dorsal displacement of 1 full shaft width, 1.3 cm of fragment overlap, and approximately 50 degrees of dorsal angulation.
The remaining imaged osseous structures are intact.
Mild first metacarpophalangeal osteoarthritis.
Prominent surrounding soft tissue swelling.

So there.