2 weeks after abbie's visit, my seth came to visit me! i had worked all weekend the weekend prior to his visit so i could have a day off to show him around my neck of wyoming. unfortunately, at 5:00 on friday, chatty cathy decided to roll the gator on her foot, which is where my story begins.
at 5:00 friday, chatty cathy came rolling back into the barn, "hopped" out of the gator and limped into the lab. i asked what happened, and that's when we got the 25 minute story about how the gator rolled on her foot causing her to fall over, twisting her knee in the process.
i suppose "twisting" is a bit of an understatement.
poor rita had to cancel her friday evening plans to transport chatty cathy to the ER in douglas. several doctor appointments later, we've come to find out that she actually dislocated the patella when she fell, and that injury caused one of the ligaments in her knee to tear. long story short, chatty cathy is in a hunk of metal brace, and i am the only healthy intern now. she's still waiting to find out if surgery is necessary.
needless to say, i did not get a day off that weekend and poor seth got to be the other intern for the duration of his trip. rita and i were grateful to have the extra hand. and seth, luckily, enjoyed his weekend here anyway.
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