Windy Autumn Days

Yesterday I was cleaning out the van in our driveway (between the two houses). It gets very windy in there at times. I opened the driver side door, the wind caught it and smashed my right middle finger between the door and the brick wall. I couldn't believe it. I didn't think it was too bad as I had it running under cold water, but then I began to feel sick and if I hadn't sat down I would have fallen. I later realized that I was in shock. It is an unbelievable feeling, I felt so out of control. My neighbor got my feet above my head, it took about an hour before I could sit up. Going to the A&E (accident & emergency) wasn't something I really wanted to do, it could take hours! So I called the doctor and she had an appointment within 30 minutes. One look and she said you need to go to the A & E for an x-ray. You may have an open fracture and need antibiotics. Sure enough, I have several fractures in the last bone near my nail. They got me bandaged up and sent me home with antibiotics. I go back tomorrow to see how it is healing. Pray that it heals quickly! I have had to re-typed so many words, not too easy to type with 9 fingers! I do thank God that the pain is really minimal and that the doctors didn't have to remove the nail to suture the split. Oh, so glad! Needless to say, we won't be parking any vehicles in the drive (wind tunnel) any more!