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PHOTO PROMPT © Starsinclayjars
The following story is 100% true. Should you care to read the expanded blog post from 2014 CLICK HERE (Boring really). At any rate this is my sordid story is inspireded by Stars’ photo.
Gnere: Embarrassing Anecdote
Word Count: 100
FRACTURED FLICKERS
Until eight years ago I’d never broken a bone. Not even a pinkie finger. Sometimes I felt cheated. I never got a nifty cast for friends to sign.
One morning, heading to the kitchen for coffee I stubbed my big toe. After work I made a beeline for the doctor’s office.
An X-ray showed a fracture at the top joint.
To add injury to injury, before the left toe had a chance to heal, I fractured my right toe getting out of the bathtub.
They don’t set broken toes, but I did get a nifty orthopedic sandal and a boot.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Be careful of those toes Rochelle.
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Dear Sadje,
Fortunately my toes have stayed unbroken these past 8 years. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re most welcome!
Salam.
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Your story illustrates how vulnerable our toes are. Nice picture. Perhaps you might consider steel cap safety boots when taking a bath.
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Dear James,
Those of us who like to go barefoot put our digits in jeopardy, don’t we? I’ll give some thought to the safety boots. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh, it’s an orthopaedic boot. Don’t I look silly!
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Dear Neil,
Yep, that’s what it is. Now I’ll have to read your story. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Should I be laughing? I’m sorry I’m laughing… No, not really! Though I know you suffered pain (seriously, TWO toes?), it is nice to be able to laugh at it after…
Shalom and lotsa clumsy love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
Yes! You should indeed be laughing. I laughed at it when it happened. So crazy.
Shalom and lotsa klutsy hugs,
Rochelle
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It’s definitely one of those “you would not believe this” scenarios!
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Thank you for that cute story! You got a double dose of what you asked for! The photo of the two of you smiling with a sense of humor on your faces made me smile too!
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Dear Clare,
If a person can’t laugh at herself, than whom? 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The boots look stylish anyway 🙂
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Dear Reena,
A fashion statement to be sure. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🤗🤗
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Ouch. My toes are sensitive, but I haven’t broken.. wait a second, is knocking on wood too superstitious? Yep, a double dose of “this is what you’ve been missing all of those years”. Nice boots 😉
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Dear Trent,
Fortunately I haven’t revisited this event. My toes remain intact and the boot is out on loan. Not sure who had it last, now that I thin of it. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That’s an incredible piece of bad luck! I’ve never broken a bone, I hope that means something positive. Still, your footwear is very eye-catching. Probably not catch on, but there you go.
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Dear Sandra,
I had to laugh at myself. Our friend Doug was visiting when I injured toe number two. He’s the one who snapped the picture. Guess we take the good with the bad. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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May your injuries heal quickly. It is a good thing you only have two feet. Nice twist on the expected phrase: “To add injury to injury”.
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Dear Frank,
Toemageddon is 8 years in the past. I’m happy to say there’ve been no reruyns. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Isn’t it interesting that a broken toe requires a boot to the knee? And the fractured toe is exposed, to boot. The left foot must have been jealous of the right’s boot. And, where do I sign?
I don’t recall ever suffering from cast envy, but I recall signing them. My father always warned me, “If you break your leg, I’ll break the other.” Irish-Catholic logic. 🙂
Peace (and may we remain in one piece),
Bill
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Dear Bill,
I was a strange child. I envied the kids who got to wear eyeglasses, too. Now I wear contacts because I don’t want to wear them. Don’t suffer from cast envy anymore either. 😉
I found it odd that my doctor just gave the orthopedic sandal. The ER gave me the boot for the second toe. Really didn’t make sense to me. But walking with both of them at work was a challenge. In fact I lost my balance and feel backward on the concrete bakery floor. Quite a dramatic bruise that left. (At least I could still take off the boot to swim….much better than a cast. ;))
At any rate, one has to have a sense of humor, right? Of course, right.
Thank you for coming by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Right, indeed, Rochelle.
I sometime ponder about lives without humor. I cannot imagine it.
Peace,
Bill
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Oh, my goodness! Nothing like a matched set :). Well, at least you got it all over at one time! I had a similar set of accidents, which I promise not to use for this story 🙂
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Dear Linda,
Lighting did strike twice that month. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh Rochelle! I’ll leave Dale to laugh and I’ll cry on your behalf. My friend broke her big toe recently and it hasn’t recent so her boot has been glued to her foot, which she wasn’t happy about for a friend’s wedding and she wore something else regardless. I ended up in a boot after I broke my fifth metatarsal just before I went on stage to play my violin but didn’t realize it was broken until a day later. My kids were performing at school and I waited until that was over before trotting off for my xray.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Dear Rowena,
I felt rather silly in that big boot for a broken toe. Fortunately the toes did heal and have remained fracture-free for the past 8 years. Thank you for your sympathy.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Although they hurt at the time, we had some great laughs over it. And, hey, it gave you an inch or more height. Lol.
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Dear Jan,
Yeah, there was that height thing. 😉 There’s no denying the humor in the situation, is there? Thanks m’luv.
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Dear Rochelle,
It can really be that easy to break a toe or foot bone. A friend of mine went through an entire Thanksgiving holiday entertaining guests, feeling only a slight ache which she put down to being on her feet a lot, and the next week went to the doc for swelling and discovered she’d broken her foot! She either had a high tolerance for pain or …. took her hostess duties way too seriously!!
Hope every toe healed back perfectly.
Take care, and Shalom,
Dora
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Dear Dorah,
That was 8 years ago that all this happened. I’m happy to report that the digits are in fine fettle. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha! It gave you a good story if nothing else! 🙂
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Dear Iain,
That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Finding a good story in everything. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I know that feeling of being robbed. I’ve only ever broken fingers and toes – for me that involved nothing more than a splint bandage, I didn’t even get a boot!
Mostly though, I’m glad. And I’m glad you’ve mostly avoided breakages too.
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Dear Jen,
Things are so different in the eyes of a child, aren’t they? I used to envy the kids who got to wear glasses. Now I wear contact lenses as much as I can to avoid the uncomfortable eyewear. And I’m happy to report no more fractures here. BTW, The second break happened while a certain disc flinger was visiting. He snapped the photo. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Them boots don’t look made for hiking or even swimming
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Dear Michael,
Them boots were barely made for walking. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, sounds like you finally got your big break, although it was nice of you to be symmetrical about it. 🙂 I had broken a few bones when I was younger but my wife never had. Now she’s broken a few since we’ve been married and I haven’t broken any more, so I guess our osteological karma is realigning. 🙂 Glad you didn’t need a cast at least.
Have a great week!
David
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Dear David,
Frankly, I hope those are the only bones I ever break. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh dear.
This was funny but unfortunate as well.
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Dear Chioma,
It’s all in the past. And it was funny. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Shall I just call you Grace? That must have hurt like crazy. Glad to know all us well now.🌼
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Dear Andrea,
Grace indeed. I was told once that it takes a dancer to be a real klutz. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You said something at the beginning that chimed a bell for me. I paid into our National Health Service all my working life but I’ve never needed hospitalisation, and have hardly ever sought medical attention – so, I feel cheated! I hope I haven’t just tempted fate!
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Dear Keith,
Better to pay into it and know it’s there than the alternative. L’chaim. To your good health and happiness.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So sorry! This sounds like a cautionary tale for me, though. (haha) I love to go barefoot and stub my toes constantly. When it rains, it pours!
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Dear Brenda,
Some of us don’t learn. When I was much younger I managed to imbed the eye half of a needle in my foot. The broken toe pain couldn’t compare to that. Did any of this cure me of going barefoot? Not a chance. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well, that gave me the shivers. Ouch! But…barefoot seems right. After-all, we weren’t born wearing shoes. 🙂
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Quite fashionable! I destroyed my pinkie toe as a teen. It still hurts sometimes, but I never thought it was broken. Now, I wonder. I broke my clavicle as a kid, 7-9ish. The only cast I’ve ever had was from tearing the ligaments in my ankle. Like you, I invited many other injuries hopping around. Fortunately, I was 18 and very agile.
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Dear Nobbin,
My eldest son broke a toe at a Tae-Kwon-Do tournament. Because it affected the growth plate, the doctor saw fit to cast his whole ankle.
I’m pleased to report I’ve remained fracture-free these past 8 years. Thank you for limping by. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Like you I’ve never broken a bone either 51 years in and touching wood!
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Dear Shrawley,
There’s still time. 😉 I was older than 51. May it never happen.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks I’m keeping safely locked away!
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Double trouble! They say things come in threes so it’s a blessing you only broke two 🙂
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Dear Lisa,
Good point. I just called it lightning striking twice. 8 years fracture free. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, you had better knock on wood quick! You’re welcome!
Shalom,
Lisa
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🤣🤣🤣
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Never seen anyone enjoying having a fractured foot. You are amazing Rochelle. You both look good. God bless you both.
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Dear Indira,
I can’t say I enjoyed it, but I did have to laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Thank you. ❤
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Sorry, dear. Enjoying is a wrong word. Kudos to you.
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Lovely picture Rochelle! And hope all bones stay intact 🙂
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Dear Dahlia,
So far so good. No more fractures these past 8 years. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Touch wood!
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You’re still rocking the look Rochelle 🙂
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Dear Angela,
Well that was 8 years ago. I’ve since loaned the boot out to those in need and never got it back. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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accidents are bound to happen. one can’t be really careful nowadays. i hope those toes heal soon. take care.
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Dear Plaridel,
And that’s why they call them accidents. 😉 Actually those toes healed about 8 years ago. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Cute story! I was putting a moon boot on an elderly client recently…in fact, I based my story on her. You wore your moon boot so well, Rochelle! I hope you continue to stay accident-free 🙂
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Dear Fleur,
So far so good as far as not breaking anything. 😉 Can’t say I’ve been accident free. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It’s so easy to have a fall or trip or go over on an ankle…accidents happen. But it’s good to hear you say so far so good!
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Thank you Rochelle. Wishing you a healthy recovery. A true sapling which plies, but never breaks.
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Dear Susan,
Recoverhy was 8 years ago. 😉 I’ve remained fracture free thus far. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I thought it was a type of sandal 😅.
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Dear Bernadette.
Odd pair. Although one of them was a sandal. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Toes and their woes! A good story, though!
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Dear Neel,
That’s the beauty of being a writer. We can find a story in anything, right? 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes! I always wanted to break something as a child – bizarre really! But this sounded painful!
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Dear Stars,
It wasn’t fun. 😉 Made me glad I never broke a bigger bone. Better my friends should sign my yearbook. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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