Thank you all for you kind thoughts, which are very much appreciated.

Well, I?ve survived the night, which wasn?t as uncomfortable as I expected, despite being woken at 12.45 a.m. by a pizza delivery boy at the wrong house. Worst part was trying to get up 2 flights of marble stairs to bed. In the end I went up backwards on my bum, as it was the safest option. Coming down this morning was a bit easier. Having difficulty mastering the crutches at the moment, as they are hurting my arms and hands, which aren?t used to this sort of punishment, of course. [img:95eb5d765e]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/inv.gif[/img:95eb5d765e] Hopefully, I?ll toughen up in a few days. It?s amazing how things I took for granted are now so difficult, but I guess, by the time the cast comes off, I?ll have it all sussed out. Will be good when I get to try walking in a couple of weeks. At least, then, I can put my foot to the floor, which will give more stability and, therefore, more confidence. At the moment I?m wobbling about all over the place and in danger of falling again when I try to do something, as it means letting go of the crutches. It?s a steep learning curve, but I?ll get there. I really feel for those who have breakages much worse than mine. It really can turn your life upside down for a while.

Luckily and unluckily at the same time, we have the Eid holiday (after Ramadan) in a couple of days. We had planned some trips out, which we?ll now have to modify but, at the same time, it?ll mean that hubster will be around to help with the little difficulties around the house, which he?s very good at. He?s going to try to reschedule the NZ holiday for January, so it will give us something to focus on, having waited so long for this one, only to have it whipped from under our feet (literally, in my case).

Why did I have the feeling something was going to go wrong? Spooky[img:95eb5d765e]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/str.gif[/img:95eb5d765e].