Thanks to a foul ball

this is a copy of the post I just put on my regular blog.

Reflexes are great!

We were at a Western Canadian League baseball game on Thursday night, sitting in the patio. I got hit with a line drive foul ball right into my face - I got my arms up in time to take most of the hit on my left forearm. You can see the impressions from the stitches on the baseball around the edge of the bruise, it hit me so hard. My arm WAY swollen, and SUPER sensitive to any touch. My nose/upper lip is a bit swolen and super sensitive, too.... The ball was hit by our own pitcher, so I got 2 balls out of the deal - the one I got hit with, and the one that he signed and sent over to me before I left. He felt really bad for taking me out! (I might post pictures next week or so)

The ball went from his bat to my arm/face in no time flat.... We were sitting in the patio, just off the 3rd base line, at about midway between the 3rd base and the back wall. We had just been talking to friends about why my sweetie had his baseball glove - at a previous game we had seen foul balls go into the patio, and we thought we were prepared. Just minutes before, the 3rd baseman from the other team had made a nice catch of a pop-fly foul ball by leaning over into the patio to get it, right over some people's heads. I'll pay for grandstand seats next time I think!

While I was not sleeping a lot on Thursday night, I thought about how glad I was that none of the kiddos got hurt.... they were in the very front row in the patio, right on the fence, with nothing but their heads and shoulders sticking up behind the top rail and table top there. I was sitting back toward the back of the patio, up on a bar stool at a high table. I think about the possibilities and am just so thankful that it wasn't one of them.....

But, that being said, I'm also hurt pretty good myself. I do have a mild concussion. My arm got most of the force, but the ball still hit me in the nose / upper lip area. I have had no serious symptoms (nausea, slurred speech, dizziness, etc.), just headaches, noise and light sensitivity, a bit of agitation, mostly. SO, now I have to take care of my head so it will get better. Limiting TV, Computer and reading, as well as resting lots for a couple weeks at least.

So I will not be online much for the next little while. MUST take care of my head so it will heal. Looking at a computer screen aggravates my headache and overloads me real fast.

I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty bored, so I'm hunting down audio books. Thankfully our local library has a good selection. I'll just need my sweetie to pick them up for me since I can't drive for a little while either... And all the things I have been wanting to do with this blog (LOPW) will have to wait, too. Hang in there with me ladies! THANKS!