Definition of fwrist [yours-truly] informal, frist, not fritz: A wide or thick wrist that appears indistinguishable from the area between the elbow and wrist (lower forearm).
Fwrist accurately describes my new wrist. It is a stranger. It looks different, and bracelets that were loose are still tight. Being able to identify the difference, with a re-name, is the beginning of reunion and true acceptance. Imagine Frankenstein's sewn wrist that has little definition, except mine was not sewn but re-set.
Unlike hapless Humpty Dumpty, Fwrist was able to be put back together again, but it healed with a slight outward pronation, and when I hold eating utensils, a supination. My husband was in the Emergency Room when the skilled doctor re-set my wrist, creating Fwrist. The doctor sternly ordered: "No pictures or videos during the procedure."
The doctor couldn't keep Jeff from having that moment forever and permanently branded into one of his memory banks. I was in a medicated state or realm, but according to Jeff, it resembled Elastigirl's reach--the way my hand appeared to stretch all the way to the ceiling and then boomeranged (or was skillfully guided) back into place. The procedure took less than a minute. I moaned, but because of happy drugs, remember nothing. However, the after-effects still remain.
An arm cast can forever change a person's way of doing things. Uninjured Lefty had to become stronger, and can impressively shower and dress, straight-iron hair, put on tie gym shoes fast, and crack an egg, all one-handed. Injured Righty healed a bit off, so now there is Fwrist. The full effect is still in-process as inflammation subsides.
Fwrist is an estranged family member who returns, changed. Like siblings whose inner-workings are similar. Formed inside of the same mother's womb for 9 months and thoughtfully named; raised in the same home; yet, somewhere along the line one sibling was broken and stretched emotionally and physically, more than could ever be photographed or imagined. A protective barrier reforms. It is like the sibling should be re-named.
To one degree or another, we all experience brokenness; and for many, the result is change and hopefully resilience. Maybe I should be re-named, too. Like Green Gables' Anne-with-an-e... Diane-minus-the-e, plus-a-tail-end-a has a distinctive and complex ring to it. Enjoy the math, Jeff.
Fwrist is an estranged family member who returns, changed. Like siblings whose inner-workings are similar. Formed inside of the same mother's womb for 9 months and thoughtfully named; raised in the same home; yet, somewhere along the line one sibling was broken and stretched emotionally and physically, more than could ever be photographed or imagined. A protective barrier reforms. It is like the sibling should be re-named.
To one degree or another, we all experience brokenness; and for many, the result is change and hopefully resilience. Maybe I should be re-named, too. Like Green Gables' Anne-with-an-e... Diane-minus-the-e, plus-a-tail-end-a has a distinctive and complex ring to it. Enjoy the math, Jeff.
According to my calculations, Diana, you have a new identity.
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