[at-l] The trail magic goes on...

[poojathebearchaser at hotmail.com (Pooja Blue)]

I went out for a 9 mile power walk last night.  Normally I wear braces on my 
ankles but the braces were pretty thrashed by the end of my thruhike and I'm 
waiting for some replacement parts, so I went out without 'em.  Sure enough, 
two miles into my walk, my right ankle went wooky and I went crashing down.  
My Patagonia leggings, which I wore every day on the second half of my 
thruhike and love, survived intact.  I know from previous falls that if you 
think you might be bleeding you should check, so I checked and discovered a 
large, nasty abrasion on my left knee which was bleeding a lot.

I was on a major road getting ready to head towards a bike path, so I sat 
down on a low wall near the bike path and poured some water over the knee to 
clean it.  I was about to patch it clumsily with my bandana when a passing 
cyclist stopped to see if I was okay.  It turns out she was a surgery 
technician at a nearby veterinary hospital heading home from work.  She 
said, "Oh, I can fix that!" and biked back to the hospital.  She came back 
with all kinds of first aid and really patched up my knee quite well.  So 
well, in fact, I was able to complete my walk.  I took her flowers and a 
thank you note today.  Doncha love kindness!

Pooja the Bear Chaser
GA -> PA <- ME '04

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before 
them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. " 
-- Thucydides

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