On Saturday December 14h I fell and dislocated and broke 2 bones in my left ankle. I also managed to sprain my right ankle in the process.

Because the break was so bad, my friends were unable to get me up and into one of their vans to take me to the ER. They called an ambulance for me. The EMTs that came were awesome. Both were men, one had earrings in each ear, and the other was Nooch (this is what his buddy was calling him). Both were excellent, and caring in handling my pain and shock while moving me and getting me to Met. Upon arriving at Met, I was moved into a curtained area of the ER. I was in terrible pain, the ER nurse was quick to assess me and get me some pain meds (sorry I don't remember your name). Once I had been to xray, I was moved to another area of the ER to wait for the results. While there Carolyn and Susie took care of me. They were both pleasant, and took the time to talk to me and make sure I was ok.

Once the decision was made to put my foot back on the joint (yuk and owe!) I was informed of all the steps by the ER doctor (sorry I did not get your name). He was very caring, and explained everything to me before sedating me and putting the ankle back on the joint.

Once this was done, I was taken back down to xray to make sure it was back in place properly. The Xray tech was very nice and joked with me and said that my ankle was the worst he had seen in 6 months. I said back to him "yea but I sprained the right too", he laughed and said "yep you win for sure". Thank you for being so nice and making me laugh.

Finally around 5pm om Sunday it was decided that I needed surgery. I was taken to the OR. There I met Helen the OR nurse who was so nice and funny, she made me feel comfortable, and much less nervous. The anesthesiologist was also a very kind man, he explained how they would administer the drug and that I would not need to be tubed which made me happy. My surgeon Dr. Elaashaal was very nice as well, he explained the procedure to me in layman's terms so I would understand it all.

After the surgery Helen was there when I woke up to make sure I was ok. Them a very nice young man was called to take me to my room. We somehow got into a conversation about one of my favorite tv shows.

Once in the post op ward my nurses were Anita and Michelle. Both of these ladies were so sweet and helpful. Anytime I asked them for anything they went above and beyond to help me out.

The OT doctor and student that came in to help me were also very nice and helpful.

Over all, I would like to say to ALL of you wonderful people that helped me out THANK YOU so much.

I still have a long way to go in my recovery, and I have the help of some amazing people Julie my PSW from the Red Cross, and Mike from Bayshore my OT.

Everyone of you are amazing, caring people. Thank you for all that you do to help the people in our city everyday!

I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year.

Terri Barton