The Fall Guy
![Thrills & Spills!](https://www.myoddsock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/The-Fall-Guy.jpg)
My Christmas holiday was like an old episode of TV’s “The Fall Guy.”
Well, sort of.
It had nothing to do with Lee Majors, star of the action-adventure series from the 1980’s. Nor did it have anything to do with being a Hollywood stuntman turned bounty hunter (the plot of the show).
I suppose the only thing my holiday had in common with the show was the title.
You see, I was “The Fall Guy.”
I had a fall the week before Christmas. A hard fall. Probably the hardest fall in my 18 years with multiple sclerosis,
My fumble-feet stumbled over each other causing me to go head-first onto the garage floor.
Lying on my belly, I raised my melon head to the sight & sound of blood gushing out as if squirting from a faucet.
I screamed more than a few expletives, pissed at myself & pissed at MS, for falling. My son heard the commotion and came to see what happened. Upon sight of all the blood, he grabbed a phone and dialed 911.
Soon enough, we had a firetruck and an ambulance on the scene, along with enough feelings of guilty ridiculousness on my part to fill BOTH vehicles.
A few hours later I rolled out of the hospital ER (in a wheelchair of course) with four stitches in my brow, a mushed face and a bruised ego.
Other than that I was fine.
In fact, I was well enough to turn my plight into a fun game for all ages!
Which one of the following three pictures is my eye?
Is it…..
A.
![Smokey eyes.](https://www.myoddsock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Eye-makeup-2.jpg)
B.
![High fashion.](https://www.myoddsock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Eye-Shadow.jpg)
Or, C.
![Needs a brow pluck.](https://www.myoddsock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1520.jpg)
All in all my experience taught me three things.
1. The hardness of concrete is greater than my face.
2. A fall equals feelings of an idiot.
3. Maybe this Fall Guy should use a walker.
3 Replies to “The Fall Guy”
Your brow has a long way to go before it rivals Andy Rooney’s. Glad that you just needed a few stitches. That ego bruise may take the longest to heal though. Ouch!
First, I’m glad that you are healing. You are experiencing a common issue for people with ms. NEVER move to a better walking aid until you prove you really need it! You also proved the validity of ms rule #39. Some years back I did this when I fell down a flight of stairs (13 steps). Upon realizing you are falling, never catch yourself with your face! I hope the pains give up soon.
Bob,
You are the wise one!
Thanks for your comment.
James,
Appreciate your concern–and thanks for reminding me of Andy Rooney’s hoot-owl eyebrows–how could I forget!