Some things I learned

As happens during a life-changing situation, I've learned some things from this ol' leg break of mine.  I thought I'd share some of them here (I reserve the right to keep any lessons learned to myself, if I so choose, and to add to this list later on, since I believe in non-linear time).

• Pain meds don't work very well, unless it's morphine.
• It's really hard to read things when I'm on morphine, but it makes me feel delightful, so maybe it's worth it.  For a couple weeks, at least.
• Wheelchairs aren't as fun as I expected them to be.
• I'm a Master Ninja in the art of Crutching.
• I also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Crutch Ballet Dancing.
• Your friends aren't necessarily who you expected them to be.
• If you have a few friends who don't forget about you after the first two weeks of being broken, you're lucky.
• If you have any friends that stick with you through all the months of being broken, you better buy them the best Christmas gifts ever, because they're amazing and they deserve it.
• Family is there for you when no one else is.  I, personally, need to let them in more.
• Life is short.  Things can change in just a second, so make it count.
• The feeling of your bone scraping against itself is way worse than the pain of breaking that bone.
• Wallowing doesn't help, but diet coke does.
• So do dogs and babies.
• Netflix and Hulu are possibly the greatest things ever created.
• A lot of buildings have really crooked floors.
• Rain isn't as wonderful as it used to be.  
• Winter is probably going to suck.  (I haven't learned this one, actually, I'm just guessing.)
• Nurses and CNAs have really, really hard jobs, and they probably get yelled at way too much, and thanked way too little.
• Some people just naturally care more than others. 
• You may not realize how much you like people until you don't get to see them anymore.
• I have the best job in all the land.
• Walking is really hard.  No wonder babies take so long to learn.
• Muscles leave really fast.  They must have a really cool party they all wish they could be at.