It’s the 8-week moment; x-rays to check the healing process. Would I be free to move around unimpeded by the weight of plaster and bandages?
Hold still. Hold breath. Hold life. Whirring, zapping, clatter-clank as tech changes x-plates. Repeat.
The tech says uncommittedly, “Just wait outside while the doctor reviews the film.”
I try not to fidget; afraid the break might not have healed. Dread facing more weeks of “castophobia.”
The doctor, ipad in hand, smiles. “Great news. Your heart is fully mended – once we get the cast off, you can begin to love again.”
I finally exhale as the nurse wheels me down to the operating room.
Inspired by Jim’s mlmm music challenge #197: what becomes of the brokenhearted:
“If it takes six to eight weeks to heal a broken leg after it has been cast, you could write about how long you think it will take to heal a broken heart.”
His choice this week, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?” reminded me of the BeeGee’s “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?” Written by Barry and Robin Gibb, it was released in 1971 as the first single on the group’s 1971 album Trafalgar. The song became their first no. 1 single in the US.
I can think of younger days when living for my life
Was everything a man could want to do
I could never see tomorrow
But I was never told about the sorrows
How can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart
And let me live again
I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
And misty memories of days gone by
We could never see tomorrow
No one said a word about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
And how can you mend this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart
And let me live again
Please help me mend my broken heart
And let me live again
December 13, 2021 at 7:47 pm
I love the idea and the song 💜
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December 11, 2021 at 2:35 pm
I too made the same connection in my mind to How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by the Bee Gees
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December 13, 2021 at 3:21 am
I was thinking about Jim’s mention of how long it takes to mend a broken leg, and the Bee Gees easily came to mind. I can see why that song would jump into other folks minds as well.
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December 11, 2021 at 10:50 am
That was pretty cool – the story twist — really fresh. Had me wondering … and yeah, now I do wonder, how do you plaster cast a broken heart?! hmmm …. and great tie in with the Bee Gees … I don’t even have to play the video, I can hear the music in my head ….. as she wanders off humming ….
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December 13, 2021 at 2:46 am
Plaster-casting a broken heart is probably more gruesome than having it broken in the first place?
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December 13, 2021 at 11:47 am
this sounds very Poe-ish …..😂😂😂 and for some reason, it appeals …. 😂😂😂
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December 11, 2021 at 10:06 am
Thanks for sharing this lovely song Lorraine and I loved your story about your heart being fully mended.
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December 13, 2021 at 2:45 am
I’ve been broken-hearted more than once; luckily, so far, only needed a cast on my wrist. . .
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