Don’t Try THIS at Home

By the time we reached my house I was cursing a blue streak.

And I knew then I wasn’t going to wait ‘til my wife drove me to the ER to act on the source of the most extreme pain of my life.

My day had gotten off to an excellent start. Double-shot, good practice session, and some fun writing a newsletter about my violin adventure in the Southwest.

After lunch I set up and taped a couple weeks of lessons for my Allegro Players. Then, as is my custom 3 or 4 times a week, it was time to strap on my in-line skates, grab my modified ski poles and head for the hills.

After cross-country ski/skating a couple miles, I ran into a snag. ‘Road Closed for Repairs.’

It was then I made the fateful decision. I skated down to a cross street below and decided to try a new route. Problem was, I hadn’t scoped it out for steepness.

Now, in-line skates are not like skis in one important respect. They don’t have edges to use as brakes.

Well, the short of it is this. A few minutes after making that turn, I was splayed out on the side of the road. Through the searing pain I saw my shoulder sticking out the front of my chest. Never a good sign.

Fortunately a car happened down the road just a couple minutes later. As the kind gentleman drove me to my house, the pain was increasing by the second.

After what seemed an eternity, we made it back to my house. As my good Samaritan ran to the door, I could take it no longer. I grabbed my arm and pulled with all the strength I could muster.

First I felt a couple ligaments twang past a bone. I pulled harder.

And then it happened.

There was a sudden dull pop, and my arm regrew 8 inches. I can’t begin to tell you how good it all felt.

Today I saw a specialist, and I’ll head in for an MRI tomorrow to see if I tore a rotator cuff. At the moment my left hand is still numb and almost useless. Needless to say, I didn’t practice this morning.

But don’t let that stop you.

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All the Best,

Clayton Haslop

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