Storytime: My Most Ridiculous Injury

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What’s The Most Ridiculous Way You’ve Ever Injured Yourself?

There’s one specific instance that stands out above the rest for me, and as with most ridiculous things in my life, it ties into blogging. Years ago, I was invited to test out a new exercise product. I’m not going to say the name of the item, because they aren’t to blame for my clumsiness, but the best way I can describe the product is that it was like a modern version of a ’90s toy, designed for fitness purposes. Do you remember Skip-It? This product worked in a similar fashion in that you tied a tether around your ankle in order to hop over a ball. This was designed by a fitness company for adults specifically – they had no affiliation with the retro toy, but it gave me immediate nostalgia anyway. It arrived around the beginning of a new year, so I thought it would be a fun way to “Kick” off my New Year’s Resolution of working out more.

I eagerly strapped the apparatus around my left ankle, ready to bring back some memories and get into great shape in the comfort of my own home. I swung the ball and begun hopping, but didn’t even make it past one full rotation before I tripped over the ball and fell completely backwards, crunching my ankle as I landed. As I sat on the hardwood floor collecting myself, I knew I had injured my ankle and wasn’t sure if I’d be able to stand up. Fortunately, Jai was upstairs, so I sent him a text saying something like “HELP” since I wasn’t sure if he would be able to hear me calling out to him. (Texting an SOS – now that’s something you couldn’t do in the ’90s!)

Jai helped me up, and we looked at my swollen ankle and both agreed I needed to go to urgent care. As coincidence would have it, while we were in the waiting room we ended up sitting next to a friend of ours, who happened to be in urgent care because he had hurt his foot as well, so there must have been something in the water that day. An x-ray immediately showed that my ankle was sprained, so I was given a splint and sent home. Luckily, since this happened right after Christmas, Jai had received socks featuring great works of art as a present, so I stole his Edvard Munch pair as the perfect fashion accessory for my splint…

The Scream

Personal Injury: Not a Laughing Matter (Usually)

While the sprain was painful, I couldn’t help but laugh at the ridiculousness of a blogger injuring herself by trying to review a fitness product inspired by a ’90s toy. You couldn’t make it up if you tried! This was a minor inconvenience resulting from my own silliness, but personal injury is not usually a laughing matter. Even relatively minor injuries can cost you a huge amount in medical bills as well as missed time from work. This is simply annoying when it’s a silly accident from being a klutz (like me!), but when an injury is the result of someone else’s actions, it’s a very serious situation. That’s why personal injury lawyers like Kinney, Fernandez & Boire exist – to defend people from crazy situations that aren’t their fault. This firm has several offices across Florida and work on personal injury cases ranging from car accidents to animal attacks – so if your neighbor has an pet alligator that bites you, you know who to call! Sounds crazy, but as my story proves, anything can happen in this life. 😉

So, tell me readers: What’s the silliest way you’ve ever hurt yourself?

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About Beeb Ashcroft

I'm a British expat living on the north Oregon coast with my fiancé, Jai. Journalist since 1997 & blogger since 2008, this is my personal blog where I share my life adventures & favorite things!

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