If you ever have broken your arm, you know
what it looks like when the cast is
removed. It looks thinner, sometimes
almost shriveled. It is covered with dead,
discolored skin that has a pretty foul odor.
It is weak from lack of use. In some
cases, therapy may be necessary to
restore full mobility. And for a number of years
afterward, the location of the break, though
healed, may occasionally ache.

When we have a broken bone, we are rushed to
assistance so that further complications do not
result. If left untreated, we might be left with
mild to severe disability that can be more 
difficult to correct later. Depending upon the
type and severity of the break, bone fragments
may damage surrounding tissue, cause bleeding,
and other types of internal trauma that might
lead to more serious conditions.

At no time are we told to 'just get over it.' We
are given pain medication if necessary and are
treated with some kind of accommodation to
help us adapt to our daily lives until the bone
is fully healed. The people in our lives treat us
with extra caring and consideration.

You don't feel it necessary to hide the fact that
your arm is broken. You know how long the cast
should remain in place before removing it. The
rate of healing can be checked by radiology to
make sure the cast isn't removed too soon.

There is a specific treatment protocol and you
are given instructions to follow. If the
circumstances surrounding what caused the
break result in anxiety, it is acknowledged as
real.

Generally, one doesn't die from a broken arm. A
broken arm doesn't feel humiliated, embarrassed,
lost, or betrayed. There are some people,
however, who have died from the results of
being broken hearted. Some felt they could not
live with the pain and ended it themselves.
Others succumbed to physical illnesses that
developed through complications caused by the
unrelenting stress of grief and an inability or
unwillingness to forgive. Some are walking
around with disabilities of varying
degrees as a result of the same factors. These
conditions are not always obvious and
sometimes deliberately hidden.

A broken heart can be mended if it is
acknowledged as a real injury and not brushed
off as something that will take care of
itself in time if left alone. Those of us who have
mended hearts have often had to develop our
own treatment protocols, some more effective
than others. And afterward, like a broken bone
that has healed, there is always some residual
evidence of the trauma. Even if what was
broken ends up being stronger than it was
before.

Anyone who has suffered from a 'broken heart'
will tell you that they would rather have a
broken arm. It hurts less, heals faster and you
get more help with it.

Have a Great Day and be good to yourself. You deserve it!

Gail

 
About the author:

Speaker, Author, Educator, Human Resources
and Training Consultant, Gail Pursell Elliott is
president and founder of Innovations "Training
With A Can-Do Attitude"TM - Promoting Dignity
and Respect, No Exceptions, in companies and
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