Black Ice
Four years ago, when I fell on black ice - in a flash before falling I saw myself standing at my own feet after the fall, then I fell.When I did I cupped my head and kept it above the ice on impact.Creating a different outcome then seen in the flash which preceded the fall. Early March of this year, I again stepped unknowingly unto black ice. When I fell the left leg bent at the knee with the right leg extended forward and a body at a 90 degree angle.Great position if you are 10 sliding into a base after hitting a ball. Not such a great landing at my age. The left knee took a crunch down to the bone and almost dislocated a right hip in the in the process. The knee bled for a short time then the blood just stopped flowing, which I was grateful. After many weeks, now I can see the skin again on the knee. At the point of impact, I now have a fine line of scarring which looks like fine stitches to the skin in a straight row. The knee was never treated outside of surface bandage, and y...