Surgery Date, All Blacks & Runaway Cows! (an update from Kelsey)
22 September 2020
Hello, it’s me again.
I’ve had a bit of a mixed week.
On one hand, I spent a lot of time with family and friends, I got myself a masseuse and a naturopath to push my recovery along in the best possible way for my body and mind. I also met some of the All Blacks, and here’s a picture with me and Sam Whitelock - a top-notch dude.
On the other hand.. I cried my eyes out when the garage door jammed and I couldn’t get my car out, and I did a dumb thing and let the cows out to head to the milking shed, didn’t check the gates (always check the gates..), and the girls started making their way to the back of the farm - away from the milking shed. The only thing I could do was RUN up and over a hill to try and cut them off with the dogs and turn them around. I haven’t run in over 9-months. My heart rate got up to 190bpm, and I ended up collapsing on the hill crying and having a panic attack as Tom raced over to turn the cows around with our top cow-dog, River. A lot of consoling was required.
Overall, though, I haven’t been feeling too bad lately.
I finally got a date for my (hopefully) final surgery, and that’s September 28th - 6-days away! Now that I have a date, I’m starting to get nervous, despite this being one of the more minor of my surgeries. It sounds like I’ll be spending the night in hospital, but as long as I get some Duck Island Ice Cream, I’ll complain somewhat less.
Thank you for all of your continued support. It really does mean the world to me, and I try to read all of your messages.
I’ll keep this one short, and update you all next week with how everything goes.
Love,
Kelsey
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All the very best for surgery Kelsey. Will be sending you good wishes. I hope you get lots of Duck Island ice cream! :-)
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Sounded stressful with those runaway cows, anyone would have cried I think. We will be thinking of you having surgery on 28th hope its all over and done with quickly and its your last. Good luck with recovery. Lots of Love xx
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Great update, pretty punchy for sure! Oh god you poor thing, the running sounds hideous! River sounds an amazing dog. She should get together with Milly my Cocker Spaniel who is just pampered and prissy and needs a job. Cool picture, you're looking great!!! Good luck with the surgery, final, that's great. Love the updates. You keep me positive. I'll google duck Island Ice Cream. Look forward to hearing about the surgery. Janet
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Dearest Kelsey,
I am so moved by your posts. Your courage during recovery is absolutely amazing. Your strength coping with really hard stuff, tenacity and ability to keep going through it all is inspiring to those of us who struggle with much less. I feel sad, gut renching, at what you have been through. Humbled by your beautiful smile in the midst of it all. Amazing example of the best of humanity.