Went for a hike around 2:30 today with my big sister, Lindsay, who drove in from Boston today. Started out nice but once we approached the top, it began to sprinkle and hail on us. Lindsay had cruddy sneakers with little traction and she slipped on a boulder. She hurt her back sliding down the rock, scratched up her arm, and dislocated her thumb. OUCH. It hurt but she wanted to continue going before the weather got worse. So we set off again but we had to go slower and stop for a minute or two because she said she was feeling dizzy (fainty) and needed to sit and catch some air for a minute. He thumb was hurting badly and is pretty swolen, but she said her back pain was gone. We finally made it off the summit and the weather cleared up as we made the rest of our way down the mountain.
I gave her some water when we got back to the car and I drove us home. Now she is icing her hand with a bag of frozen peas hehe. She just hopes her hand is okay for Saturday because she has a volleyball tournament. We'll see!... |