It’s A Crazy World!

 Wow! It has been an insane month so far! I will start by saying that I am very blessed! Some of you know I had my knee fixed in October and that surgery was amazing! I’m finally pain free in my right knee! It’s something that was just a nagging pain since I was in my teens. My orthopedic doctor who replaced my hip took care of it in October! Now back in September, I had a fall an broke and tore my ankle. My other orthopedic doctor was quick to say we will do surgery to fix it after your knee surgery. I was not expecting him to get to it RIGHT after my knee surgery but he was insisting to do it the week of thanksgiving! He said, due to deductibles and such we should just get it done! I am now 3 weeks post op from my ankle repair? I’m still baffled at what all was going on with my ankle as I have severely sprained it so many times in my life and it too was just a nagging ache. Evidently I should have had surgery done on it YEARS ago! I had several torn tendons and my ATFL was ragged so he put in an anchor for that. He said what should have been 5-10 minutes of work was more like 30-60 minutes! He expressed how mangled it was and was shocked that I had never had it looked at. Anyhow, it’s good now! I’m still in a cast and will have that removed on Christmas Eve! It is healing at a rapid rate and zero issues! I am so thankful for these two surgeons that have addressed issues that I have just been ignoring most of my life! My whole right leg has been fixed right up! My husband has been a total blessing throughout the whole ordeal! He has taken over getting our kid where he needs to be on a day to day basis and taken over most all of my chores! Yes, I totally miss taking care of my horses but I am determined to be a good patient and heal!my kid has also been great! He knows I cannot drive and has totally been patient with all of the changes. I did manage to handle all if the Christmas shopping and decorations pre surgeries! I am so looking forward to seeing my mom and Ken for Christmas and watching my kid open his presents! Just spending time with family has really kept my spirits up! 

Now for the insane part of this post! So I got a text from “my doctor” asking how my cast is doing and what not. It didn’t seem weird at first. He wanted pics and video of my cast and me walking. He then “released” me to walk. I thought wait….I will not be released even after the cast and will be in a boot for about 4-6 weeks. So my brain was switched on to this is weird…. Then he asked for me to try to use the pedals in my car? Ok at this point I was like um I can’t drive with a cast on my right leg. I said I’m sorry but I’m sore and I need to ice and elevate. Then my wheels in my brain started spinning. Then…I got another text from someone accusing me of faking my injuries to get attention? Then they threatened me? What the heck? So I called my orthopedic office and asked if it was normal for the doctor to text me. She was very concerned and said “NO, WE ONLY USE A SECURED APP” then we talked about it all and she said for sure a scammer. I also told her about the threat text. She took both numbers down and reported it to Management. I did tell them to stop contacting me and that I had filed a report. I did, in fact, call the police and two deputies came out to get my report. My brain is still swirling about why anyone would scam text about my cast? The officer said some people have weird fetiches. I’m still just in a state of red alert over it all. Well yesterday, I got ANOTHER TEXT from someone claiming to be my orthopedic doctor using his name. This time I was quick to say prove it. Then they got angry. I said if you want to know how I’m doing, call me. They did not. Then I told that person they have been reported to the police and to stop texting me. Yes, we called all of these numbers and they went to some weird voice mail. We being my best friends that are super handy! In fact, they both texted the threatening texter and got a response saying that they didn’t want any beef with them, only me. So weird. This person wanted to fight me? Y’all, I don’t fight. I am in my mid 40’s and I can say I have only been in 3 fights in my whole life and all 3 were before age 21. This whole ordeal was super insane! I did do some deep dives to see if this was a common scam and came up with nothing. That is actually why I am making this post! I don’t want anyone to ever be scammed! It’s a very weird scam! Also, the doctor texts didn’t ask any personal information. It was straight up asking how my cast was doing and if I had any pain etc. So very weird. A police report has been filed and my kid did some things to my phone to keep this from happening. 

On the flip side, I can tell you that I do not fake anything. Yes, I am very accident prone! But I do not need any sympathy and I have never asked for any money, outside help except for prayers and I do not want anyone feeling sorry for me! This is my personal health journey so I can get back to riding my horses! Addressing injuries that have happened and getting them fixed! I have been very blessed to have found a great team of doctors working together! I also love sharing knowledge about things! I could list all of my diagnoses but nah, it isn’t worth anyone’s time. I’m doing good! My husband has been a champ at helping me stay in a healing state and keeping the critters fed! I’m so excited about 2026 as I have a new pony and I have less pain issues so I get to get back in the saddle!

Anyways, I want you all to be careful about responding to texts from unknown senders. I do get texted by people wanting riding lessons. They got my number from so in so. My number is not publicly listed and all correspondence goes through email or Facebook. I do have protection on my phone, iPad and computer. So being harassed 3 times in 48 hours just blew my mind! So I pray that everyone stays safe out there! And for anyone meaning me harm, I’m not sure what bee got in your bonnet but God bless you. You have the wrong person. I will report anymore of this crazy to the police and the file will just get thicker! For everyone else, I pray you have an amazing Christmas and get to spend it with the family you love!

#doctortextscam #threatsintextscam #scamers

The Weird, Unexplained, and Awesome

So I have been experiencing some really interesting things lately. School has started back for my son and i have to say, he is thriving! We had to make some changes and put him in public school. I was worried. But, I trusted that God was telling me that all would be fine. He is in fourth grade. We made the decision to put him back in a classroom (gasp) in a new school where he is making new friends. I have seen my child BLOOM. Literally. He loves the bus, the food, the teachers, and the friends! At first, I was like "why? Why do we have to do this?" Now i know it was what God wanted us to do. Our son found his Joy! 

 Next, I had this situation where I was without a horse to finish the season with my association. Barrel Racing y'all. Lynx was injured and Goose could not fill the gap. I borrowed a friend's horse. He did so well for me and clinched the year! We ended up Champion overall and in the adult group! I knew, in my soul, that I needed this horse in my life. I don't buy horses. I haven't purchased a horse since Gabe back in 2002. He is 19 now. But I did it and I'm not looking back! Splash is a blessing! 

Shortly after bringing Splash home, I started selling Summit Joint Performance. It's not unusual for me to sell products that I use. It is unusual for me to jump off a bridge and join a team to sell a product. This company and this product is simply AMAZING. Again, not looking back! 

 Flash forward... lessons this summer have been interesting due to COVID and all the changes in the world. Lessons cost money, people are cutting back and i expected to be one of the cutbacks. Instead, I have had one busy summer! I got a little low on funds to enter a benefit race that I enter every year to help support families in crisis while their kiddos are fighting cancer! Financially, due to vet bills and tires... and life.... I could not wrap my brain around entering. I casually put some stuff up for sale that needed to go. suddenly, two weeks before this race, I SOLD ALL OF IT. I also had to make the decision to pull a horse from my string. Goose doesn't want to be a barrel horse. While that was depressing, it gave me a sense of relief and opened up some new possibilities! Then, I started getting messages about new students!!!!!! Like God is saying "Hey, I got you! Watch This!" Now I can afford to enter that race that I have not missed since it began! Hayden's Help is the one I'm referring too and I am excited that I can now attend! Life has been a whirlwind and I honestly have been sitting here going "what is next?" God keeps saying "WAIT FOR IT". Prayers have been said. My prayers are being answered in HIS WAY. However, I see it. I see the answers. I hear you, God! I have been so BLESSED! Yes, bad things still happen (like needing to purchase three full sets of tires in two weeks time or stepping aside on Goose) BUT.... The Blessings Have Been Amazing! Thank you Lord!