\”You\’re so lucky!\” my friend said after I told her how I spent my entire Saturday in the lodge talking to people, meeting random people. Because my splint is an easy conversation piece. \”You\’ll definitely meet someone just in time for Valentine\’s day!\”

To which, I grimaced and scoffed. I would never do such things to get attention.

Yet yesterday, while at Starbucks, one of the guys behind the counter gave me significantly more attention, ignoring my better-dressed, better-looking friend. And while at my friend\’s super bowl party, definitely a lot more attention. People holding out bags of chips for me. And salsa, and the like. People getting ice for me, even though I am perfectly capable of walking and using my left hand.

My friend joked, \”You did this on purpose huh!\”

I went to a doctor today (and a couple of med students) who said there was a benign cyst in the bone of my right hand that made the bone weak. So even though the fall wasn\’t that bad, it was significant enough to fracture that part of the bone. The bad part is that I was told to avoid most activity with my right hand. Considering I am right handed, my life is so much more difficult. Fortunately, nobody has commented on my credit card signature.

But that extra attention. Needed, perhaps.

Maybe. Maybe!

But remind me not to talk to my parents about money and insurance. I personally would pay more to get more exams than to go for the next few months not knowing exactly where I am in the healing process.