The End of the Fluff

Last night our heroine returned to the scene of her radical transformation, Dairy Ashford Roller Rink. She was there to see old friends, who are all now talented skaters and experience the sights, smells, sounds, and icky-stick of derby practice.

While there she showed off her latest accessory, lovingly called The Fluff. So far The Fluff has offered protection from the all the ice, hills, and bitter-cold snow of the north. It has wowed friends in her native land with its clever design and hidden kickstand (barely visible in the photo. It is the line of metal outside the fluffy layer on the calf side of the boot. And yes, that is a very very hairy leg, like Samson-hairy).

Today the Amazing One-Legged Girl, still equip with The Fluff, mastered the art of frying an egg. Which is more complicated then it sounds, even if you consider her one-legged nature. Along with ice and hills, tile, especially wet tile, makes for treacherous terrain. But little can keep the Amazing One-Legged Girl from the buttery goodness of food and she managed to both wield the pan and stay steady on the crutches. The result was heavenly.

Tomorrow morning marks the end of the Fluff and the beginning of the Second Bionic Era. The battle waged tomorrow will determine the next 6-9 months (at least) for our heroine. The First Bionic Era (back in October) included a titanium rod and two screws (affectionately and then not so affectionately called "Rodney") which eventually became grossly infected and defeated by an evil fiend called MRSA. Rodney was removed in Pittsburgh and donated to science for further study where he will live on as a minor celebrity.

The line up for tomorrow's campaign features our heroine, her Mysterious Bearded Companion, and a new player, a good-humored, well-coiffed bone surgeon, who also happens to be a rather accomplished screenwriter. Statistically speaking...he is a better surgeon.

The foe?
They will attempt to tame the badly mangled tib/fib fracture with a Taylor Spatial Frame (or Ilizarov apparatus).

And their triumph begin the Second Bionic Era.

Expect more about Dr. Screenwriter as well as photos and notes from the front lines.