3 1/2 years ago I was desperate to make our house and garden look a little Christmassy as we went through a rough time when my dad was diagnosed with having cancer. I needed something pretty to look at and decided to hang red and purple baubles onto the tree in our front garden.

To get to the top branches I climbed onto the gardenwall, which is only about 1 metre high. When I was finished I jumped off the wall onto the footpath...as did the large stone slab of the top of the wall! I landed and so did the slab... it fell on soft ground...my left foot! I was so shocked and embarrassed, I picked the slab up and lent it against the wall so noone else would trip on it, the hobbled into the house, closed the door and then.. SCREAMED! I screamed and cried so much I could hardly catch my breath. I had to ring a friend to collect my sons from school but could hardly get the words out. She guessed what she had to do, brought the boys back to me and took me to the hospital. I was told I had probably broken several bones and at least three toes, but they wouldn't x-ray as they wouldn't do anything with broken bones in your foot anyway.

I got strong painkillers and a bandage and my toenail fell off for my enjoyment, but that was it.