Amish Seeds of Change, #1 by Rachel Stoltzfus

Author:Rachel Stoltzfus
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Global Grafx Press
Published: 2017-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“Tired. I suspect I am going to be pretty sore tomorrow, and not just my knee.” Their conversation was quiet, focused on the delicious meal they had enjoyed and Emma’s plans for weight loss. She still hadn’t told them about the possibility of surgery. For some reason, she was reluctant to do so. Instead, she focused on the beauty of the sunset, watching the sky change color, becoming pink, then orange, tangerine, dark-red, purple, and then black. “Ohh, it’s gotten cold! We’d better go in, Dat.”

“Ja. I’ll hold the swing. Remember what Cathy told you. Grip the crutch and push up, then slide the pad under your arm. Whoa! Got you.” John caught Emma as she swayed too far forward. “Here’s your other one. I’ll follow you inside.”

Slowly, feeling the pressure on the palms of her hands, Emma moved into the house. She was careful to make sure the tips of her crutches didn’t catch on the rug in the front room.

“Emma, I’ll help you get ready for bed. Thank Gott we had that first floor bathroom put in! You’ll have to sponge-bathe until the doctor says you can put weight on your leg.”

Emma moaned. “My independence! I feel like an eight-year-old again.”

Ann chuckled. “Ja, I would imagine so.” Closing the door behind her, she indicated Emma’s gown and robe. “I want to apologize for not realizing how dangerous your weight had become to you. It came from an old, outmoded belief that to be plump was to be healthy.”

“Only, in my case, I bypassed ‘plump’ long ago and shot straight for obese.”

“Well, now we know. I’ll unpin your clothing and help you out of it. Put your hands on the toilet seat and sink so you can raise up for me to pull your skirt off.”

Emma did so, even though she felt even more pain in the palms of her hands. After sponge bathing and drying, she put deodorant on and slipped her gown on. Again, she held herself up so Ann could pull the gown down over her legs. “I’d bend over to take my shoe and sock off, but I’m afraid I would fall.”

Ann pulled a low, sturdy bench over. “Pick up your leg. This reminds me of when you were a small kinder. I don’t mind it at all.” Working at the knot on Emma’s shoe, she pulled it and the black sock off.

“I think I can manage from here.”

“Nee. Stand to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth. But first, take your hair down. For now, the fewer transitions back and forth, the better.”

Emma nodded, still afraid of standing and sitting. “I’m ready. I think.” Slowly, with her mam behind her, she moved to her new bedroom. She held tightly to the headboard and sank onto the mattress with a sigh. “I’ll pray in bed. Denki, Mam.”

***

The next morning, as Emma opened her eyes in the dim bedroom, she had to remind herself where she was. Then she felt soreness deep in her shoulder and back muscles.

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