Healing New Year

Dear Friends,

I’ve been meaning to write, but I’ve been on the mend this month. Over December, I had the very exciting idea to go skiing in Nagano, Japan, as my husband and I would be seeing family roundabout there for the new year. You guessed it, things went not as it expected (do they ever?) and I returned home with a dislocated elbow. (Yes, OUCH!)

Good thing is I received wonderful care in Japan as well as back here in the U.S., and things are progressing. I have a cool moveable and removable arm brace that I have actually gotten compliments on…who knew?!..and I’m in my second week of physical therapy–total newbie at all this. I’ve been doing lots of public transportation, which I actually enjoy, and, I even acted in my first project of the year last week.

Of course, it’s been surreal at times. I’m grateful for my husband’s help (it happened on my dominant arm) and the help of many others in my life. (Shout out to my ER doc bro who was there for me at 3am his NY time, when we were sorting out the matter of anesthesia during the “reduction” process–fancy term for putting the elbow back where it belongs). I’m also grateful for my other elbow and am in quite a bit of awe about this formerly unrecognized (yet very hard working!) part of my body. Don’t want to take any of this/it for granted. Elbows. They do a body GOOD.

So…happy new year! I hope this finds you able-bodied and most importantly in a space where you can see whatever challenges might be present through a very wide and benevolent lens. I know that’s what I’ve been practicing, Xo.

In other news, the film I did last fall, “Red Hat” will be screening at Warner Brothers tomorrow. Also, I’ve attached some photos from my trip and the recent cinematography project below.

Be safe and enjoy.

Till soon,

Dalit