And I came tumbling down!

Just finished changing and catheterising Miss 5, picked her up and turned to carry her into the family room - forgetting that I had left her wheelchair in the laundry. When I am carrying her, I can't see what is in front of me - I felt myself falling and twisted to avoid falling onto her, and to protect her as much as I could. I think she got a bumped nose, but was more scared by my yelling as I went crashing down! My back and side ache now - looks like the heat bag will be used again tonight.
I wish little Miss would go to bed without the fussy routine we seem to have. When she is in respite, she goes to bed without any problems. When I put her down, she alternates between telling me to go; then when I do, she yells until I come back. Sometimes I feel like a yo-yo. I know I should just put her down and go, but I don't like to let her go off to sleep when she is upset.
When we were told, at six months of age, that she may only have weeks, or possibly months, to live, I always tried to get her off to sleep in a calm mood. I think now she's got me wrapped around her little finger, and it is she who is pulling the strings!!
Talking about fingers; her thumb has been swollen for a couple of days, and when it didn't go down, I took her to the doctor, then to Xray, back to the Dr, who thinks that it is broken. She has not complained of pain, but because she lives with a degree of pain all the time, I don't think it really registers. Anyway, the Dr's receptionist faxed a referral to the Fracture Clinic at the hospital yesterday. So I rang today, to see when I could take her in, and was told that the referral was not on the system as yet - ring back on Tuesday. Just as well she has no pain, eh??