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Well I’ve decided I’m going to wrap myself in cotton wool for the time being.
It’s been a pretty rubbish summer overall. My 5 year old nephew fell off his bike about 5 weeks ago, fracturing his femur (thigh bone) in two places. He spent the best part of three weeks in hospital in traction and celebrated his 6th birthday whilst there. He was finally discharged home in bilateral leg plasters which go up to his waist, so he is wheelchair dependent and can’t walk. He’s doing O.K, but it’s been a tough few months for all the family, visiting and ferrying people to and from hospital etc., not to mention my sister in law who didn’t see outside the hospital walls for all that time, but he finally came home last week so things have been a bit easier.
That was until last night when my father in law slipped down a couple of steps and has broken his hip and his shoulder! We don’t know too many details just yet. They were hoping to take him to theatre this afternoon, but his breathing isn’t brilliant, so they’re monitoring him at the moment. He’s not in the best of health anyway – diabetic, hypertensive, heart disease etc, etc.
So I’m asking for lots of crossed fingers please that he makes a speedy recovery, and I’m taking extra care that I’m not going to be the third victim of a broken bone!
It’s been a pretty rubbish summer overall. My 5 year old nephew fell off his bike about 5 weeks ago, fracturing his femur (thigh bone) in two places. He spent the best part of three weeks in hospital in traction and celebrated his 6th birthday whilst there. He was finally discharged home in bilateral leg plasters which go up to his waist, so he is wheelchair dependent and can’t walk. He’s doing O.K, but it’s been a tough few months for all the family, visiting and ferrying people to and from hospital etc., not to mention my sister in law who didn’t see outside the hospital walls for all that time, but he finally came home last week so things have been a bit easier.
That was until last night when my father in law slipped down a couple of steps and has broken his hip and his shoulder! We don’t know too many details just yet. They were hoping to take him to theatre this afternoon, but his breathing isn’t brilliant, so they’re monitoring him at the moment. He’s not in the best of health anyway – diabetic, hypertensive, heart disease etc, etc.
So I’m asking for lots of crossed fingers please that he makes a speedy recovery, and I’m taking extra care that I’m not going to be the third victim of a broken bone!
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