Terrie, What a crazy thing to happen! Who would have known?! I am so sorry your hubby is in such bad shape. I'm praying he heals up quickly and effortlessly!
:) Wendy --- "Doljan, Joan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terrie, > > I am so sorry to read about your husband's accident. > Here's hoping that > he will make a full recovery soon. > > Joan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: Regarding a freak accident to my > hubby..it is > long...sorry! > > > > (I want apologized if you have already seen this > from other > groups I'm on) > > > Hello all, > I wanted to make everyone aware or least be alert > of what can > happen when you get behind brush mowers whether it's > up close or at a > distance. > It is very dangerous. > > Yesterday, my husband was about 20 feet behind a > tractor that > had a brush mower on it which was operated by his > friend. My husband was > looking for items that may have been sticking out of > the ground that the > mower didn't get. > > Anyway, a huge rock flew out from the mower and my > husband said > he seen it at the corner of his eye. By then it was > too late. The rock > hit him on his right arm below the elbow and broke > his arm in two > places. I had to call 911 for help he was bleeding > and going into shock. > He was taken to the hospital and had x-rays done on > him. The time was > around noontime that this happened. > > My Dr. was on call who is a orthopedic surgeon had > to do > emergency surgery on him. > I have a lot of faith in him as he done my knee > replacements and > other bone surgeries. > One of the bones is shattered in my husband's arm > and he said it > look like a gunshot wound. He was taken into surgery > about 5 pm was > returned back to his room about 9:15 pm last night. > The Dr. told me he was bad that he could lose his > arm especially > below the elbow. > He has muscle and tissue damage. Many fragments of > the bone was > floating in his arm. > Did what he could do for him at this point. > Only time will tell. > > Since, my husband is a Diabetic and has HEP C from > tainted blood > in the 60's from a blood transfusion he is > considered high risk. He has > a tube in him that they call a Vacu this is to suck > all the infection > and excess blood from the area. He is also on two > different IV lines for > the loss of blood and for antibiotics. He is being > monitored closely. > I did noticed his blood pressure was high. > So he will be in the hospital for at least some > time. > He will be taken back into surgery tomorrow to > check out more of > the damage and try to repair more of his arm. > > By the way my husband is right handed this is the > arm that got > injured. > > Some of you already know he just had two recent > right shoulder > surgeries on the same arm. He was supposed to return > back to work for > light duty on the 19th of this month. > Believe it or not he was looking forward going back > to work > after being off for almost a year. > Now that this has happened I don't know what we are > going to do. > > Please pray and hope he doesn't lose part of his > arm. > That he makes full recovery. > > Terrie Mohr-Forker > > TAZZY'S ANIMAL TRANSPORTS > SIAMESE & COLLIE RESCUE > Donations accepted at: > https://www.paypal.com/ > > > http://www.tazzys-siameses-collies.petfinder.org/ > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wasiameserescue > > > http://hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/myhomepage/petmemorial.html > > http://www.felineleukemia.org/ > > http://www.hometown.aol.com/tatorbunz/index.html > > http://www.petloss.com/ > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > See what's free at AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503> . > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433
