On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:00 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi gang > > Just thought i would pass this on, Erin was hurt riding a clients > large pony last night around 4pm. > > The horse reared up, with her on its back, but kept on going and she > landed on Erin. > Ambulance ride to Markham-Stouffville hospital, X-rays and Cat scan > showed two small fractures, one in left pelvic area and one in left > hip socket. > Lots of pain, i guess that's to be, but its not serious enough for an > operation or hospital admittance. Bed rest and no weight on the left > side. > They wanted to send her home last night, but three nurses could not > get her out of bed. We told the doctor we would feel better if she at > least stayed over night, and she did. > Home care can be arranged, Liz and I, working that split shift can be > helpful, but i'm still a bit ticked off, they wanted to send her home. > How do we get her in the house. > Apparently we can get crutches and she can use them if she needs to > get from bed to the toilet, but we'll see how that goes. > A rider friend stopped by to see her, and she went through the same > thin a few years ago, and offered encouragement. > > Time will tell. > > This puts a damper on her new promotion at the farm, she is now the > assistant barn manager.
Yikes, Dave! I'm just seeing this thread for the first time now. Hope Erin's feeling a bit better by now, but it sounds like she'll be in pain for a time to come. Glad she has a mom and dad who are there for her when she needs them! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.