Thanks She came back Sunday afternoon, after getting the go ahead from the physio people and the ortho.
She is allowed to get out of bed, with crutches, only for doing # 1 and 2's, and a quick shower. We bought a soft folding stool, ande she can sit on that for the shower. The split shift for bus driving is coming in handy.:-) Dave On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:00 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
