Dave, That's good to hear. What's her projected recovery time? Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
