Mother in-law in Hospital

[Huggy]

OK this morning my mother in law came rushing in from church and tripped on a throw rug and did a face plant on the floor. She managed to brake her glasses cutting her face above her right eye. Due to her inability to move much and the fact she was in a lot of pain we called the 911 for an ambulance. Shes 82 and not in very good health. So we did not want to try and move her. Anyway ambulance guys came checked her out and got her moved around and took her to the hospital. Any way her good for nothing son was supposed to come for Easter dinner. That's why the mother in-law was rushing around.

Any way mother in-law has stitches above right eye, hair line crack in cheek bone, and a broken right elbow. They cant do surgery until Tuesday and our youngest boy is getting married on Friday and we are supposed to be there on Wednesday to help out setting things up. What a week!!!

Edited April 20, 2014 by Huggy

[buddy]

Prayers sent

[stickhandle2]

Good luck with every thing, we'll be thinking of you and the family.

[Marcarl]

We will ask for healing, and patience because I'm sure she could use it.

[saddlebum]

I am sorry to hear of her ordeal. A fall is never nice specially at her age. Hopefully all will go well with the surgery and she will come out of it none the worse for wear.

[bj66]

I feel your pain. My mother is 83 and thinks throw rugs are the best thing ever invented. She gets around great, but the only problem is that my dad (also 83) doesnt. 6 months ago we "rug proofed" the house. I dont know how many of them things we picked up. A throw rug on top of carpet at that age is asking for it. There were a few we needed to leave in a hallway on tile floors, so the double sided tape people got rich with all the tape we used to keep them in place. About a month ago we did it again, mom replaced a bunch of them. I threw them in the garbage right in front of her. I told her a carpet cleaner is alot cheaper than a emergency room visit.

 

I sure hope everything works out for the better, its gonna be a long week. But the reward in the end is gonna be great.

[Huggy]

Well we have the old girl home right now BUT we are waiting for a call from the specialist. She still has to have surgery on her elbow. And a plastic surgeon has to have a look at her face. My wife thanks everyone for the prayers and good wishes for her mother. .

[Stache]

Well we have the old girl home right now...

 

I remember Gound-Hugger. He was a brave, brave man. Why, he even publicly referred to his Mother-in-law as "The Old Girl"!

 

I'll miss him.

[Beau-Kat]

Praying and believing for healing.

[Huggy]

Thanks all she is off to St. Joseph's Hospital in London Ontario to see the specialist, orthopedic for her elbow and plastic surgery surgeon for her broken cheek bone. I wasn't allowed to go because someone has to be here to field the phone calls from family and look after Killer. And I don't think my wife trusted me to take the old girl to the Right place!!!

[Wizard765]

Hope and pray that all goes well.. IT's tough when you are getting older to bounce back from these things..

[etcswjoe]

In our thoughts and prayers.

[Huggy]

Hope and pray that all goes well.. IT's tough when you are getting older to bounce back from these things..

 

 

Ya, you got that right Wizard!! The old girl is 82 and is really having trouble dealing with it!! And its a really bad break and the surgery to repair it is quite involved!!

[saddlebum]

London has some of the best hand and limb surgeons in the world. She should be in excellent hands.

[Huggy]

London has some of the best hand and limb surgeons in the world. She should be in excellent hands.

 

The wife and the old girl will be glad to hear that. And figured there was a reason like that for the local doctors to send her there. I should of went with them to see if I could get something done with my torn rotor cuff!!! I wont be riding or doing much of anything else until it gets taken care of!!!

[Yammer Dan]

Try to keep her down til it heals a little. Somebody told me old bones don't heal as quick as young ones. :whistling:Tell her to LISTEN to the Docs!! Prayers continuing!

[Huggy]

Try to keep her down til it heals a little. Somebody told me old bones don't heal as quick as young ones. :whistling:Tell her to LISTEN to the Docs!! Prayers continuing!

 

We'll have to tie her down. They cant operate till NEXT Wednesday! They are concerned about a number of issues. Her age the severity of the brake and she has a skin problem. Her skin is extremely thin and she bruises and bleeds big time with the slightest bump! So they are concerned about her ability to heal after surgery. So they want to make sure ALL the right people are there when they do the surgery.