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About halfway into the 1st period of the SCF tonight, I got a phonecall from home.
It's your grandfather. Your grandmother just called us.
*chest goes -real- tight*
"What happened?"
Well, he was helping the contractors working up in the attic and garage, and was up on a ladder handing him some tools when the ladder slipped.
*Brain processes Concrete floors + 6-8' fall height + 75 year old man. Heart has now stopped.*
He hung onto the attic ledge as long as he could, but they couldn't get to him in time. But the good news is he only broke his ankle.
*OK, I can breathe again*
"His ankle? He's OK otherwise?"
Yes, he'll need some surgery on the ankle tomorrow to help with the ligaments, but he'll be fine after it heals.
GAAAAAAAH. I wonder if they even know what they did there?
I called my grandmother to talk to her for awhile - she's doing fine and said he was resting pretty comfortably at Akron General. She'll be there tomorrow but didn't think we need to come up - it's pretty minor surgery and there's no major risk of complications beyond most surgery.
Apparently he's mostly pissed he's going to have to miss out on golfing for 6-8 weeks, but otherwise he's going to take it easy. :D
It's your grandfather. Your grandmother just called us.
*chest goes -real- tight*
"What happened?"
Well, he was helping the contractors working up in the attic and garage, and was up on a ladder handing him some tools when the ladder slipped.
*Brain processes Concrete floors + 6-8' fall height + 75 year old man. Heart has now stopped.*
He hung onto the attic ledge as long as he could, but they couldn't get to him in time. But the good news is he only broke his ankle.
*OK, I can breathe again*
"His ankle? He's OK otherwise?"
Yes, he'll need some surgery on the ankle tomorrow to help with the ligaments, but he'll be fine after it heals.
GAAAAAAAH. I wonder if they even know what they did there?
I called my grandmother to talk to her for awhile - she's doing fine and said he was resting pretty comfortably at Akron General. She'll be there tomorrow but didn't think we need to come up - it's pretty minor surgery and there's no major risk of complications beyond most surgery.
Apparently he's mostly pissed he's going to have to miss out on golfing for 6-8 weeks, but otherwise he's going to take it easy. :D
