Awake and up all night

Ouch!

My father in law was in Suffolk last summer and fell off his mobility scooter. Next day he was driven back to Perth and the day after went to get checked out only to find he'd broken broken his hip!!

He's 92 now and still going strong on his new four wheel drive, all terrain mobility scooter so hasn't suffered in the lingering effects! xx

Hello. 
I hope she is ok, and doesn’t have too much discomfort. x

Oh crikey, Helen.

It's a common theme going by what others have said.

Same with my mam but she just wouldn't listen. Over her last few years she fell several times going to the shops and once down the last few stairs in her house. We couldn't watch her like hawks as we both worked full-time, but her last fall could have been avoided.

We were tidying up her garden while she sat and watched, as I'd ordered her to stay put, but when we took the cuttings to the car boot she'd obviously spotted a blade of grass we'd missed. I got back in time to see her fall flat on her face on the flagged bit so rang for an ambulance - she spent a few days in hospital as she'd smashed her face up.

As Shimmer said, dramas but ones we could do without. Hoping your charge will be ok hon xxx

ShimmeringUnicorn said:

Is her hip a new niggle?

She's had both replaced so could do without damaging them.

H

I have to say that I seem more concerned about his Mum than Alan does . Maybe it's a female thing? 

H 

Thanks so much daisy. Just seen your post. The hospital was really good and thenurses were nice but it is great to be home. I am still not fit but am walking with a stick. I can't do alot but get by.xxx

Helloooo ahem I was pontificating elsewhere. Sheesh! Anyone watch the match? Oh dear, only got 3rd place to play for now with France . Of course it's Argentina again but in the rugby on Saturday too!

All these folks reluctant to get possible broken bones looked at   ... yeah I know, I am one of them ... and yes they were broken!

Cheers

Morning Shimmer  

Talking of broken bones I've had 3 or 4 up to press. 

Several years ago I missed one of our steps whilst wearing high wedge shoes and on the way down saw my lower leg bend at a crazy angle with a loud, accompanying snap. I knew I'd broken a bone but staggered around until the following teatime before admitting defeat and getting potted up. The next time I did a similar thing I went to hospital without mucking about.

Since those occasions I once slipped on black ice and fractured my arm but left that one to heal by itself, and a couple of broken fingers due to a drunken fall - also ignored. 

Which brings me to the conclusion I'm either crazed/stubborn as I'm not impervious to pain, so pass.

I do balk when seeing footballers rolling around at the slightest knock though. I didn't watch the game hon, as I went upstairs to listen to music and left OH to dwell on the score. He wasn't impressed.

How are your injuries now sweetie? xxx

I thought my quick reactions made falling and breaking bones highly unlikely. That was until late 2006. The final day of our holiday, actually heading for the departure gate at Minorca airport with my now late wife....We could not find a lift so took the escalator to the floor we needed, both of us dragging a fair sized case each. Wife got on the up escalator with me following a couple of steps behind. As she was carried upwards, she had not anticipated the pull of her case which was now falling below on the step behind. She started to overbalance backwards. I saw this and gave her a firm push to stop her falling. The snag was that this caused my grip on the hand rail to slip off. Next thing I knew was that I was lying awkwardly a few steps up from the now stopped escalator with blood clouding one eye and my left forearm and wrist looking peculiarly deformed. Several people were fussing around me. I was carted off to a medical room where the duty nurse examined me. Blood pressure was hardly registering and my forearm and wrist were broken. The nurse wanted to refer me to the local hospital. With my powers of negotiation returning quickly, I convinced her that it would be better for me to be seen to in the UK as my medical phobia made the thought of being in a foreign hospital terrifying. She measured my blood pressure again. It was still low but recovering. She cleaned up a surface gash on my head, bandaged my arm and wrist, summoned a porter and I was wheeled out to the plane with my wife walking alongside. Our cases were hurled into the cargo door which was about to be closed. The air hostess helped me to walk up the boarding stairs and the plane's door was closed immediately after boarding. We were placed in a seat together after a kind passenger was asked to move by the hostess. I'll split this post which is a bit long already .     

Morning Ray  

A nightmare story so far, but looking forward to part 2.

Good job you weren't flying Yorkshire Airways else you'd have been booted back down the stairs to complete the broken set of arms.

That's the intermission done with xxx