My father was getting ready to go to church when his knee gave-way (due to arthritis) and he fell on the hard, tile floor in my parents' bathroom. My mother called 911 and Dad was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. He had been taking a prescription blood-thinner for several years, so his doctor said they have to wait three or four days for that medication to be out of his system before they can operate. Fortunately, the doctor says it is a single fracture, requiring at least one rod and a couple of screws for the repair. The situation could have been much worse.Since my mother is dealing with all of this by herself, I am making plans as fast as I can to go down there (three hours away) tomorrow and stay for a few days to help her. I won't have access to a computer while I am there, so if you don't see me online for a few days, that is what's happening. I will be reachable by cell phone and SMS, though.
My mother has always been in more frail health than my father. I really thought it would be to her that something like this happened — not my father.
On a humorous note... Had my father not been getting ready to go to church, perhaps he would not have fallen. This is proof that organized religion is dangerous!
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Hope your dad is ok. I just wanted to let you know of a product called KytoStat. KytoStat is as easy to use as a regular bandaid. Just apply it to the wound and it stops the bleeding. You don’t even need to wipe the blood away. In fact, the blood allows the chitosan in KytoStat to seal the wound. For more information, visit http://www.kytostat.com. Since your dad is on a blood thinner, if he cuts himself or injures himself-bleeding can be dangerous.
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