I am writing to let you know that on July 20th my dad was in a motorcycle accident and broke his neck. He was in the hospital for a week when the neurosurgeon determined that he did not have the proper equipment to fix my dads fractures and displacements of vertebrae. On July 28th he was transferred to Cedars Sinai in Beverly Hills where he underwent surgery to fuse the broken vertebrae in his neck. All the doctors were coming into his room to tell him how lucky he was because 90% of this type of injury either results in death or complete paralysis. But because my dad has angels he has absolutely ZERO spinal cord damage and is able to walk and move about. It is clearly a miracle! However he will be in the hospital for about a months time to recoup from the surgery and enter into intensive physical therapy and rehab. He has a VERY long road ahead of him but please keep him in your prayers. It has been very evident since this whole fiasco has happened that the Lord has been with him every step of the way.
Now some of you may ask "What in the world is an old man doing on a motorcycle?" Well 35 years ago my dad was a dirtbike racer. And in all of his infinite 65 year old wisdom he decided that he needed to break the 35 years of abstaining and crawl onto a dirt bike. So in a nut shell my dad will pay hefty for his 1.5 laps around the track.
Once he is out of the hospital I am SURE that he will come back to his favorite online hangout and tell a couple of stories.
This is my recommendation:
1. Ask about Demerol
2. Ask about Sponge Baths
3. Ask about the curious little nurse who kept lifting up the sheet to stare at the "goods"
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Anyways, please leave him a little message or too....its getting lonely in the hospital and mostly he is getting bored. So whatever you post I will print out for him and give it to him.
Thanks
Kristina