He is able to walk, but it’s very painful. He fractured T11 and his shoulder is fucked up too. He can’t move his arm without a lot of pain. The doctor read his CT scan while I was there and said surgery won’t be necessary, just a brace. My Dad’s only reply to this was “Now I’ll look like a turtle at your wedding” :bowrofl: I think they are going to send him home soon considering there isn’t much to do for him other than the brace and pain meds.
My uncle is staying at the house to care for my gram and great uncle since my dad isn’t able to. My dad quit his job so he could care for them. I’m sure that won’t last long though, so I will prob be making lots of trips to Brownsville.
As for how this happened…He was up on a ladder cutting tree branches that were hanging on the garage roof. When he cut one branch, it somehow rolled down the roof and knocked the ladder over. He landed on top of the ladder when he fell. He has a safety harness but decided not to wear it because he was in a hurry. :nono: This all happened around 4pm and he tried to be a tough guy by not going to the hospital but finally caved in around 9pm when the pain was unbearable. Him having no health insurance doesn’t help either.
Our wedding is in 9 days and my dad says he’s not letting me down…Good thing Dom and I decided to walk down the aisle together :hahano: