Dad is still at UVA and surgery to repair his hip is scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). He is in good spirits, but is in more pain as more weight is attached to his leg (his leg is in traction). The doctors are amazed at the good health he has at his age (67). Yesterday when I was visiting him a doctor was in and asked a string of questions prior to surgery (he had a couple of blood clots on his lungs and surgery to place a filter in was needed), and was genuinely surprised when Dad answered "No" to almost every question on the list. That's certainly a blessing!!
To give an example of the way my dad is responding to his situation, when the emergency personnel were at the scene of his fall, they asked if he had any medical/health problems they needed to be aware of, and Dad answered "No, just accident prone". And that amidst experiencing severe pain!
A brief account of what happened: He was pressure washing the roof of his sister's house, unknowingly touched a hot wire, lost his balance, slipped, and fell 18 feet onto a concrete basement landing.
Continue to pray for Dad and Mom - there will be a long period of recovery ahead.
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A wholesome life and a great attitude! Should make his recovery go much better. Our prayers, James and Leanna
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