Too tired to write much ...
But I just have to report that I will not be able to see the Nolehotties this weekend. *sigh*
To make this short and sweet, at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, I got "THE CALL" that every parent dreads. Some nurse at a hospital in Ft. Myers was one the phone telling me that she was in the emergency room, that there had been and accident, and Joey was hurt ... and he wanted to talk to me. I figured, well at least he's alive and can talk. She then told me that he had a fracture of the lower back. I was like, wait. Did she just say he broke his back?!?!?!
Anyway, I have pretty much been at the hospital nonstop ever since. He acutally fractured it in two places, but there is no spinal cord damage and everyhting has feeling and works fine. He still has not been up and has to lay on his back. He is beginning to get a little cranky ... especially when the wonderful narcotics start to wear off. It is VERY painful. (duh)(or, le duh)
So far they see no other internal injuries. They are still keeping an eye out for that. He was fitted for a body brace today and they might try to get him up tomorrow. The latest word is he will have to wear it for at least 6-8 weeks and will be out of work for 3-4 months. (He is a cop.)
The accident was not their fault. They had gone to the Marlin's double-header in Miami and were back in Ft. Myers. Joey was in the back seat when they got hit head-on. Everyone else was just shaken and bruised. Thank God for seatbelts. And paramedics. And ambulances. And trauma centers.
All for now, boys and girls. Gotta leave for the hospital again in a few hours.
PARTY ON WITHOUT ME THIS WEEKEND ... I'LL BE WATCHING ON THE TV!
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GO NOLES
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To make this short and sweet, at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, I got "THE CALL" that every parent dreads. Some nurse at a hospital in Ft. Myers was one the phone telling me that she was in the emergency room, that there had been and accident, and Joey was hurt ... and he wanted to talk to me. I figured, well at least he's alive and can talk. She then told me that he had a fracture of the lower back. I was like, wait. Did she just say he broke his back?!?!?!
Anyway, I have pretty much been at the hospital nonstop ever since. He acutally fractured it in two places, but there is no spinal cord damage and everyhting has feeling and works fine. He still has not been up and has to lay on his back. He is beginning to get a little cranky ... especially when the wonderful narcotics start to wear off. It is VERY painful. (duh)(or, le duh)
So far they see no other internal injuries. They are still keeping an eye out for that. He was fitted for a body brace today and they might try to get him up tomorrow. The latest word is he will have to wear it for at least 6-8 weeks and will be out of work for 3-4 months. (He is a cop.)
The accident was not their fault. They had gone to the Marlin's double-header in Miami and were back in Ft. Myers. Joey was in the back seat when they got hit head-on. Everyone else was just shaken and bruised. Thank God for seatbelts. And paramedics. And ambulances. And trauma centers.
All for now, boys and girls. Gotta leave for the hospital again in a few hours.
PARTY ON WITHOUT ME THIS WEEKEND ... I'LL BE WATCHING ON THE TV!
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GO NOLES
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