Penny, I'm sure I won't be alone in saying my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for Jimmie's swift recovery. Take care, Kelly >Well, George and friends, Mother Nature sure sent a warning signal >last Tuesday when Jimmie, carrying far too much stuff plus 2 long >screwdrivers and a steel file up the cellar stairs -- lost his >confidence. He grabbed for the banister but his hands were too >full, and so he fell backwards down the whole flight of stairs onto >the concrete floor. > >I took him home from the hospital on Friday night. He had CAT scans >of his head, neck, chest and kidneys, but they only found a mild >contusion of his lung, and unbelievable arthritis of his entire neck -- >and of course, we did know that he had mighty much problems with >his spine. But he is in constant pain in the chest and neck, and >was hallucinating wildly on the first 3 days, so the doctors do not >dare to give him any proper pain medication. > >The two of us are worn out. My daughter Terry has been pitching in >beautifully, but of course she cannot make up for our lost sleep. I >can only hope that Mother Nature stayed in school long enough to get >her Master's in healing. > >Penny, NY > > > > >. > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! >Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!