Wow Penny, I am very sorry to hear that! Hope he is coming along well. You are in our prayers. Matt in Norfolk, Virginia > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 00:08:17 -0400 > From: pennyx1@juno.com > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Tuesday in the garden, last week > > 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 > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com