Yesterday, Steve's mom was supposed to go to lunch in Ogden with her sister-in-law. Earlier that morning, she made a trip out to the garbage can. She normally has the garbage can put in the garage, but for some reason the garbage can was left in the back yard (where it used to be kept). On her way to the trash, she tripped over an uneven part of the sidewalk and plummeted to the concrete. She said she hit her head first and then bounced and hit it again on the way down. With two artificial knees, getting up from a prone position is virtually impossible. For the next two hours she pulled herself along the ground into the garage. The temperature was around 38 degrees, but she said she didn't get too cold because she was working too hard. Luckily Jocelyn found her (when she came to take her to lunch), and called Kathy. She ended up in the emergency room.
She has a big goose egg on her forehead and incredible bruising under her eyes. She looks horrible (as you can see).
The doctors think that she may have had a small heart attack (as an enzyme indicating that was found), but Grandma is thinking and acting normally. She came home yesterday afternoon. She is stiff, but otherwise doing pretty well.
Steve and Bob purchased a medical alert pendant that the can wear and call for help is she gets stuck. That will give her some security.
We feel so badly for you Grandma!
1 comment:
Oh, ouch! I feel so bad for her. Hope it heals up fast and there are no repeats.
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