ehenry
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I got the call every child of elderly parents dreads. The sheriff's department called and said Mamma and Daddy had a wreck. Pop pulled out in front of an 18-wheeler, didnt accelerate up to speed and the truck tagged them squarely in the rear. The impact folded the trunk up in to the back seat. There were several witnesses to the accident and judging from the scene when I got there the truck driver had no time to react and did what he could. I know I use to drive them.
Mamma is totally fine not a scratch on her. Pop not so good. Pop has 3 fractured vertebra, t3, t4, t5. He has no numbness or paralysys or anything like that. Looking at him youwouldnt think he was hurt. He knows he had a wreck but has become very confused and doesnt understand why he cant get up out of the bed or anything like that. Pop is 94 and has always been alert and sharp but now his thought process is clouded and he's having problems reasoning.
My concern is how well his bones are going to heal at his age. He's always been a big eater, milk drinker and always had a balanced diet. He's never had any type of brittle bone issue at all.
Yall please say a prayer for my Pop.
Mamma is totally fine not a scratch on her. Pop not so good. Pop has 3 fractured vertebra, t3, t4, t5. He has no numbness or paralysys or anything like that. Looking at him youwouldnt think he was hurt. He knows he had a wreck but has become very confused and doesnt understand why he cant get up out of the bed or anything like that. Pop is 94 and has always been alert and sharp but now his thought process is clouded and he's having problems reasoning.
My concern is how well his bones are going to heal at his age. He's always been a big eater, milk drinker and always had a balanced diet. He's never had any type of brittle bone issue at all.
Yall please say a prayer for my Pop.
