Sunday, April 19, 2009

leave it to a Hickson...

I'll be scarce this week, as I'm in Sacramento visiting grandpa Hickson in the hospital. He had a logging accident and broke his back. There is no spinal cord injury, just the messed up L1 vertebrae, but it appears to be quite painful. We talk to the surgeon in the morning to see what the next steps are... likely a hard brace for weeks, and then see how things are doing. Off to bed to get some much needed rest now (both of us).

4 comments:

Mama Bree said...

Jon mentioned this to me last night - owwww!! :( With all the back pain I've been through this past year, I can't IMAGINE what it's like to have a BROKEN back!! :( really feel for your dad - super glad there's no neurological damage - hope he gets better really soon!!

Jennifer said...

Ouch! Hopefully he has a speedy recovery!

Kimmy said...

Yikes! Hope he recovers quickly!

Leo said...

hope all is well (or getting better)...