"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
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I was thinking about calling him... but didn't know if he was still in the
hospital.

Well, you know how they say "No good deed goes unpunished?" It's true.

I had ANOTHER stent placed in my heart (total now three) on Thursday
morning. Everything was uneventful and I was released Friday morning.

Some friends of ours, Janet and I were going to spend a nice quiet weekend
away from everything at a lakeside resort, north of Rhinelander near the
small town of Mercer. Everyone thought it was a great idea, the weather was
supposed to be nice, the place is beautiful and the doctor said I could even
fish if I took it easy. It was a great plan....

I was released from the hospital to Janet's care and we went home, packed a
small bag, hooked up the boat and away we went to Mercer. We were the first
ones to arrive and before long, the rest of our friends showed up. There
was grilling of food, laughter, a little fishing (two bass and a muskie in
the 45" class followed my lure to the boat twice) and generally just having
a great time as night fell.

Well, there was no way we could pass up a lakeside fire, there was a firepit
and even wood nicely stacked. So, with the help of a little "Boy Scout
Water", I soon had a merry little blaze going. Janet poured her first adult
beverage of the evening and came down the steps to join us at the fire.
That's where things went bad.

I heard this sound like someone falling, looked up in time to see Janet
falling! It's amazing how some things just don't sound like anything else.
Racing over (well, hobbling as fast as I could), I began to examine her.
Her right ankle was swelling quite amazingly fast, but she could still move
her foot, toes, had feeling and pulses, but her left ankle.....

That one felt like a bag of nuts and bolts when she tried to move it, plus
she had diminished sensation and pulses in that foot. So, we loaded her up
and took her to the hospital. X-rays revealed three fractures with some
displacement. She was given pain-killers and made as comfortable as
possible. I made it home at 2:30 this morning. She is in surgury right now
where they are going to be putting pins and plates in her ankle to hold
things together till they heal.

Dang, somedays it just doesn't pay to get out of bed!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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