Damn Son!!! You might think about having a priest come in and do an exorcism
on that family of yours. My thoughts are with you guys.


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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"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!
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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