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
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Steve, my thoughts and prayers are with you and Janet......be safe my
friend.

John