Man of Honour
Poor man, hope his recovery is speedy and goes well.
My dad took his racing pushbike out on tuesday evening and was on his way home when he came off. He was not knocked off but we think he hit a pot hole or something.
Anyway he was rushed to Swindon Great Western hopsital where he resides at the momment with some pretty astonishing injuries considering he just fell off.
He has:
4 broken ribs
a collar bone thats literally snapped in two
a shattered shoulder blade
punctured lung (although this is only a small puncture that should heal on its own but caused a great lot of pain with breathing to begin with - now subsiding)
cuts and bruises.
battered ego
I have to be honest, he has paid into private health care for years but is refusing to use it in this case (which i find rediculous but still....) as he believes the staff are doing a good job, however in my opinion, had he gone private, he would now be post opperation and in the recovery ward.
Apparently they were going to put a plate in his shoulder today but surprise surprise, thats now changed to another day. Possibly tomorrow but to be honest, and with the NHS, ill believe it when i see it.
Oh and the nurses are machines! They sure aint fitties.
Poor dad. What a melon.
If he has private health care but is in an NHS hospital he may be entitled to money for each night he's in there, check the policy. I think mine pays something like £100 a night if I have to stay in an NHS hospital.
That's some crazy injuries just from falling from a push bike, glad he's on the mend.