Last week Gerard's dad had fallen while getting out of the loader. Wessel managed to get back to the house & then the pain set in & couldn't walk so good. He waited a couple of days(stubborn) & Monday came around so he headed to the hospital. The local hospital Næstved is where they took x-rays & could not see anything so then he headed to Slagelse hospital. There the IT-scan showed a good clean break on the HIP. We all expected he would have surgery on Tuesday next day,but he went in at 10pm/22:00 on Monday. The doctors told Wessel the surgery went well & should heal fine. The next day we went to visit him. It really was a weird feeling for Gerard & myself to see him laying in the hospital bed. Especially, cause he is always working & not being still! Of course he was sore, but with the help of some guests(us) & good snacks from the convenient store that will bring a smile,ha. Gerard's mom kept us updated during the visits at hospital & he was doing a little better day by day. He had some therapy at the hospital & the Dr/nurses told him not do anything for 6-8 weeks with follow up visits. Also listen to his body & don't over do it. We joked that nurses told him he was a good patient. On Thursday, Wessel was able to come home & he was glad for that. Gerard helped his Mom move the sofa out of living room & put a small bed there instead.It helps since his room is upstairs. I believe he is having a tough time with sleeping & trying to find the right position so hopefully it will get a little better with time. Other than that he is in good spirits & we are happy he is home. The difficult part is yet to come......getting him to sit & stay inside during those weeks!!
This is Gerard's dad in 1986~Echten, Holland on their old dairy. I thought it was a nice picture & thanks to one of Wessel's sister for sharing it.
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