McFadyen's Window
on the World

I can't believe it's already March and I've only had a handful of posts on here all year. Life is still pounding us down at every turn but thanks to our faith in God and the strength he gives us we are holding our heads up and trudging on.

After handling the details of two deaths in the family in February and trying to get settled back down a bit we get hit yet again.... My dad fell on the basement steps and went backward down the stairs hitting his head full force on the block wall at the bottom. No one was home but Mike ( my brother ) decided to stop by for a minute on his way home and found him lying at the bottom of the steps. The took him by ambulance to Forsyth hospital where they examined him them immediately said "we can't treat him here, he needs a trauma center." so they transfered him to Baptist Hospital ( where I work ) Any way he broke his neck in two places and had lost the use of his left arm as well as a huge gash on top of his head and several smaller cuts and bruises. Friday morning they were going to move him to a traction bed to help relieve the pressure on his spinal cord until the surgeon could get to him ( he had an aneurysm surgery to do first ) but when they started to move him his legs started to go numb so they stopped and took him straight to surgery. So far he seems to be recovering pretty well and will start therapy today. He is up and walking ( with help) and can move his left arm a little bit.

My Great Aunt is also in the hospital ( at Forsyth ) due to hear weakening heart and dementia. We are trying to get her into an assisted living facility because she now needs 24 hour care and my mom's not going to be able to give her the attention she has been giving her.