Monday, March 29, 2010

Hey there!

Since Ed had to go up to Saltlake city for work anyway last Friday, he thought he'd stay and squeeze in a day on the slopes before heading home...

He had a lovely day snow-boarding – apparently it was perfect conditions – bright sunshine and powdery snow… but on his last run of the day he caught an edge and slammed down hard on his right shoulder (he later admitted that he had been admiring his style by watching his shadow rather than concentrating on the snow in front of him! duh!).

Being the trooper that he is, he managed to complete the run, return his hired equipment and fly back to me before seeing a doctor.

We went straight to A & E where his shoulder was x-rayed (we were there until 1am!).

He has separated the shoulder joint (ouch!) – it’s very painful and he has an impressive looking bump right now, but it may not need to be treated. At the moment he is just taking strong painkillers and wearing his arm in a sling. We are seeing a specialist later this week and they will assess and decide whether surgery is needed.

Open season on the Gilchrist's continues! It seems that the Lord is allowing just about everything that could go wrong to go wrong at the moment... to top it all off, we woke up to find we had a flat tire this morning! Grrrrrrr! Having said that, we're in good spirits and grateful that Daniel seems to be doing well...

1 comment:

  1. You are 'in the wars' aren't you?
    Please send our love and prayers for recovery to Ed.
    Keep remembering that our precious Jesus asks to share our burdens.
    I have this mental image of Jesus carrying His yoke with you and Ed alongside, but the yoke not causing Ed's shoulder any pain, quite the opposite.
    Oh well, perhaps it's finally time for me to be committed!!
    Love 'n' all that jazz, Fiona and the Carney clan. xx

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