An Amazing Experience that could have been dramatically worse!
G’day Bookers! ☼Ü☼
How’d your first summer weekend go?
Mine ended up chasing an ambulance for 3 hours to hospital
- well my son was in the back!
After a terriffic BLUDGE camp at Port Welshpool (Gippsland Vic – just above Wilson’s Prom) while we were packing up son Red and a few mates got into a tangle with a spring ride in the park and ended up with Dan on the ground in agony!
Red is FINE!!! – well very sore & sorry for himself but otherwise his spine is OK and he is up and walking (like a slow old codger but walking)
But a HUGE head’s up for the danger of rough and tumble play around objects – now you can see why us caring adults try to curb it, cos sometimes it can HURT!
The hospital and ambos said we did everything correctly. Had we tried to do anything like get him up, apart from not knowing if his spine had /hadn’t been damaged in the fall, we could have actually done damage as his muscles and tendons were over stretched and therefore not supporting his spine.
I want to thank Tom & Mack from the area ambulances for their very calm and efficient administration of Dan’s medical assistance and for their six hours of driving getting us to Casey Hospital (& back) Apparently that trip we did (Port Welshpool to Berwick) cost $10,000 but could have cost more! – A Very very GOOD reason to be in the ambulance fund.
I especially want to thank Gremlin and Lozzah and the awesome Kantaki 1st Cranbourne Scout Troop for doing everything correctly during this very REAL emergency! Even just standing back and being ready to help where needs be and not getting themselves into issues while the leaders were busy was the most help ever!!! THANK YOU ALL !! See our training works!!! ☼Ü☼
Just another reason I am grateful for having been in SCOUTING!
☼Ü Happy Bubbling! Ü☼
Chookas! ♥Ü♥
Michael Haslam
Glad it wasn’t more serious and everyone kept their heads.
adgray:
Thank you Michael
2 weeks later and he’s leaping about like the mountain goat he is and forgetting he should watch out until “Oh Bum – Mum Ouch!” <)
Yes we are all so very proud of ourselves in keeping our heads and using our training!
Thank goodness for scouting!
Chookas! ☼Ü☼
robpixaday
Whoa.
That’s scary!
I’m glad everything’s OK!!
adgray:
So am I but you think he’d remember longer than 2 weeks! the silly boy is still galavanting about like the Capricorn Mountain goat he is and being reminded the “Ouch” way that he should still take things a bit easier!
Indistructable – isn’t that what teens think they are?
Have a good one my friend!
Chookas! ♠☼Ü☼â™
AmandaWitt
A God spot for my Bible study group.
adgray:
Thank you – for all your prayers
It is good to know you keep us in your thoughts!
Chookas! ☼♥Ü♥☼
Dawn B Davies-...
wow, hope hes ok and improving now, what a scare for you though, another few grey hairs i think,dawnx
adgray:
I have to admit it was the scariest 3 hour drive of my life! Following the ambulance from Beach to the large hospital with the BIG x-ray machine that moves around him while he’s immobile.
as for improving 2 weeks later he’s still leaping about the place like a mountain goat (well he is a Capricorn!) You think at almost 13 he’d be a little wiser! But no! lol
Have a great one my friend!
Chookas! ♠☼Ü☼â™
Dawn B Davies-...
aww glad to hear that hes over it now hehe wishing you and yours a merry christmas and a happy new year,dawnx