:S I'm very shakey right now... I was there with him when it happened and I fear it was my fault.

My dad and I were going out to the garage and he tripped on a cooler and hit his head on a concrete step. He tore a flap of skin up on his forehead and we had to call 911. He was bleeding bad. We had a flashlight but the cooler was off to the side...we have an outside light but we had a flashlight so we didn't put it on cos it's *really* bright.

My mom went with the ambulence to the hospital and I stayed behind here at home cos hospitals bring back bad memories of when he had a heart attack when I was a little kid. I'm very freaked out from all the blood and the light and all that's happened...it's different from the TV shows and coming upon a car accident, I was there holding a blood soaked papertowel on my dad's forehead.

To say I'm shaken badly is an understatement...so if you see me around on TT or YIM just give me some room, cos I'm trying to find solice and peace in the game or online or watching or movie or something. I love my dad so much.

OMG
Hope all turns out well
Stitches for sure but hopefully no concussion
In my prays

I wish the best for your dad. Sorry to hear this happened.

Feel so bad feather hope your dad ok hopfully my dad wont ever have to go through that :'(

Hope everything turns out for the best for your dad Feathers. Truly an unfortunate event. :[

Best wishes, Feathers. If it's any help, scalp wounds that are not serious bleed like a sonofagun...

Hope all is well, and hope you can find some peace, too. :S

Ouch... For him and for you. I can't imagine what it would be like to be in a situation like that. Do try though, to find peace somewhere out of the game- if that's possible. :o You don't want this to be a complete escape from something like this. I'm sure you did well and he was, and still is, glad for your help. :) Best wishes for him to heal quickly, and for you to get over what you've gone through.

=) ,
--==Niko-ST-==--

P.S.- Don't bring such another big burden on top of this as to blame yourself for it. That makes everything worse, and it's not entirely (most times not at all) true. Some things like this just happen... Although the severity may put you to questioning your involvement. To make him and yourself feel better, be with him as he heals. There's a lot more I could say to help, as I've had my share of this kind of thing, dealing with myself and others, but I wouldn't know how to word it in the right way. Lets just go with what I said already ;) , all other things there are no words for, such as the mental and feeling side. 8o

Last edited: Friday, July 21, 2006 at 4:17:32 AM

The worst thing to do when some thing like that is watch TV
any way hope he's ok

Last edited: Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 8:04:20 PM

Ouch, hope he gets better and that you feel better (I dont really have n e advice to give just wish I did)

Thank you all so very much... I know I know asking for sympathy can be at times pathetic, I guess..but I just need to vent somewhere somehow. I dunno...I'm just very overwhelmed.

My mom hasn't called me back yet from the hospital to let me know how my dad is doing, which is making me even more paranoid (those who have spoken with me before know how I'm ever so slightly paranoid)....which ain't helping *my* situation any.

It's late and I'm contemplating either going to bed to rest for work tomorrow (assuming I GO to work after this) or staying up till mom calls.

In emergency rooms it can be very difficult to break away to make a phone call. And they usually prohibit cell phone use. So it does not mean bad news, it is more likely that she doesn't want to be away when the doctor comes.

I'm praying for him. Keep us updated. Aslo, not sure if this will help, but hold you thumb. Helps a lot for me when I am stressed.

I hope your dad gets better but just know that God has a plan and I know that he wouldnt seperate you from your father :)

@ Feathers:
I wish you and your father the best, but you can't do much for your father now.. He is in good hands! So you must take care of your own, don't start thinking about the whole thing! Keep yourself occupied..

Well that is my 2 cen

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@ Feathers

Very sorry to hear about your dad's accident, must have been terrible for him and for you and you family. I hope everything works out ok for you dad and following hospital treatment he makes a speedy recovery.

Daz

Feathers

Very sorry. It must be hard to have a close family member be injured like that. Just don't blame yourself. It'll cause more damage to everyone. Sending best wishes.

Mon

Usually there isnt much blood under that first layer of skin. If you feel your forehead theres a thick protective layer of fat on your skull. Under the fat, THATS where the blood is. He must have hit his head pretty damn hard. Hope he gets better quickly! :S

I'm sure he's OK, man. My son hit his head once on the hearth of a brick fireplace and split his forehead open. I got there after the fact, but my wife said it had bled ready bad until she put pressure on it. Our concern was that he may have cracked his skull, but he didn't.

SO it probably just seems worse than it is. Its important that you don't blame yourself, otherwise your dad is always going to have a way to guilt trip you into raking the lawn. ;)

Best wishes for your dad..
im sorry to hear this...

When I was younger at around or 5 I fell dont wooden stairs , at the bottom there were a pile of bricks....

I cracked my head open..
anyways
Best wishes for u & ur dad.
dont blame yourself , it just makes you feel worse.

It wasnt your fault , it was the coolers.

Just keep thinking hes standing beside you and hes fine. Pretend your walking in the park or somthing.

Hope your dad heals mighty fast.
I prey for your dad.

When he comes home and if he has stiches , keep thinking thats its just ink wrote down to look like stiches..

I prey for your dad at night..

Tes.

OMG....

I am wishing the best for him!

Mrs. 44 and I spent 5 hours in the ER last night after she banged her head against a pipe at a water park. She's fine and, unfortunately, still remembers that we're married. I hope your dad fared similarly.

Last edited: Friday, July 21, 2006 at 3:12:38 PM

My son (almost two) decide on Monday that it would be a good idea to put a wooden spoon in his mouth and then fall. Bruised up his mouth and lacerated the back of his throat. I spent two hours on Monday at the doctors and my wife spent half the day on Tuesday when he started running a fever. The kid is now on amoxicilin and Tylenol healing up. But it was kind of scary. My heart has almost stopped it's frantic pace now at the end of the week.

Sorry for the late response, I've been caught up in other things.

First of all, thank you all for the kind words :) My dad's recovering and is taking it easy for the rest of the week. He got several dozen stitches across his scalp, other than that everything is fine. It was an unsettling event tho, so we're still a tad shaken (as would be expected).

I'm just glad he's wasn't seriously injured.

(Could I get a "Lock Thread" on this please? :) )

Glad to hear that everything's all right for your dad Feathers. :)

Good news! XD

Good to hear the news.