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Old 06-26-12, 07:00 PM   #1
MississippiBoy
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My great-uncle Guy (my mom's dad's brother) had an accident on his tractor Sunday. He was discing up his garden when he somehow fell or was thrown off, and the discs ran over him. He had multiple lacerations, mainly his legs, a couple on his back, and one hand. Also a couple broken bones, and a punctured lung. Right now, he's in the ICU at University Medical Center where my wife works. They're either doing surgery to fix all the broken bones now, or have already finished....I'm not getting timely reports of any kind.
He lives way out in the sticks, right across the road from my grandmother. My grandfather died almost 4 years ago, and Uncle Guy's wife also died a while back. My aunt lives about a quarter of a mile down the road from them, so either her or other family checks on both of them once or twice a day.
The way he was found was a random lady driving by saw his tractor going across the yard with nobody on it, then saw him lying in the garden, and called 911. His grandson Matthew got there first, then my aunt. The paramedics showed up, and immediately called for a helicopter from UMC. They landed it in my grandmother's front yard (wish I'd been there for that) and flew him to the hospital.
They say he never lost consciousness, and was able to tell the medics his name, age, address, blood type, etc. He told them, "You better hurry up and take me somewhere." The medics said, "Yes sir, we are." He said, "Not fast enough, you aren't."
His prognosis is ok, I think. He'll lose part of one foot and the end of his little finger, but from what I've heard, he's expected to go home at some point once he heals up. Not sure how long that will be, but everyone I've spoken to seem to be pretty optomistic.
Oh, forgot to say....he's 88 years old, and as tough as an old oak stump, just like my grandfather was. Them Darnells are strong people....
So a few prayers for my Uncle Guy would be appreciated.
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