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My dad fell last night, while attempting to help mom with some yard work. He has Parkinson's and is very unstable on his feet. He landed on his head and ended up breaking his neck. C7 is fractured in 3 places and unstable. He's in the hospital in a rigid C-Collar until surgery on Friday. Mom can stay with him, and is, but no one else can even visit so I can't see him. He's well medicated and sleeping most of the time. The doctor said if it destabilized it would likely kill him so still and quiet is best.
It so hard to just sit here and wait. It's hard to have them both in a hospital situation where they are in more danger from COVID than at home. It's hard to stay focused on anything else with it in the back of my head.

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Oh no! That sounds so scary and worrisome. I will hope for you all that all goes well and he recovers.

Thank you. The surgery went well on Friday and he was moved to a rehab facility last night. He is very weak and having cognitive issues on the pain meds. He was a growly bear when they moved him. The new facility is one of the best in the area but allows no visitors, including Mom so it's hard to know how this will go.

The no visitors part is one of the worst parts about our current reality. I hope you all have the strenght to get through this.