Another Trip to the Hospital!

We got a call on Monday night that my grandfather had fallen out of his bed at the nursing home and had to be taken to the emergency room. When we got there we found out he had a broken nose, a fractured neck and a nasty gash in his eyebrow/forehead that required quite a few stitches.

My grandfather does not remember what he was trying to do (get up, roll over, etc) or how long he was on the floor before he was found, he just knows he is hurting.

My grandmother was very upset (of course) because they did not have any rails on his bed. Turns out, Wisconsin state law prohibits the use of bed rails in a nursing home unless they are medically required because they are a strangulation hazard. Since my grandfather cannot sit or stand or even lift his legs, we felt as though this was enough of a medical necessity, but he did not have them.

So, he is again in the hospital and they plan on moving him to a different nursing home tomorrow. Please continue to pray for my grandmother's strength and endurance during this time. She is really pushing herself more than she should and it is affecting her health.

On a lighter note, we are SO excited about the coming of Christmas. We are really looking forward to a time of celebration and family getting together. The kids are just excited about the presents : )