For those who do not know, our neighbor has Muscular Dystrophy and is wheelchair bound. Nurse aids come every morning to bathe, dress, and help him from his bed to wheelchair. He hunts, fishes, makes crab pots, and does whatever he can. At night, nurse aids come again to put him back into bed.
Before CoVid, he had a ministry visiting residents in a nursing home where he was admitted for a short time.
Friday, he was picking up his yard from his wheelchair while a friend was cutting his grass. His chair tire found a pothole, and he tipped over. The very heavy wheelchair landed in such a way it was pressing down on him. He nearly passed out from not being able to breathe.
When the friend saw the overturned chair, he ran to help and called an ambulance. The ambulance that arrived did not have a gurney that worked correctly, so they had to call ANOTHER ambulance. After an hour of the rescue workers being there, he was finally loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital where he learned he broke his shoulder. They sent him home, and he will see someone this week to determine the course of action.
His surgery for the kidney stones (previously mentioned) is on the 15th, but he is hoping they can change the date. He is reliant on a certain company for transportation, and it can be a hassle to get the aids there early so he can get on the bus on time.
Please pray for our neighbor. Being home and independent is very important to him.
