Well, though he slept pretty well overnight, Hubby could barely get out of bed because of the pain, so we decided to take him to the nearest hospital in a town called Burley, about an hour’s drive from here. Got all the morning chores done, then slowly packed him into the van and headed north. Arrived before 11:00, to an all but empty ER, so they got him in quickly, did all the vitals, took some x-rays, and determined he had broken two ribs in his back and the clavicle bone in his shoulder. They strapped him up with a device that looked like a padded version of a shoulder holster, and put a sling on his right arm to hold it in position, gave us a prescription for pain killers, and sent us on our way, though not before bringing us two full lunches! We hadn’t eaten breakfast because I didn’t want to interfere with any tests they might want to take, and had asked to be told when they found out whether we could eat, in which case I was just going to go down to the cafeteria and bring something back, but instead, they just brought us two huge trays of food, which was very unexpected, but very welcome! After all the work was done, they finally asked us for our insurance information. That was the first time THAT ever happened! Usually they don’t want to talk to you before your insurance is verified. A really refreshing change! We headed over to the Walmart to fill his prescription and I did some quick shopping, now convinced we won’t be leaving for at least a week, since he’s in no shape to drive. Hopefully he will be by next week, or we’re going to really start being in trouble schedule-wise. As it is, we’ll have to do three straight overnight stops just to get us where we need to be. We decided to get up to Bellingham as early as possible, since now I have to fly back to Austin for another session with my client before we head to Alaska, and we figured it was better for Hubby to get someplace he can rest while I’m gone. At least at the stable, someone else will be looking after the horses, and he can just use the time to heal. Doctor said 4-6 weeks for a full recovery, but hopefully Hubby will be in good enough shape to ride at least once while we’re in Alaska! I’ve already arranged a short one hour ride on the cruise, which will be about the end of the recuperation period, so hopefully that will work out all right. Probably won’t be able to do the other two rides I had planned on, but I guess I could go without him, though it won’t be as much fun… :-(. I’m just as concerned with some of the other activities I’ve planned, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see. He’s always been a fast healer, but he’s never broken any bones before, so we’ll have to give it time. Guess we should have paid more attention to his premonition!
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