I was in my sisters' room watching them play a game, when Mom came down and asked them to "pause their game". I was figuring it had something to do with our discussion about when we were going to town or not, but to my shock, it was about Dad. He left before the break of dawn yesterday morning to go snowmobiling in the mountains with his brother, and some of their friends. He drove into a ditch that was covered with snow, and the handlebar of his snowmobile rammed into his chest, causing a few broken ribs, and most likely a punctured lung. His oxygen level was low, but not low enough to be concerned about. He is in stable condition, but my uncle said it's serious enough that Mom has to get up there as soon as possible. We don't have four wheel drive, and the mountains are all snowy and icy, but our {wonderful} pastor in letting her use his Jeep. So, the last however long this has been, has consisted of running {PAUSE: Mom just walked in the door. Uncle B. called and said they might fly him out here to a better hospital. All the ribs over his heart are broken. Mom's trying to decide whether she should stay and wait to find out where he's going or staying...she decided to leave again - she can come back if she needs to} any way, the last however-long-this-has-been has consisted of running up and down stairs, finding things for Mom to pack, answering the phone that had been ringing off it's hook {thank God for Church Family!} and answering the door to find a neighbor who wanted to go with Mom, lots of prayer and Bible reading, and tons of tears. Seth only seems to understand that everybody else has been crying, and something is wrong with Dad.
Please pray that Dad would stay in stable condition - or better, and that if Mom does have to drive all the way up there, that she would be safe. Soo....I have to go now, but please pray!
All in God's hands.
~Lizzie O.
UPDATE: They are flying Dad closer to us, where the hospitals are better. They said it wasn't necessary, but because of the nature of his injury, they did it as a precaution.
**ahem** THREE SECOND LATER UPDATE: Emily just got off the phone with my Aunt, and it sounds like Dad is waking up.
