Friday, March 13, 2009

home day

So, today i am home. I am 'officially' giving care to my poor hubby. Before you all freak out - he really is ok - but it is an amusing story.
I am sure you have seen photos of mike - and will notice the lack of hair on his head. It is partly his choosing and partly because there are a few spots that just don't have any hair - and well - its best that it all looks the same. i have never seen mike with hair - only in photos - and i hardly recognize him. Anyhoo - all that to say that he often comes home from work with scrapes and cuts on his head - it just happens and i am sort of used to it. Its a bit of a game we play - how long will it take for me to notice he has a new scar on his head - unfortunately, sometimes is a few days.
Yesterday, however was a different story. Mike works nights and is usually home when i get home from work. Yesterday he had a physio appointment. he has been having trouble with tennis elbow and was going to his second appointment. Its in walking distance - most things are in our little town. When he did get home - he had 2 new abrasions on his forehead above his left eyebrow. Hmm i thought -WHAT happened to you?? Apparently - and this part still has me fuming and i am not exactly sure how we will handle it - he got acupuncture - oh i said - then he passed out and fell out of his chair and woke up on the floor. Again with the WHAT??!!!! I won't bore you with the rest of the details -as i said - we are still working on how we are dealing with all this. So, i called my trusty sister in law Val who is a medical wonder and she advised that we head to the Dr as Mike was showing signs of a concussion. The Dr saw us right away and said that mike does have a mild concussion. So, i stayed home today to observe and make sure all is well. Apparently he shouldn't be left alone for 24hrs -and you know - us wives will stretch that out abit just to be sure all is well. We had to wake up every 3 hours last night to be sure all was well - but the funny part is that the alarm clock is on his side - so he looked after it going off and resetting it and I just gave a grunt every once in a while to make sure he was ok.
Mike sees it all as a funny story - and plans to go back for his next appointment. I don't really think i want to sue the guy - but it was a major opps on their end for a lot of reasons!!!!! I think i will see it as a funny story in a month or so. Right now i am the worried/over protective wife, who must soon go and wake her hubby up again.

4 comments:

Melissa said...

Yeah, it doesn't seem funny to me either. I'd be worried too.

Karen said...

Oh no!

Maybe you need to look for a helmet for Mike to wear the next time he goes in for "physio"- does your hardware store carry such a thing in their amazing odds and bits clearance section?

Anonymous said...

Well Karen, I just happened to be in the bargain basement today, but no such luck! I could wear my motorcycle helmet though!!

Karen said...

The motorcycle helmet would certainly make a statement...:)