He's home!

Well, most of you know that Fred was in a motorcross accident on Sunday, Aug. 6. He was in Hancock, NY at an enduro and came accrossed a section of dirtroad that had washed out and tumbled down into a ravine.
They got him out of the ravine with a rescue six-wheeler and then took him by helicoptor to a trauma center in Binghamton. His pelvis is broken in three places, most of his ribs on the right are broken and his right lung collapsed. They thought that he damaged his aorta, but the cardiac cathreterization showed that everything is fine.
Although the fractures are painful, the collapsed lung proved to be the biggest hurdle! He gave us a BIG scare on Monday night when his breathing became rapid, he turned gray, was in a lot of pain and his blood/oxygen level was dropping quickly. They called the Rapid Response team, grabbed the crash cart, escorted me out (!), took chest x-rays in the room and debated on putting in a chest tube. They forced oxygen and he overcame that episode, but had to remain upright, on a higher level of oxygen and really had to work his two breathing machines hard!! He did awesome in physical therapy and with occupational therapy and came home with all kinds of gadgets to make tasks achievable!
I had to go in to work yesterday, so MaryK and dad McKnight spent the day with him yesterday. K put him through the ringer with his breathing & coughing and they were able to ween his oxygen down all day!! He had them turn it off this morning and he kept his blood/oxygen level up beautifully, so his doctor let him come home!!
So, mom & I made our last trip up this morning to bring him home with his shiny new walker!
Mom & George bought him a really nice recliner for the living room, so we set up shop around him! He took a stroll out onto the deck to look at the pond and a little walk down the front walk and up one house and back and then came in and is now napping!! : )
I took pictures of him in physical therapy in his boxers and fashionable hospital gown, but I think he'd kill me if he sees them posted here!
Love to all!