I just got home from our local hospital. I "lost" a few hours of my life yesterday. Guess I feel real fortunate to be here typing this. I don't really know exactly what happened, as I have absolutely no recollection of the chain of events which landed me in the hospital.
From the evidence it is pretty apparent that I rode a ladder to the ground from the roof joists inside my garage. No blood on the floor but it must have rung my bell pretty hard. I can't recall the event nor even why I was on the ladder. All I know (now after getting home from the hospital) is that the ladder is bent, twisted and tangled up on top of my snow blower. Items that were in a box in the rafters, are now scattered on the garage floor, and there is a skid mark from the ladder's rubber foot on the garage floor.
I'm going to be just fine but, it is really weird not to be able to recall about 30 hours of my life. My wife says I came into the house missing my eyeglasses and covered with sawdust. When she asked me "what happened?" I just replied "Nothing". She then went to start her vehicle so she could take me uptown to my doctors office. Coming back inside, she discovered me throwing up and decided I needed an ambulance ride to the hospital.
It's really weird, I can not recall any of these events, even the morning's happenings prior to the accident. It's just like about 30 hours of my life did not exist. I don't remember going to the garage, I don't remember falling, don't remember throwing up or talking to my wife. I don't remember the ambulance ride or the first several hours in the hospital.
I guess it shows me two things maybe three, (a) Accidents can happen is a nanosecond (b) life can be fragile (c) never never take your loved ones for granted.
Please give you wife or loved one a hug today,,,, everyday. Thanks
From the evidence it is pretty apparent that I rode a ladder to the ground from the roof joists inside my garage. No blood on the floor but it must have rung my bell pretty hard. I can't recall the event nor even why I was on the ladder. All I know (now after getting home from the hospital) is that the ladder is bent, twisted and tangled up on top of my snow blower. Items that were in a box in the rafters, are now scattered on the garage floor, and there is a skid mark from the ladder's rubber foot on the garage floor.
I'm going to be just fine but, it is really weird not to be able to recall about 30 hours of my life. My wife says I came into the house missing my eyeglasses and covered with sawdust. When she asked me "what happened?" I just replied "Nothing". She then went to start her vehicle so she could take me uptown to my doctors office. Coming back inside, she discovered me throwing up and decided I needed an ambulance ride to the hospital.
It's really weird, I can not recall any of these events, even the morning's happenings prior to the accident. It's just like about 30 hours of my life did not exist. I don't remember going to the garage, I don't remember falling, don't remember throwing up or talking to my wife. I don't remember the ambulance ride or the first several hours in the hospital.
I guess it shows me two things maybe three, (a) Accidents can happen is a nanosecond (b) life can be fragile (c) never never take your loved ones for granted.
Please give you wife or loved one a hug today,,,, everyday. Thanks
