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Offline Les McDonald

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Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« on: January 15, 2018, 07:49:30 PM »
I just found out our buddy Tom Niebuhr feel off a ladder at work last week and broke a leg.
Femur, right side and nasty. They put a rod in but he's still hurting.
He's in a hospital in McKinney called Baylor Scott & White. You can call his cell phone to cheer him up. (469) 450 7093.
To add to this misery his wife is ready to do a hip replacement. When it rains it pours.
Take just a moment and give him a call.
I see people my age out there climbing mountains and zip lining and here I am feeling good about myself because I got my leg through my underwear without losing my balance

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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2018, 07:55:52 PM »
That sucks!
:-(
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Chris
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Offline Steve Helmick

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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2018, 08:10:37 PM »
That sucks!
:-(

Indeed, it does. On the bright side, better to do it at work than at home during Honey Do's. I have to do some sketchy stuff around the house, but no more dangerous chit on the worksite.   n1 Steve
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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2018, 06:22:53 PM »
I talked to him yesterday and he sounded pretty down. They are just now getting him up and moving....been 4 days since surgery.
Mike

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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2018, 07:13:45 PM »

 Ladders are dangerous and gravity sucks. Very sorry to hear of this Tom, sounds like a rough one. Take care, and hoping your back up to speed soon.
Narrowly averting disaster since 1964! 

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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2018, 08:32:26 PM »
I just found out our buddy Tom Niebuhr feel off a ladder at work last week and broke a leg.
Femur, right side and nasty. They put a rod in but he's still hurting.
He's in a hospital in McKinney called Baylor Scott & White. You can call his cell phone to cheer him up. (469) 450 7093.
To add to this misery his wife is ready to do a hip replacement. When it rains it pours.
Take just a moment and give him a call.

Thanks Les,
I sure hope he is better soon. 

Later,
Mikey

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Re: Tom Niebuhr--Ladder Crash!
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2018, 09:01:04 PM »
Thanks for the notice Les!  Broken femur is no fun at all even when you're young, which none of us are now.
Mine hurt like crazy when I was 30.  Not sure I could endure it today!

I'm going to call Tom tomorrow.  If there's a rod in it, it's a very bad break.  Probably take a long time to heal!

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