What a weekend it has been! Cole and I decided to go home for Labor Day since I'd been pretty homesick. This is the first summer I've lived away from home. Married life is awesome....but I was missing my parents.
While we were there, my dad was smoking a barbeque hog for his customers for Labor Day. He goes to check the hogs at 11 at night usually. But this time- the fire had gone out, but not the propane. When he went to re-light the fire, an explosion caught his clothes on fire. His clothing was just shredded. He got the fire out and he went to make sure they were still cooking before he drove himself home. My mom woke me up to help. I knew they were 2nd degree burns on his face and hands and his lower back had some spots that were 3rd degree. I called my friend Shelly who had just started working at the hospital as a nurse to make sure I was right. We took my Dad to the Emergency Room. But they kept us there from about midnight until 3 am and they really didnt know how to handle burns. They ran tests and an EKG to make sure my Dad's lungs and heart were okay and then gave him pain medication. Since it was a holiday weekend, there was no plastic surgeon that could see his hands until Tuesday, so they were going to fly him to the burn center in Greeley, Colorado. Since we knew that cost would be tremendous, i asked the doctor if I could drive him. So, at 3:30 am, my dad and I took off for the 4 hour drive and I had to leave Cole and my Mom in Casper to watch the BBQ hogs.
We got to the ER in Greeley at about 7:30 and saw the specialist. They gave my dad some more pain medication so he was feeling better and the burn specialist looked at his burns and said Dad should make a full recovery. His hands and face will begin to heal within the week. It is amazing to look back and see the tender mercies and the blessings that we are so grateful for. His injuries could, and probably should have been much worse for the type of injury he sustained. I'm so grateful for my Dad and his strength and I'm grateful he'll be recovering soon!
While we were there, my dad was smoking a barbeque hog for his customers for Labor Day. He goes to check the hogs at 11 at night usually. But this time- the fire had gone out, but not the propane. When he went to re-light the fire, an explosion caught his clothes on fire. His clothing was just shredded. He got the fire out and he went to make sure they were still cooking before he drove himself home. My mom woke me up to help. I knew they were 2nd degree burns on his face and hands and his lower back had some spots that were 3rd degree. I called my friend Shelly who had just started working at the hospital as a nurse to make sure I was right. We took my Dad to the Emergency Room. But they kept us there from about midnight until 3 am and they really didnt know how to handle burns. They ran tests and an EKG to make sure my Dad's lungs and heart were okay and then gave him pain medication. Since it was a holiday weekend, there was no plastic surgeon that could see his hands until Tuesday, so they were going to fly him to the burn center in Greeley, Colorado. Since we knew that cost would be tremendous, i asked the doctor if I could drive him. So, at 3:30 am, my dad and I took off for the 4 hour drive and I had to leave Cole and my Mom in Casper to watch the BBQ hogs.
We got to the ER in Greeley at about 7:30 and saw the specialist. They gave my dad some more pain medication so he was feeling better and the burn specialist looked at his burns and said Dad should make a full recovery. His hands and face will begin to heal within the week. It is amazing to look back and see the tender mercies and the blessings that we are so grateful for. His injuries could, and probably should have been much worse for the type of injury he sustained. I'm so grateful for my Dad and his strength and I'm grateful he'll be recovering soon!
Xoxo
Daddy's Girl
Jamie...I never want to have a weekend like this, except for the bond you have with your dad. Hope he recovers quickly!
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