He must have gotten a spider fracture of the femur head, which I assume is better than splitting the femur in half. Arrrgh. Anyway, hope you heal up quickly and get back on your feet soon, Pete! An old boss of mine must have broken three different bones at her own home as well.
On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Herman Miller <her...@cavechat.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Herman Miller <her...@cavechat.org> > Date: Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland broke his femur > To: Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com> > > > Best of luck with the recovery Pete. > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> Irony is everywhere! Pete and family, keep as well as possible under >> the circumstances. I'll direct good thoughts your way. >> >> Louise >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 09:21:26 -0500 >> From: lmcn...@austin.rr.com >> CC: texascavers@texascavers.com; pstrickla...@austin.rr.com; >> jociehoo...@austin.rr.com >> Subject: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland broke his femur >> >> >> I'm posting this on behalf of Pete Strickland, for those of you who have >> not heard the news. Most of you know Pete, and probably have been in his >> famous hot tub at Texas caver events and NSS Conventions over the last >> several decades. >> >> Pete slipped on his wet bathroom floor last Monday night (Oct 1st), took >> a hard fall, and fractured the head of his right femur. He is in the Round >> Rock Hospital (just north of Austin) and is scheduled for at least a week >> of "excruciating" (his words) physical therapy before he can go home. His >> wife Jocie Hooper (a RN) and sons Colin and Evan are taking turns to be >> with him. Just talked to Jocie who said he won't be able to put any weight >> on the right leg for a month. When Colin made the announcement on Wed at >> the UT Grotto meeting, there was much concern about Pete, most of it >> regarding the possibility that he would not be able to bring his hot tub to >> the upcoming Texas Caver Reunion Oct 19-21. Although he probably will not >> be there, his sons plan to bring the hot tub, and will appreciate help in >> setting it up. >> >> Logan >> >> > >
