Bad news!

Regrettably, I have bad news to report!

This morning, at about 10:30, Lenore was walking unassisted from our kitchen to the dining room, when all of a sudden she felt dizzy and lost her balance. Reaching for the dining room table to support herself, her hand slipped on the the lace table cover and as she fell to the floor, her left leg twisted. When she called out to me, I ran quickly to her assistance but I saw at a glance that she had hurt herself severely.

I called 911 immediately and in no time our local Security was at the door. Together, we agreed to put in a call for the ambulance. Before it arrived, Maria Sanyshyn from the Somers Pointe Golf Club telephoned me. When I told her what had happened, she rushed right over and was amazingly helpful throughout the crisis. When the paramedics got here, in no time Lenore was placed on a stretcher and she was rushed to the Northern Westchester Hospital Emergency Room. Before I left home in my own car, I called my daughter Lorna, and she proceeded to notify our family.

At the hospital, Lenore was immediately connected to all the usual electronic monitors and then after she was examined, she was x-rayed. Dr Evan Karas, the orthopedist, confirmed that she had fractured her left hip. He has scheduled her for surgery tomorrow at 7:30am. This is the type of fracture, he said, that calls for a rod to be placed through the head and upper shaft of the thigh bone. He conveyed some well received optimism about the eventual result.

All through the day, Lorna, her husband Jim and my two sons, Tom and Fred were at the emergency room with us. Their presence was immensely supportive to Lenore and to me, as well. I know that all of my family and friends, who have already heard this news, feel deeply distressed. I will endeavor, as best I can, to keep everyone informed as we go on.

Pray for us, please!