>Thanks to everybody. Just to set the record straight, she's my best friend, not my wife. But be that as it may, what actually happened is that I tore the tendons to the quads above the knee in both legs, and broke my right ankle in 2 places.
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>The hospital where I was until yesterday, has no internet access. I'm now in a different hospital in 'pre-rehab' waiting until I'm ready to go into actual rehab. At the moment I'm not allowed to bend my knees at all. Physio comes and bends them for me each day (I have to be completely passive), but otherwise, I wear Zimmer braces on both legs. My ankle is no longer in a cast, but it's in an ankle stirrup.
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>At least this place as an internet cafe. So I hope to be on from time to time.
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>It will be another 2 weeks at a minimum before I can be considered for rehab, and then heaven only knows how long until I can walk normally (without the walker I will have to use for a while).
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>Hospitals were not designed for people to sleep in.
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>>The other day I noticed that I hadn't seen any posts from Alan Popow. Strangely enough, that very evening I received an email from his wife...
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>>Alan has been been in the hospital since December 19th - he slipped on some stairs and broke his ankle (in two places) and tore both knee caps. He is likely to be in the hospital/rehab for a couple of months.
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>>Alan's wife also told me that Alan's boss might be getting him a laptop, hopefully with internet access.
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>>I have Alan's wife's email address, along with the mailing address of the hospital in Ontario - for anyone who'd like to contact them, feel free to send me an email.
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>>Kevin


Good to see you back and on the road to recovery!
Best wishes.

Bruce