Hi guys and girls. Thanks for your thoughts.
So saturday the 15th i was on the roof repairing a broken hose to the AC.
Next thing i remember i am being forced into a MRI machine wearing a neck brace and other splints etc.
I have no idea how, but i fell through the laser lite sheeting and landed on the concrete using my skull. Apparently i had stopped breathing and lost quite a bit of blood.
Ambos rushed wife and i to hospital. Turns out i have blown right shoulder, fractured right elbow. 4 fractured ribs, fractured left wrist in multiple places, fractured eye socket and skull fracture and two damaged neck vertebrae.
I dont remember much of the first four days in ICU other than the extreme pain. I was finally released yesterday after 9 days. I have been told i have a very long road in front of me. Recovery is expected to be 4-6 months at least. I am home now and luckily have the missus to look after me. She has been an absolute legend during the last week and a half. Im not sure i deserve her.
I am also fortunate to have many colleagues from the thin blue line who have visited me and offered all kinds of help as well as many friends i have been lucky enough to gain from shooting over the years. I cannot thank any of you enough for your support.
This has rattled me and the family quite a bit as you can imagine but i am trying to stay positive whilst i recover.
Im sure i will get a chance to chat here to a few of you.
Cheers
Chappo
PS. If anyone has any books on the mental effort of shooting i would love to borrow them whilst im stuck at home. After my effort at the nationals i need to get my head in the game a bit better.
"Only accurate rifles are interesting". Col Townsend Whelen