Accident Update
Thankyou to those of you who spent some time thinking happy thoughts for my friend.
I went to visit him today, and while he did look like death reheated, I can't decide if he was as bad as I was expecting or not. That's an odd comment to make isn't it. Let me try to explain.
I guess I was expecting him to be lying in bed, all hooked up to machines and stuff. But he was sitting up in a chair, and although he had a canula in his arm, he wasn't hooked up to anything.
But at the same time, he looked like shit. Everything was plastered up, or braced, or taped into place. And he was so very pale. But he was smiling, he didn't stop smiling. Even though he was obviously in quite a bit of pain.
He's just so very lucky to be alive. He told me about the accident (what he could remember) and the timelines involved. Just frightening. He was so stoic about the whole thing - "Yeah, might have to start being a bit more careful." You can't do anything but laugh at a comment like that, coming from someone in his position. Bloody cracker.
In the end, I didn't take anything with me. I figured that until I'd seen him I wouldn't know what he was capable of doing. I did mention the stripper thing, a passing male nurse thought that that was a great idea, however, after talking to my friend, next time I go in I'll take him a book or two. His TV wasn't working, I think he was more upset about that than his numerous injuries. Boys are so very odd.
