Thank you!

Thank you!

As one caring for her dad 24/7, totally agree. Self care is so important.

@@Chroniclesofrosiereshave you moved post that damaged him?

So true

An insightful comment from someone who has seen trauma up close. Thank you so very much for sharing how very important it is to share the trauma. The retelling it helps to deal with the fear and terror. I am sure that you are doing everything to hold things together and “ to hold the fort down.” I hope that you have help, especially with two little ones. Being a care giver is not for the faint of heart especially with a growly bear who has momentarily lost their independence.

I was an EMT many years ago and I can concur that people can slip away quite quickly when they lose too much blood. Kudos to you Amy for keeping pressure on his leg to stem the flow of blood. One experience I had was a husband who sat on his wife's thighs to move the blood up to the heart and the vital organs because she had a self-inflicted injury on her wrists which he also wrapped tightly. But that wouldn't have been an option for you since his injury was on his leg. This man had used MAST (Military Anti-Shock Trousers) in Vietnam as a medic, that when pumped up with a certain psi would shunt blood up to the vital organs and keep men who were losing blood alive longer until they could be put on an IV and stitched up, etc. He surmised he could keep her alive longer by putting pressure on her legs. He may have been right because she did survive. I got a similar gash in my thigh when I fell off a roof I was working on and fell on an exposed pipe. My friend just threw me in the car and drove me to the emergency room and I put a tourniquet on in the car en route. My father also suffered a grave injury to his leg when he fell through some grating on an oil rig in the South China Sea ...but luckily there was a full-time doctor and surgeon on the rig ...after getting stitched up he was flown to Kalimantnan on a helicopter and then sent to Singapore for a more thorough check-up. If there hadn't been a doctor on that rig, he would have bled out & died, because they were too far from any hospital. We do what we have to do at the time. Time is of the essence, remember that. As an EMT we learnt about "the Golden Hour". Everyone should know what that is also, but depending on the severity of the injury it can be a lot shorter than that. Anyone living in the countryside should learn basic training to save their loved one's lives. Again ...time is of the essence.

So sorry to hear about all this wishing Marc a speedy recovery ❤❤❤Kate

Yikes that sounds awful!

Thank you!

Absolutely - he could have bled out and died there and then. Thankfully he is sensible enough to know what to do. Great story that will bring many laughs over dinner in the future. Not for now tho

Thanks Michael. I can't believe he waited until you and Margot and Anne had left to do it!!!

Good tip!

If you can't spare buckets, a tennis ball with a hole in it does the trick, too.

Yes, they are treating deep, slow-healing wounds with medicinal honey with great results. Happened to my husband with a wound Dr.s had been treating for sometime and they called for the honey pads - bang - results. Also hoping the two of you will then be able to organize almost with your local medical attendants, almost a code system so you can call and say something like - Help - Rosières - Fire or Accident or something and - Urgent - and have given them a sheet with location, your phones, your names and directions to you- for them to grab when you say Rosières so you and they can then concentrate on What the problem is and the urgency without having to be bogged down by the who and where. I would think they would be grateful and you are spared at least that much French. Love to you both. I had the shock thing happen with my dearly beloved and do understand. You think you are managing it and then suddenly you are unwell and not.

Thank you! Glad you found us on here!

Horse tranquillisers, now there's an idea...