For those of you who believe in the power of prayer...

[FFC]

I am asking that you pray for my friend Eric. He is the son of my "other dad", a good friend from work. Last night he and his horse were attacked by a nest of hornets and the horse freaked out. Eric was thrown and landed on his head for the most part. He's suffering broken ribs, a bruised/swollen brain (concussion), broken collarbone, neck injuries, broken scapula, dislocated shoulder, split tailbone, his sternum separated from his breast bone, torn ligaments, and they're still investigating. He has been strapped to a board since he was brought into ICU last night. From what I hear it's not fatal, he's just in a lot of pain. He's been in and out of consciousness since the incident.

Thank you for your prayers!

[PGDesigns]

Oh wow. I'm so sorry to hear that. Eric and his family will be in my prayers.

[Scrwballsgrl]

OMgosh! Ill be praying for your friends full recovery. what a awful accident:bbcry:

[WebLady]

Yikes! I will be praying for him too!

[Brad's Bride in 08]

Oh my goodness. I will definetly keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

[southern*belle*]

Oh my goodness!! Sending lots of prayers and good thoughts their way!

[FFC]

Thank you. I just found out he does not have medical insurance :urgh: He was a part time firefighter and when the budget cuts hit and the temps got fired, he was one of them.

[Jacklynn]

Oh goodness, I certainly will be praying for him!

[kgvettegirl]

He has my prayers.

[Qtpie]

Oh my your friend will definetly be in my prayers.

[june0609]

I'm sending prayers his way.

[MrsDM]

WOW. I can't imagine the pain he is going through right now. He and his family are definately in my prayers.

[dylansmom011908]

OMG... I will keep him in my prayers for sure!

What a shame.. if you ask me.. Firefighters shouldn't have to worry about insurance... I know.. that's not fair for others.. but they are truly heros in my eyes! One firefighter died while making sure no one else was in my house when it caught fire... :sob:

God bless your friend and we're praying for him....

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[FFC]

OMG... I will keep him in my prayers for sure!

What a shame.. if you ask me.. Firefighters shouldn't have to worry about insurance... I know.. that's not fair for others.. but they are truly heros in my eyes! One firefighter died while making sure no one else was in my house when it caught fire... :sob:

God bless your friend and we're praying for him....

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I agree with you, and I think the Governator should cover his medical bills :irked:

[Tadswife]

he is in my prayers as well as his family.

[ger]

How awful!! I'll be saying extra prayers for he, his family, and you. I'm hoping he's in a NFP hospital. They would be able to help him with his bills. God Bless all of you!!

[FFC]

How awful!! I'll be saying extra prayers for he, his family, and you. I'm hoping he's in a NFP hospital. They would be able to help him with his bills. God Bless all of you!!


What's 'NFP'? I know where he is, but I have no idea if it's 'NFP'...

[ger]

It means "Not For Profit". Those hospitals MUST give away a certain amount of care...and they are very willing to work with a person to get their bills paid. (Or, at least, that is how it is with the NFP hospitals I have worked with!) When he gets better, he can ask to see a "social worker" and they can help him figure out all the paperwork.

[byrd813]

I'll be praying in GA for him, nothing is impossible without HIM.

[FFC]

Thank you ger, I will look into that!

byrd - you are so right! Thank you!

[Nekochanpurr]

Hes prayed for here, too! Poor guy! :( i hope everything turns out!

[NOTKT]

Oh no! I'll be praying for the strength of him and his family. They need to be super supportive and helpful during this time!

[RevMatty]

I remember Paul Harvey mentioned something similar, with bee's attacking a family.
I'll keep him in my prayers.

[KMS]

I'm praying for everybody involved!

[FFC]

Thanks everyone... I haven't heard any updates yet, but when I do I'll let you know how he's doing.

[Aleta]

My prayers go out to him. It's unexpected things like this that turn life upside down and makes you wonder. Prayers for his health and recovery...

[FFC]

Alright, update on Eric.

Last night at 1am the hospital called his dad and told him to come and get him. Eric even now still has a concussion, he is dizzy and is still slipping in and out of consciousness and he's very nauseous. The hospital said there is nothing else they can do for him - they've put his arm in a sling because of his dislocated shoulder, but with his center so messed up, there really isn't anything they can do (so they say). So he's home now.... unbelievably so :irked: He's got a long road ahead of him.

[ikkin510]

I will be keeping him in my prayers. I can not believe they sent him home already with all those injurires! That doesn't seem right. I sure hope they didn't send him home because of the no insurance thing. I'd be half tempted to go to another hospital/doctor and get a second opinion!