June 21, 2008
Dad fell…
I’m so scared right now. Today Dad got hurt. I didn’t see it. I just heard it. He was high up on a ladder doing something with the gutters. He was too busy to come and watch my new rollerblade trick, so I went to the front yard and waited for Trish to come over. While I was sitting on the lawn playing with the dandelions I heard a loud howl. It was Dad. I ran to the back yard and saw him on the ground. He couldn’t get up and he yelled at me to get Mom. I was so scared. I’ve never seen my dad hurt- I didn’t know he could get hurt.
I didn’t need to run far to find Mom. She already knew what had happened and I met her at the fence with two of the neighbours. They tried to get him up, but they had to call the ambulance. I guess he hurt his back real bad. So bad, he had to stay overnight in the hospital!
Later on, Curtis, Shannon and I went to see Dad in the hospital. It was really scary, he tried to smile and tell us he was fine but every time he tried to move his face he looked like he was going to yelp. I always thought my dad was tough and nothing could hurt him. But Mom said he would be in here for a while because he’s hurt pretty bad.
Rebecca