sapblatt
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Moderators: I really was not sure where to put this thread - it is certainly an "event."
As some of you know I take the commuter rail most days with SherpaK, and often with Mrs. Sherpa. I ran into Mrs. Sherpa this evening who informed me of some pretty rough news (before this gets long winded and everyone is freaking out, I want to let you know that he is doing reasonably OK and is expected to be OK after a lengthy recovery.)
Sherpa was away skiing at Killington this past weekend with his son Andrew. They were on an easy (green?) trail going to the lodge for lunch when some maniac pretty much ran over Sherpa and he fell about forty feet and crashed into a tree. From what I understand he fractured almost all of the ribs on his left side and one on his right side. Also, he has a pretty badly broken collar bone and a bad concussion with some bleeding from his ear. He is conscious and his vital signs are good and stable - and has spoken with his wife a few times. I also was told that no one knows who ran him down - the perpetrator basically hit and ran and did not go to get help. CORRECTION: SK TOLD RICK THAT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT AND NOT A HIT AND RUN.
From what I was told he will be having surgery on the collarbone in Vermont (a hospital in Rutland) and then will likely transfer to a hospital/rehab near home for possibly a month. He may be out of work for awhile (2-3 months.)
Sherpa is a friend to many if not all of us and I know all of our thoughts are with him and his family for a speedy and complete recovery.
I will try to keep people updated when I hear any news...with our baby coming later this week I may be incommunicado a bit.
As some of you know I take the commuter rail most days with SherpaK, and often with Mrs. Sherpa. I ran into Mrs. Sherpa this evening who informed me of some pretty rough news (before this gets long winded and everyone is freaking out, I want to let you know that he is doing reasonably OK and is expected to be OK after a lengthy recovery.)
Sherpa was away skiing at Killington this past weekend with his son Andrew. They were on an easy (green?) trail going to the lodge for lunch when some maniac pretty much ran over Sherpa and he fell about forty feet and crashed into a tree. From what I understand he fractured almost all of the ribs on his left side and one on his right side. Also, he has a pretty badly broken collar bone and a bad concussion with some bleeding from his ear. He is conscious and his vital signs are good and stable - and has spoken with his wife a few times. I also was told that no one knows who ran him down - the perpetrator basically hit and ran and did not go to get help. CORRECTION: SK TOLD RICK THAT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT AND NOT A HIT AND RUN.
From what I was told he will be having surgery on the collarbone in Vermont (a hospital in Rutland) and then will likely transfer to a hospital/rehab near home for possibly a month. He may be out of work for awhile (2-3 months.)
Sherpa is a friend to many if not all of us and I know all of our thoughts are with him and his family for a speedy and complete recovery.
I will try to keep people updated when I hear any news...with our baby coming later this week I may be incommunicado a bit.
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