back in chi-town

for those that don't know, I had to rush to iowa city university hospital on thursday. my dad was taken there after the trench he was digging for work caved in on him. he was burried for about 7 minutes until my brother, who was working with him, found him and dug out his head so he could breathe. he swallowed a lot of dirt, and I guess he was "out" for a few minutes from lack of oxegyn. (further information is here about it.

he's okay(ish). he's got a broken pelvis and a few other injuries. we're waiting on further x-rays and ct-scans to see if he's going to need surgery. they said there's a possibility of brain damage from not having oxygen, which scares me. naturally, my mom's a wreck, but she's trying to stay strong for him and for us. i just hope that she can cope with it all. when the doctor gave us the news that he might not be able to walk without assistance again, she passed out. i've never seen that happen before. i mean, my mom's the strongest woman in the world.

so, I'm exhausted. and I feel kinda useless because there's nothing I can do to help. i'm just going kinda crazy. i mean, it's my dad, you know? I'm just so thankful brian was there.