The Crash and Churn of Lawrence O’Donnell

[frazzled]

1. He'll be okay, except for the psychological trauma

That was certainly a scary moment.

But I can say that the physical aspects are probably not that bad. My father broke his hip (a bicycle accident) at age 89, and had it put together with a steel rod and pins. Within five months or so he was back on a bicycle, now at the gym instead of the road and putting in 100 miles a week.

A few months ago, at age 97, he broke his femur in four places (slipped on some ice coming out of the gym!). The surgeon said it was a worse mess than anything he'd seen in an accident. Another steel rod and metal pins and screws. Well, it's a pretty tough recovery for a 97-year-old, but he's out and about with a walker, and can even walk without it when the physical therapist comes to the house and "spots" him. Amazing how bodies can heal.

I wish Lawrence the best, and hope this life-changing event really does make him look toward the "good" news sometimes.