The Deathtrap Walkway is GONE

Published on: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:55:43 -0700

We've lived at our house for almost 13 years now - BEFORE we moved in, my hubby and I watched the previous owner slip and bite the dust on this walkway (that they put in!!) - we should have removed it then ... instead we put sandpaper like strips on down the center of it for grippage... but it's still a deathtrap when it gets wet/it rains. OK, so daughter Maddie sliced her foot open Thursday night (on the deathtrap, wet, front walkway) - she slipped on the wet tile and the edge/side of the tile filleted open the bottom of her foot - OUCH For once Paramedic hubby was NOT on duty, so he cleaned it with peroxide and then used medical super-glue (dura-bond) to close up the gash (NOTE this is NOT the same as over-the-counter super-glue!!!) Friday it looked bad and so I took her to the ER (Nils on duty so met us there - and yes we got star treatment!!) Turns out she SHOULD have brought her to the ER the night it happened (within 6 hrs of accident) cos NOW they have to make sure it does not get infected before they stitch it up... So they numbed up her foot (8 shots - OUCH!) and then SCRUBBED the living bee-jeez-ers out of the cut (opening it back up) to super clean it. Gave her an IV anti-biotic ... RX for more anti-biotics and pain meds. We have to return on Sunday to check progress to see if it can be stitched. OK so all THAT to say - TODAY when hubby got home from Firestation, he went to town to REMOVE the tile, no more deathtrap Wanna see the gruesome foot pics?? - you can see them here ... http://bertelsonfamily.com/fam/misc/mgb_foot_102408.jpg

Author: mumto4ms
Keywords: mumto4ms bertelson tile
Added: October 25, 2008