Dad's Broken Feet & Back

I got a call from my sister this morning that my dad had fallen from a ladder & had possibly broken both feet. He had gone up to King George, VA from Richmond to help them with 5 trees that had fallen thanks to hurricane Irene. Dad & John had finished trimming one tree so dad was coming down the ladder. John moved on to the next tree, when suddenly the ladder slipped off to the right of the tree & dad fell, landing on his feet, then back, then bumped his head.

After an ambulance trip, x-rays, and a CT scan from the neck down, they determined he had broken bones in both feet, and he had broken a bone in his thoracic vertebrae (middle of the back). He can move just fine & is alert, but in lots of pain. This picture was taken shortly after he arrived at the hospital.

The trauma unit ordered an MRI for his back and an orthopedic surgeon to come in to help. Hopefully we'll get some more information soon. Please keep him in your prayers. This picture was taken after a few hours. You can see the swelling in both feet, as well as his right foot is slightly crushed in and swollen.