Need well wishes and prayers, please.

**ohiopiper** · 8th October 10, 10:04 PM

Not for myself, thankfully, but for my friend Fred Wood. He's just had surgery today to amputate his left leg below the knee.

He works on drilling rigs and last week a 40 foot section of drill pipe slipped and fell on him. It crushed hs foot and ankle. Doctors said they could take it off just above the ankle, but that he'd likely walk with a limp and have to use a cane due to the available prosthetics. They opted to take it off higher so he could be fitted with a better prosthetis and be able to walk normally again.

It's been a rough day for all of us, but especially him and his wife, Dawn. Fred is in excruciating pain, both real and phantom (nerve endings that used to go to the foot but are now severed) and Dawn is having to cope with both the emotional trauma of her husband being seriously injured and trying to help Fred cope with the loss of his leg. They've got two kids, oldest is six, who have thankfully been cared for by Grandma for the past week.

I'f you're the praying type, please do so. If not, please send a comforting thought his way.

Thank you.

**MacGuffin** · 8th October 10, 11:02 PM

I hope all goes well for Fred and his family, and that he makes a full recovery. I wish them the very best.

**The Thing** · 8th October 10, 11:41 PM

Same here, I hope he makes a full recovery. You sound like a great friend, the power of prayer is very great.

**Jock Scot** · 9th October 10, 01:57 AM

Come on Fred!We are rooting for you and your family at this tricky time of yours.

**English Bloke** · 9th October 10, 04:00 AM

Best wishes to Fred and Family from another offshore Bloke.

**KFCarter** · 9th October 10, 04:15 AM

Truly sorry to hear of Fred's loss and pain, but sounds like he's got his family and some great friends by his side to pull him through. My thoughts and prayers are for his full recovery.