Barbara L
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I just got this news from my dad today. My cousin Chuck works at a place where they make wood laminate. Friday he was inside of the machine fixing something and someone turned it on. This big flat thing came down on him and flattened his chest to 7 inches thick. It has moved everything, including his heart around; he has a broken sternum and broken ribs; it ripped an artery from his heart, and he lost most of his blood. They filtered his blood and added more to it. He is still alive but in a lot of pain. They started him on dialysis today. He is around 50 to 52 years old, 6'4" and has always been a strong man. When his mom found out, she had some kind of heart episode, but she is out of the hospital and planning on going back to work tomorrow. Chuck is still alive, which is a miracle (the fact that it missed his head is too), but he is in terrible pain and still in very serious condition. There is no telling if and when I will receive updates (in a way it may be a case of no news is good news), but if I hear I will let you know. Thanks
Barbara
Barbara