Any word from/on William769 yet?

[intrepidity]

He was in a pretty badly hit area, any word from him yet?

Hope you're doing OK.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. I wondered about him too. I hope he is ok.

[spanone]

2. K&R

[Scrivener7]

3. I wondered too. Check in, William! Tell us how you fared.

[malaise]

4. K & R n/t

[malaise]

5. K & R n/t

[blm]

6. Was going to post the same question.

He did leave the area ahead of time, though.

[SheltieLover]

8. I didn't think he could leave?

He was in a medical facility with a broken leg.

[blm]

14. Oh shoot.

[SheltieLover]

17. GAOT says he was in ER.

Pls see her posts below.

I sure hope Will is ok!

[wnylib]

34. OMG. I checked his profile when he signed off.

It says that he is in Lee County. That's where Fort Myers is.

If he was in the hospital when Ian hit, no wonder he "signed off" as if he might never come back.

Hope he and others in that hospital were ok during the beating that Lee County took from Ian.

[Spazito]

11. I don't think he could leave...

he was in a rehab center because of the injury to his leg and the subsequent surgery. I hope we hear from him soon.

[SheltieLover]

19. Pls see GAOT's posts below.

He was in ER & being relocated. P

[Spazito]

27. Oh no, back in ER...

because his tibia has broken again. This is so sad for him. I hope he was moved to a safer place and we hear from him soon.

[SheltieLover]

29. I feel bad for him, too.

I hope he is safe!

[KS Toronado]

7. His last post was Wednesday, so no word yet.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217202728

[SheltieLover]

9. Thx!

[SheltieLover]

10. I've pmd him, but no response yet

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. I PMed him as well. That was yesterday, but no word.

Also, there's this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17210037

[SheltieLover]

16. He rebroke it?

Ty for sharing! Hopefully, hosp staff got Will & everyone to a safe location.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. And during physical therapy, no less!

I told him that they must be working him hard, even though he's not weight bearing yet. Unreal and the last thing he needed.

[SheltieLover]

22. But this might've saved his life!

Didn't sound as if any plans were being made to relocate rehab inpatients.

Ty so much for sharing.

I hope we hear from him soon!

[greatauntoftriplets]

24. That's possible.

The rehab place was planning to move patients to a nearby children's hospital, if necessary. That was when the storm was still heading towards the Tampa area, so I don't know if they actually did it. Or what shape the children's hospital is in now.

LOL, he took his laptop to the ER, so at least it's with him.

[SheltieLover]

28. Glad he grabbed laptop!

I hadn't heard they were planning to move patients, but glad to hear it.

Was he in Tampa?

I thought I'd read that he was near Sanibel Bridge, but not sure if that's the same one that collapsed.

[greatauntoftriplets]

31. No, he's in Fort Myers.

When I fractured my ankle going on two years ago, I took my laptop to the ER. He is in the same area as the Sanibel bridge that collapsed.

[SheltieLover]

32. Yikes!

Thx!

[greatauntoftriplets]

33. You're welcome.

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. I last heard from him Wednesday morning.

He didn't say where he was, but on Tuesday afternoon he messaged me that he was in the hospital ER. He'd apparently re-broken his tibia during physical therapy. The hospital's website says it's ER is open, but many patients are being transferred to other locations because of lack of power and water. Also, some of their facilities have suffered significant damage.

[blm]

15. I saw clips of patients being moved.

A lot of them, from several different facilities.

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. He's probably one of them.

Yesterday I saw film of ambulances lined up trying to get off a highway in the Fort Myers area. Bill likely ended up in one of those.

[Hortensis]

26. Thanks. Poor guy with the re-break. Sounds likely he's

been in less than optimal ( ) situations with others. Sure hope he's getting the care he should have, including painkillers if needed.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. Really!

A re-break was the last thing that he needed. Plus, they were supposed to take out the staples from his surgery on Wednesday. I don't know if that ever happened.

I hope that we hear from him soon.

[Hortensis]

35. Yes. What a giant disruption to be incapacitated in the middle of.

Still, you know he's under medical care at least.

[greatauntoftriplets]

36. I'm sure that he's frustrated as hell.

In addition to his current incapacity, he has to be worried about his home and whether it survived.

[Hortensis]

37. I was thinking of frustration, all right. And imagining exasperation

at all the sound decades this could have happened instead. I'm old enough now that I wince at seeing all these old folks being carried around wishing they were still carriers. Before too long that'd be me too.

Oh, well. Hope he has good company while waiting.

[greatauntoftriplets]

38. I'd be cursing at myself for not being able to run the hell away.

Like you, I hope that he has good company. The people he's with are probably enjoying his company as well.

[mcar]

18. The mother of a family friend is in a rehab in Ft. Myers

We were able to talk to them earlier today. They said she was in a newer building so had fared pretty well.

I hope William is the same.

[Solly Mack]

21. K&R

[snowybirdie]

25. Spotty

Power, internet and tv. Probably can't communicate.

[mia]

39. k&r n/t

[spanone]

40. BIG K&R

[William769]

41. I'm safe a little battered, well ok a lot battered

My rehab facility was only a couple miles from the Sanibel Causeway. They evacuated us from there to Lee Health medical center and when that flooded, we were transported to one of the hospitals in Naples.

I am safe now and I really appreciate everybody's thoughts.

[intrepidity]

42. YES!! Thanks foe checking in!!

[William769]

43. How could I not?

greatauntoftriplets gave me a link to your thread.

Thank you.

Bill

[greatauntoftriplets]

44. I knew that he'd want to see it.

[blm]

48. You're an angel.

😇

[greatauntoftriplets]

50. Far from that, also a non-believer.

Bill and I have been DU friends for a long time. It was the worst possible time for a hurricane to hit Fort Myers, given that he was laid up in a rehab facility with his broken leg.

I'm just relieved that he's safe and in a safe location now. Despite everything, he was thrilled with the helicopter ride.

[blm]

51. I'm a nonbeliever, too, so when I use it

I use it only to describe humans.

Really…The helicopter ride was thrilling? I probably would have had a heart attack from it. 😬

[greatauntoftriplets]

52. He said he'd always wanted a ride in one of them.

I'd have to be sedated because I'm terrified of heights.

You'll have to excuse me on the use of that "a" word. I went through 12 years of Catholic schools and still know too many people who actually talk about their guardian angels. That makes me want to scream.

[blm]

54. Same. I resent the idea

that ‘god’ or a guardian angel saved your life when it was clearly a doctor, nurse, fireman, paramedic,….

[greatauntoftriplets]

56. Yep, it's science and its practitioners that save lives.

Not thoughts and prayers.

[Shellback Squid]

45. omg, glad you are safe, what a story to tell

[imaginary girl]

46. Glad you're safe!

I am mostly a lurker, but I appreciated hearing about all you did trying to get Hillary elected!

[blm]

47. William!!!!!

🥰

[crickets]

49. So glad to hear you were evacuated & safe. 💖

[Dr. Strange]

53. Hooray!

[MustLoveBeagles]

55. I'm glad you're doing okay