Saturday May 16, 2009

He Thought It Would Save Time

Thursday, May 14

So why does he have an ice pack on his shoulder?

On Thursday, when Cerwin was putting supplies in the mobile chapel – the one we take to churches and truck shows – he thought he would save time by using the wheel blocker instead of going for a step ladder.

When the steps are not set up, he needs a boost of a few inches to reach the lock of the door so he can insert the key and open it. 

Wheel blockers (chock blocks) are what truckers use to put in front of or behind wheels so the rig won’t accidently drift away.

He got the supplies inside okay, but when he gave the door a push to shut it, the wheel blocker tilted and Cerwin landed on the blacktop – on his right shoulder.  OUCH!

To get a visual of which door I mean, scroll the whole way down to the bottom of this page, where you see the chapel.  Notice the door at the back of the chapel, to the right of the cross.  This is the kind of door he was opening, inserting supplies, and closing.

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This happened while I was next door at the International Office, and Inge and I were interviewing Mark Heisey for a future article in the Highway News and Good News.

Mark is miraculously alive following a truck accident last fall.

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I didn’t know about Cerwin’s fall until he got home.  I had stopped to see him in the shop when I arrived at the office, but I didn’t go back before driving home.

 Since then, I have been teasing him about how much time he saved by not getting the step ladder!   

We spent two hours out of the house yesterday, driving to the doctor’s office and getting an xray.

He does not have any broken bones, but the doctor wants to consult with the xray technician over the weekend, and expects he will be sending him for an MRI.  Because Cerwin cannot lift his arm without excruciating pain, the doctor thinks he may have damaged his rotator cuff.