Scott was very lucky this year to take his first hunting trip to South Africa!
He packed his gear and joined his buddies for a 10 day hunt.
They were all VERY excited and I can honestly say I was excited for him.
Scott had a great time while he was in Africa even though he got a little more than he bargained for. On the third day of his hunt he had a major incident.
While trying to get his bow ready and arrows out of the case he unthinkably set the arrows pointing up next to the bench where he then sat down and had the arrow go in to his arm. OUCH!
It was not a pretty sight. He lost a lot of blood. They quickly rushed him to the closest village where a doctor took the arrow out and stitched him up. That's it. That's all they did. If you know my husband you would know that he took it like a man and continued hunting with a riffle for the duration of the trip.
I was counting down the hours back at home until he would be home. 10 days is a long time to be alone with your kids! I couldn't wait till he walked in the door and I could escape to a much deserved nap! Low and behold he walks in that door all bandaged up. He waited to tell me until that moment. So needless to say I did not get that nap. I immediately got on the phone and was trying to get him into a doctor. He was losing feeling in his hand at this point and we knew that this injury was worse than he thought.
He had surgery to try and recover nerve, muscle, and tendon damage. He completely severed one of the two arteries in his arm. That explains why he lost so much blood. They surgery went well. He is doing physical therapy 3 times a week. It takes a lot of time. We are hopeful but know his hand will not be the same as it once was. We are grateful that he is home, that he has his arm, and that I still have my husband. I am finding that we are a pretty strong little family. I just didn't realize how often we would need to use our strength to get through this life!
