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Lucky he isn't in the UK. IDS would expect to see him back at work next week or he would have his benefits cut.

Kui sa arvad, et ka mina olen kohalik, siis eksid rängalt Minu võõrkeele oskuste hulka kuulub teiste seas ka inglise keel. Elagu Eesti! My Estonian is a bit rusty, but let me try a translation anyway: regards, Hein That's fucked up.

Facebook has come into it's own for me this weekend. My wee senile old dad had a fall on Friday and fractured his hip. My dad has a huge family and they are all very fond of him, he is 81 and has outlived most of his siblings, there were a lot, he has also outlived some of their children and some of their grandchildren too. When he had an operation in 2007 we spent days having to answer phone calls and emails giving updates on his condition, it was exhausting and we really didn't feel like it. This time I was able to just put up 3 simple status updates over Friday and Saturday on my Facebook page which my family, and my friends, could read and I knew we would not have to deal with phone calls wanting updates on him at all times of the day. My first one stated he had fallen and was being taken to hospital, the next one that he had fractured his hip and was being operated on at that time and the final one that the operation had been a success and he was awake and alert,although very confused.The family seem happy with that and my mum and I have had had time to deal with the shock of his fall and the resulting implications it may have without having to deal with lots of phone calls. I know they are well meaning but Friday night/Saturday was a nightmare and Sunday was hard, we are having to face up to the fact he may never come home again and if he does he will need a lot of support, we will cross that bridge when we come to it. He banged up his face pretty badly too and his, not inconsiderable, nose is a little bit the worse for wear and is currently sporting some very nice sutures. We had to laugh though, while in Accident and Emergency on Friday night the doctor was examining his nose and told us 'it is bent, he may have displaced it', we had to explain it has always been bent, he was born with a bent nose, as are most of us in this family. We are Camerons and descended from the Cameron Clan. Cameron means 'crooked nose' in Gaelic, I am afraid that is one 'Highland Fault' that has carried through the generations! I live in hope that my dad, Andy, comes home again.