9. A setback

On Thursday morning we went to meet Adam at the site, and unfortunately Jonathon slipped on the edge of the excavation - right near ground level. He only fell a very short way (about a metre), but he heard a loud crack and didn't move. When I went to see if he was OK it was clear that his foot was at a rather strange angle. We called an ambulance and he was taken to the local hospital. He has a disclocation and fracture of the left ankle, which requires surgery to correct. As I write, he is waiting to go to the operating theatre - the staff are hopeful that it will be tonight, we hope so too. If so, he will probably be allowed home on Sunday.