Disneyphile and Frodopotter congratulations thread

[CoasterMatt]

Well, I guess you could say you had a kickass honeymoon

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Wow, very sorry to hear of your injury and hope you make a full and speedy recovery!

[Not Afraid]

OMG! Teaser smeaser! I want the whole story.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

OMG! Teaser smeaser! I want the whole story.

Ok, ok. Here's what I've already typed in verbatim in a couple emails to Morrigoon today. But, you'll have to wait for the rest..... I'm typed out on this subject for today:

Part 1 - “Bright Star to the Right (Starboard), and Straight On to the Medical Center”

It was about 12:30 on Monday afternoon, and Ken and I were enjoying a bit of sunshine up on Deck 10. He was reading, I was lounging in my brand new Mickey swimsuit and terry cloth cover up that we just bought the night before while onboard. I was kicked back, looking out over the ocean and listening to my iPod. Ken tapped me on the shoulder after 10 minutes, saying he was bored (not surprising), so he was going down to the movie theater to watch “Cars”. He left all our stuff with me, figuring I’d still be there when the movie was over. About 10 minutes later, I noticed we were heading into some really dark clouds, so I quickly packed up our stuff and proceeded towards the nearest doors, my arms full of stuff. The downpour hit just seconds later, blocking my vision, and I stepped into a large puddle that just accumulated on the deck, about 12 feet from the door…… and WHAM!!! I came right down on my lower back, with nothing to break the fall, because I was holding all our stuff (camera, book, sodas, etc.) Searing pain rocketed through my spine, and I tried to get up and couldn’t. I screamed, “My back! I can’t get up! My back!” A nearby cocktail server saw me and picked up the emergency phone, telling me to stay where I was. I rolled over to my side to alleviate the pressure, and laid there holding on to the nearby railing that overlooks the adult pool area below, which all the people down there were now staring at me. Another CM arrived, and a guest who was a first response nurse from Iowa who offered to help. They piled towels on top of me to keep me warm and dry, and held my head so I couldn’t move my neck, and the other held my lower back. Another CM came over, pulled my cruise ID from my lanyard (thankfully I had been wearing it), and said, “Teresa, you’ll be ok. You’re going to hear a loud announcement about ‘Bright Star’, and then you’ll be surrounded by about 20 cast members who will be helping you. Just don’t get overwhelmed – they are coming to help.” A few seconds later, the broadcast interrupted everything on the ship – staterooms, the movie theater, etc. – “Attention all ship staff. We have a bright star on Deck 10 fore starboard! Once again, bright star, deck 10, fore starboard.” Soon after, I was surrounded by two medical crew, some cocktail servers, a couple ship’s officers (both in and out of uniform – one of them was off that day and lounging in the nearby sauna), a few food servers, and other crew that have been trained in emergency response. Then, they brought out the backboard and start strapping me to it (ugh), and a wheeled stretcher, on which one side would not lock……….
(to be continued)

Part 2 - “Having a Nice Trip!”

After being immobilized on the backboard, about 6 guys lifted me onto the stretcher, which instantly collapsed on the left side, turning me about 30 degrees sideways. Ow. Finally, they just decided to support my weight on that side, and we began the journey to the elevators. I now know why the mid-ship elevators are longer than the fore and aft – it’s so they can accommodate a stretcher. The bad side of that – they’re glass on one side, and completely visible to everyone from the main lobby atrium. The other bad side – to access it from Deck 10, you have to enter the teen club. So, after trekking through a gaggle of curious teenagers, we made it into the elevator for the descent to Deck 1, which descended my tiny bit of remaining pride further with each floor we passed. Being one of the busiest elevators, it stopped at a couple other floors along the way to the response of waiting guests, “Um, we’ll take the next one.”

Once we arrived on Deck 1, the stretcher would not go through the main door of the medical center, so we took a turn beyond the doors marked “Crew Members Only”……..
(to be continued)

[wendybeth]

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

OMG! Geeeeezz! Hope you're feeling better!

[Not Afraid]

Oh no! This is sounding REALLY horrible! Gentle, non-crunching hugs coming your way.

[Snowflake]

OMG! DP! This sounds terrible! I hope that you are feeling better now and the x-rays show no permanent damage.

Now forgive me while I munch some popcorn and await the next installment.

Welcome back!

Snowflake

P.S. We wants pictures, too!

[libraryvixen]

Ouch!

[CoasterMatt]

OUCH!

Sending lots of hugs your way...