Let's x-ray that!

My dad was trying to do something that he really wanted done but to him it seemed like no one would help. He was off of his motorized scooter, pulling on a garden hose when his knee gave way. He fell on his leg with his foot bent under him, and it bent even further. Well, it swelled as one would think it would. He suffers from gout and has frequent flair-ups. We thought that he was having a round of the gout. Yesterday, his home health care nurse decided his leg didn't look right. I took him to the local hospital for x-rays and found out that he had broken his right fibula (small) bone. The emergency room placed a temporary cast on it until he can see the specialist on Friday. The biggest problem is keeping him down. He told the staff that he has been standing on it and can continue. As you can see, we have our hands full.