Posted on 02/25/2025 2:49:08 PM PST by DFG
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) took a hard fall in his home state after slipping on ice Sunday, suffering “a severe concussion, a seizure, and a slight brain bleed,” and is taking it “day to day” before returning to his congressional duties.
Cramer, 64, revealed in a Monday Facebook post that he slipped on a frozen hill in his backyard while doing some cleanup around his lake house.
“While walking on the hill down to the dock, I stepped on ice and evidently fell hard, hitting the back of my head,” he said.
The Republican said he blacked out until he was brought to a local emergency room, accompanied by his wife, Kris.
“After seeing the emergency doctor, taking some tests, including a CT Scan, and seeing a neurologist, I was diagnosed with a severe concussion, a seizure, and a slight brain bleed,” Cramer added.
“The wound on my head wouldn’t stop oozing, so the doctor punched a couple of staples on the laceration and admitted me.”
Photos accompanying the post show a bloody streak down a snow-covered hillside in the senator’s backyard and two staples punched into his head.
Cramer has no plans yet to return to his duties in Washington, saying within 24 hours of the accident that there was still some internal bleeding as well as “pretty bad headaches.”
“Every day, Kris texts our family tips on how to care for our brains. She is a strong advocate for decisions which promote brain health. I need to pay more attention to her,” the senator also said.
“I am grateful for her and the professionals at Sanford who take such good care of me. God is good!”
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Getting old has its hazards.
Prayers for the senator. I hope there are no permanent problems.
I’m 80....I fell three times today cruising through a snow bank to get to my car. Soft landings but getting up was really, really hard. I’ll call my daughter before I go out again...
Im almost half his age and if I were to walk on ice I would have fallen on my ass.
Nice, There is always at least one
First thing I thought of was Natasha Richardson...
On 16 March 2009, Richardson sustained a head injury when she fell while taking a beginner skiing lesson at the Mont Tremblant Resort, about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from Montreal.[22] At first, she refused any medical help but complained of a severe headache about two hours after the accident.[23] Richardson was flown to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where she died two days later from an epidural hematoma.
Ice is treacherous, no matter what the age.
64 isn’t that old.
I’m sorry for your falls. When desperate, I’ve been known to use cleats. They’re a pain to put on, but there are elasticized cleats you can slip over your boots that help when you’re actually in ice and snow. Also a pain to get off before you get on good floors.
I’ve been trying to make most appointments starting in April to avoid having to go out in the snow. Also 80. Amazon is wonderful for majority of grocery shopping so we stay in a lot and enjoy looking at the snow and ice from the warm indoors.
Hope that’s the end of your falls and that you aren’t too bruised.
"...evidently fell hard, hitting the back of my head”
Those suggest he was knocked out. Good thing he did not freeze to death!
A couple years ago in Coeur d'Alene, ID, and elderly woman was walking to her mailbox on a winter evening after dark. She fell on ice and could not get up. She was feebly calling for help and God was with her because a young boy heard her cries and saved her. If he had not been nearby, she would have frozen to death for sure. He was given a civic award for saving her life.
I live way up north but neither I nor any of my friends were likely to win any medals down hill skiing.
The amount of fun we had was determined by the speed we were going and how spectacular the ensuing crash was. Style points for how many pieces of gear you lost and how far they went.
Now Im restricted to snow shoes because I dont think Id make it down a cross country slope even once.
This is why I’d rather deal with the Arizona summers than northern winters. Nobody ever fell and cracked their noggin because there was too much sunshine on the sidewalk. That, and you don’t have to shovel it until you get a heart attack.
I get my groceries from Walmart....sooooo wonderful. And I now have a VERY reasonable laundry service. They pick up, wash, fold and deliver for $2.25/lb. Worth every penny...so I don’t have to go to the basement...and risk a fall.
He’s only 64. Hope he’s okay...
It is with ice and a cane. Throw in a one hundred pound ornery lab mix and it is a real blast. (I am 65)
This kind of blow to the back of the head is very dangerous. He could have long lasting traumatic effects. It happened just like this to a man I once knew. He spent weeks in a nursing home to get therapy and recover enough to be back on his feet at home.
64 is t old, must’ve been quite a knock on his head
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