Price to pay... to be the BEST... (not for the weak heart)

Editor's note - below article and pictures are best not viewed by those with faint heart and those who find scan picture's of broken bone gorry. You have been forewarned.



There's certainly a price to pay to be the best...

2 weeks back, Cmdr. Joseph Gan was crowned the undisputed Champion of Selangor #1 bowling tournament amongst the leaders of Selangor #1 and now he's out of action for at least 6 months. Yes, he is injured. The bowling report will follow soon. Now for the berita terkini...

This is a picture of Cmdr. Joseph Gan resting at home with his right leg bandaged. Don't worry, he's fine now. He broke his minor right leg bone (i think it's called fibula bone) and fractured his ankle in a innocent, friendly game of futsal. Innocent? Friendly? Yes, innocent and friendly. I have heard a lot of version on how he got injured. Some said he kicked the goal post. Some say he replaced Larry Chew in playing keeper and got injured. Some said he was tackled. Well, like i said, there many version but only one is the truth. His version.

He was enjoying his game of futsal and running to chase a loose ball from one end of the futsal court to the other. His left leg was faster than his right when he slide to take the ball and he fell awkwardly on his right leg. It didn't look that serious at first but he couldn't continue and the guys took him to the hospital to scan the extent of his injury.

That is when they discovered that he has broken his right fibula bone. See scan picture below. You will notice a gap on the thinner right bone (that is our fibula bone) and that is where it cracked.A total of 8 screws has to be inserted to re-attached the bones together and will be left to heal for 6 weeks before it is taken out again. Yes, Cmdr. Joseph Gan will have to go through another operation to remove all the screws. As of now he has been renamed 'ROBOGAN' and he can predict when it is going to rain. :)

Noticed the last and longest screw at the very end on the above picture. Yes, you are not alone. I felt a little shiver when i first discover the lenght of the screws as well.

On a brighter note, you will be happier with this last picture. All the photos were taken in Joseph's house while he was watching the repeat of this morning's Liverpool's Champions League game against Real Madrid. Liverpool triumphed and Joseph was a happy man. I think he will recover much faster if Liverpool go all the way to the final of Champion's League.

He said he'll start playing futsal again if Liverpool can challenge Manchester United for the EPL title :)

You'll never walk alone, Cmdr. Joseph Gan. We're always with you and praying for your quick and complete recovery. Rest well and come back stronger.