Thank you to all who sent good wishes, prayers and caring words. My FIL is fine. He has a smushed nose....very bad, a big gash on the side of his face and his ear is swollen and bloody. He is obviously struggling today to be in the same conversation with the rest of us. That may be the fact that he's not hearing well or it may be confusion from the shock of the fall.
My MIL said she heard him fall and rushed to his side. Before she could get there, my QI -- Jojo -- had reached him and was whimpering softly into FIL's ear and trying to lick his face. She said she had to push him aside a bit to reach my FIL and even then, Jojo stayed close, putting one paw on FIL's shoulder. She said she turned to call for help and saw that my dear old Angus had come to them and was lying full length against my FIIL's leg, the way he does with me when I'm ill. She said it was comforting. I think it's one more remarkable proof that our QI's are one step closer to the angels than we are.
I wish you all good health and peace at the end of the day, Sunny