My brother broke his back today :(

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I have been busy doing a huge cleaning on my house, going through every single thing we have getting rid of stuff emptied out the storage shed re-organized it the whole 9 yards, because my older brother who hasn't come to visit but one time in the whole to years we've lived here was going to come over tomorrow and help us pressure wash the house. Well we went to the farm to feed the horses and came back and there was a phone call from John's wife Diana. She said " Hi Michelle this is Dianna can you please give me a call it's regarding John." I looked at my husband and said ok something is wrong she has never called us before. So I called her back and she asked me how I was I said I'm good how about you? She said she was good, then I asked if everything was ok, and she replied " I just wanted to let you know your brother won't be able to come pressure wash the house tomorrow because the ladder he was on today broke" I got quiet for a second I was a bit in shock, I then asked if he was ok. She then said "Well he broke his back, but the doctors said it's not too bad, and he probably won't need surgery but they are going to have a surgeon come consult in the morning, and they will let us know whether he can go home, or what will need to happen. We will call you in the morning and let you know what happens." So I then asked if they checked his legs, and if he can still move just fine and she told me yes they did check and his reflexes are fine, so they expect everything to heal up ok. So I thanked her for calling and letting me know, and we said goodbye, then after I hung up the phone I absolutely lost it. Even though he hasn't really stayed in touch with us, I have always looked up to my older brother. After dad left he basically became dad, and went out of his way to protect me and make sure we went and did fun things together like go fishing, he took me to the cinemas etc. He's five years older than I am. I know without a doubt my brother will be ok, he's a tough cookie and he's overcome obstacles before but I am so scared for him. If he's off work too long he might lose his job, I mean this could really turn bad, but at the same time I am also truly thankful that the situation is not near as bad as it could have been. I ask those of you that believe in God, Jesus, Or any higher power to say a little prayer for my brother that he has a speedy recovery with as little pain as possible. Does anyone have any tips or advice on how I can help my brother these next weeks while he's healing?