Bill Klein, best known for playing a businessman in The Little Couple, has recently opened up about a broken elbow, revealing that he cannot get immediate surgery due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, the 46-year-old took to Instagram to share that he will likely not be able to undergo surgery any time soon as the hospital resources have been stretched thin due to the pandemic.
Posting an x-ray of his elbow, Klein wrote, “Fun fact, I broke my right elbow when I was 7 after speeding down a hill on my bike, got so winded I blacked out and awoke bloody and broken. This time around, nothing nearly as exciting…”
He picked up the injury “during an attempt to elude a small swarm of wasps.”
Talking about the incident, Klein recalled, “My head forgot that my legs have never ‘run’ (to or away from anything, before, ever), even when chased… and that’s how you plant an elbow on pavers! That was 4 weeks ago. Since it wasn’t getting better, I went back for another x-ray.”
“This image probably has a few things wrong in it courtesy of my dysplasia… but can you find the most recent traumatic damage?” Klein added. “And get vaccinated 😉 so I can get my ‘elective’ surgery.”
Klein concluded his post by tagging his wife, Dr. Jennifer Arnold, alongside the hashtags “ouch that’s smarts, is there an ointment for this” and “I still say 2021 is better than 2020.”
Last week, Dr. Arnold, who is a neonatologist, spoke about the importance of getting vaccinated in an Instagram video, stating that “the benefits outweigh the risks for vaccinations in kids.” She said she “cannot wait until Will and Zoey are eligible for their vaccinations,” explaining that “as soon as the data are out for my kids, yes, I’m going to get them vaccinated.”
