WACO, TX — What began as a fun-filled afternoon of living room hijinx ended in tragedy today, as a middle-aged father was left in intensive care at a local hospital after getting down on the floor to play with his young children.

"We're not able to say yet if he'll make it or not," said the man's doctor. "He's currently in stable condition, but the situation is still very much up in the air. Getting down on the floor and subsequently attempting to get back up resulted in the patient sustaining significant injuries to nearly every part of his body. We're hopeful he'll pull through, but it's very touch and go at the moment."

Witnesses said the man, aged 38, threw caution to the wind by getting down on the floor to interact with his kids. "He knew the risks," said the man's wife as she foug

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