There’s unlucky, then there’s this family

It’s the mother and father of all bad luck stories, and the Parkes family certainly prove that it never rains but it pours.

There’s unlucky, then there’s this family

Three weeks ago David was carrying his one-year- old son Jake down the stairs when he tripped and fell, shattering his leg in three places.

An ambulance was called and as his wife Samantha ran to the door to let them in she tripped and broke her big toe.

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