While at John and April’s reception, I got a call from my mom with the happiest news of the week…David was breating on his own! He had been breathing without the ventilator for 5 hours…which just shocked the nurses and doctors. The previous day, we were told he could be on the vent for up […]
For the most part, David’s condition is about the same as yesterday. His fever has decreased slightly, and the blood cultures didn’t grow out any bacteria. The trach tube was inserted, so he’s got the “Christopher Reeve” neck look going now. His leg is still exposed from the surgery, and the opening is gaping about […]
This evening, David was in surgery for approximately 2 hours with the vascular surgeon. His left leg muscles were assessed for death/damage. Unfortunately, I’m not up on my muscle anatomy these days, nor is my mom who gave the report. Apparently two muscles were okay with no tissue removed, but 50% of the other two […]
From within hours of the accident, we have had an outpouring of offers to help our family in this time of great need. Usually at the time of these offers, we said we’d let them know because the family hadn’t fully assessed our needs. Now we have a list of ideas for how you can […]
Yesterday, Taylor, Rosie and I flew back to Detroit. We left for the airport around 6:00 am, but due to layovers and a 2-hour delay on the ground in SLC, we didn’t arrive back until 5:00 pm. We’re pretty exhausted, and Taylor leaves on a 4-day trip this morning. I wish he wasn’t going to […]
Tuesday proved to be more trying than Monday for David. The temperature that he developed on Sunday night has increased, which is indicative of infection. He’s on Kefzol and Gentamycin, which are two great antibiotics, and his blood culture hasn’t grown any specific bug…so it’s a waiting game to see what is causing the fever. […]
For those who are visiting my blog for updates on David, this post is specifically for questions you may have. If you want to know more about a procedure, doctor’s updates, recovery estimations, post a comment below. I will respond a few times a day. Also, for the time being, only family is being admitted […]
Mom, Mary, Taylor and I went to see dad after the shift change. He’d been changed from Versed to Propofol for sedation. His bandages were cleaned, he was in a more comfortable, larger airbed. The swelling in his body was still pretty severe, but the bleeding in his leg has decreased significantly. There wasn’t enough […]
When I arrived at IMC, the nurses and RT were preparing him to be transported to Angio for his IVC filter procedure. He was gone for about 2 hours, and the procedure well perfectly. The trauma surgeon gave me a little update on his situation…and it was pretty similar to this morning. My mom and […]
I went back to IMC around 8:30 this morning. I met with the trauma team on their morning rounds. The acid levels in his blood are now normal, but there is evidence of muscle death. The enzymes from the muscles are very hard on the kidneys. They checked his BUN and Creatinine levels, and his […]
