Oops, I for got to update here
I've been so stuck on facebook I foget that not all my family or friends are over there! Why I do not know. I'll get you all over there eventually I'm sure! : )On Monday (January 26) my Mother-In-Law (MIL) was in a serious car accident. Today (2/5/09) is day 11 and she is still in ICU. While we do expect her to make a full recovery getting her there is going to be a very long road it seems. Initially she cracked 8 ribs (4 on each side), broke her collar bone, punctured a lung and broke her right ankle. Of course they have done what they can to repair the bones but breathing has been very difficult for her. Fluid was building in her lungs which was/is a big concern. Since she was having so much trouble breathing and did NOT like the treatments to help they offered to put her on a ventilator so it could do the breathing for her. That was Sunday night. Today they put a trach in. While this sounds really bad it really is an improvement. This will allow her to breathe some on her own but when it gets too difficult they can reconnect the ventilator through it. When she gets to the point of being released she will more than likely have to go into a rehad facility until she can walk again. She's not aware of that at this point and we're sure she will fight us all tooth and nail!!! Ken & I are even looking into the possability of moving her in here with us if things need to be more long term than we think. Just trying to prepare.
That's it for now. Will update more later as we know more. Prayers are greatly appreciated.
posted by Hawaiianatheart @ 5:11 PM
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