o2b Quilting Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 My prayers and positive thoughts going your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy Ingram Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 How awful! Praying. . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Adding my prayers for your BIL. What is his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Virginia, his name is Darwin. DH got to see him today. Says he looks awful but better than he'd imagined. Found out that BIL has the respirator because during the surgery he had another seizure and bit his tongue at that time causing the blood to go into his lungs. He ended up getting 4 pints of blood. Dr's say he would have bled to death if he hadn't been in the hospital when that happened. They have brought him out of the coma only to put him back in. His tongue is so swollen that he needs the respirator to breath and they are afraid if they take it out the tongue will block the air way. Problem is that every time they bring him out of the coma he tries to yank the dang tube out of his throat. Soooo, he has restraints on his wrist and is being left in the drug induced coma for now. But prognosis feels better at this time. Thank you for all of your prayers DH just called and said BIL has a neck brace (I hadn't heard that yet) and will for a few months now. He fractured his skull from the eye all the way to the back of his neck. OUCH But they may take the respirator out today. So he is doing better. Thank you for all the prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'll keep Darwin in my prayers Connie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Thanks Connie. I always like to make my prayers personal so it is great to know his name. I will continue to pray for Darwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Darwin, my BIL, is now home from the hospital. He should have a full recovery. They did put him in a halo so that no unfortunate bumps turned into a complete fracture of his neck. His skull is fractured from the eye socket all the way back to his neck. He has to have the halo for 3 months. Now they just have to control the siezures. Thank you for all the prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wow - what a horrible accident. I hope he makes a full recovery. I can tell you from experience that healing starts to really accelerate once you get out of the hospital! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Heilman Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sending prayers for your family and especially your BIL. What a horrible thing to happen but it sounds like some great improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wow it sounds like your BIL had a gaurdian angel watching over him. I pray his recovery continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thanks for the great news on Darwin. So happy this has turned out well for him and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenH Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I am glad that he is coming home, and send positive thoughts and prayers for Darwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Prayers coming your way for a complete recovery. I'm glad he had his seatbelt on or the story could have been different. I wish I could convince my family in PA to wear their belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boppinbrandy Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I'm so glad he is on the road to recovery. Let me know if I can do anything Connie! ((((hugs)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Love to hear that, and prayers continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharni Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Prayers for peace and healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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