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I just got back from the hospital, and he is doing much better. The long prayer chain is definitely working. THANK YOU to one and all!
Apparently when a young person has a ruptured spleen and torn liver, it is best to just not operate and hope that their body will heal itself. I have not heard of this before the current situation, but that is what the doctors are doing. There is a lot of pain, but his vitals seem to be doing well. There are some sharp pains in his diaphragm (they think it is from the irritation from the ruptured spleen), and some issues with several ribs. The doctors have pretty much fixed the external injuries (one really bad finger and his shoulders and neck). He is coherent and asking about the bike. He has no recollection of the accident.
I decided to go look at the bike today, and based on the bike and his protective gear, he is dang LUCKY to be alive. The helmet has some pretty good gashes, with one through the top ~6" long, yet he had not one scratch on his face or head. Someone was definitely looking after him yesterday. The bike is non-salvageable, with the only large piece being the central frame around the engine (forks twisted to the side, several cracks/tears in the frame, no tank, no airbox, no clip -ons, no rear subframe, no battery, no seats, no exhaust can, no fairing; though all of the pieces are in bags next to the bike).
He was moved from the ER early this AM, and remains in ICU and will be there for a few more days to ensure that his vitals remain where they are supposed to be. After that, he probably has another 4-6 days in the hospital, then a few weeks of home recovery.
He is asking about "what is next", and I told him to worry about getting well before we worry about what is next.
Thank you to everyone who has said a prayer, as I genuinely believe that through everyone's well wishes and prayers is what has brought about this miracle. Even though he is 19, he is still that small baby we brought home from the hospital so many years ago.
Thank you,
Aaron
Apparently when a young person has a ruptured spleen and torn liver, it is best to just not operate and hope that their body will heal itself. I have not heard of this before the current situation, but that is what the doctors are doing. There is a lot of pain, but his vitals seem to be doing well. There are some sharp pains in his diaphragm (they think it is from the irritation from the ruptured spleen), and some issues with several ribs. The doctors have pretty much fixed the external injuries (one really bad finger and his shoulders and neck). He is coherent and asking about the bike. He has no recollection of the accident.
I decided to go look at the bike today, and based on the bike and his protective gear, he is dang LUCKY to be alive. The helmet has some pretty good gashes, with one through the top ~6" long, yet he had not one scratch on his face or head. Someone was definitely looking after him yesterday. The bike is non-salvageable, with the only large piece being the central frame around the engine (forks twisted to the side, several cracks/tears in the frame, no tank, no airbox, no clip -ons, no rear subframe, no battery, no seats, no exhaust can, no fairing; though all of the pieces are in bags next to the bike).
He was moved from the ER early this AM, and remains in ICU and will be there for a few more days to ensure that his vitals remain where they are supposed to be. After that, he probably has another 4-6 days in the hospital, then a few weeks of home recovery.
He is asking about "what is next", and I told him to worry about getting well before we worry about what is next.
Thank you to everyone who has said a prayer, as I genuinely believe that through everyone's well wishes and prayers is what has brought about this miracle. Even though he is 19, he is still that small baby we brought home from the hospital so many years ago.
Thank you,
Aaron
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I just got back from the hospital, and he is doing much better. The long prayer chain is definitely working. THANK YOU to one and all!
Apparently when a young person has a ruptured spleen and torn liver, it is best to just not operate and hope that their body will heal itself. I have not heard of this before the current situation, but that is what the doctors are doing. There is a lot of pain, but his vitals seem to be doing well. There are some sharp pains in his diaphragm (they think it is from the irritation from the ruptured spleen), and some issues with several ribs. The doctors have pretty much fixed the external injuries (one really bad finger and his shoulders and neck). He is coherent and asking about the bike. He has no recollection of the accident.
I decided to go look at the bike today, and based on the bike and his protective gear, he is dang LUCKY to be alive. The helmet has some pretty good gashes, with one through the top ~6" long, yet he had not one scratch on his face or head. Someone was definitely looking after him yesterday. The bike is non-salvageable, with the only large piece being the central frame around the engine (forks twisted to the side, several cracks/tears in the frame, no tank, no airbox, no clip -ons, no rear subframe, no battery, no seats, no exhaust can, no fairing; though all of the pieces are in bags next to the bike).
He was moved from the ER early this AM, and remains in ICU and will be there for a few more days to ensure that his vitals remain where they are supposed to be. After that, he probably has another 4-6 days in the hospital, then a few weeks of home recovery.
He is asking about "what is next", and I told him to worry about getting well before we worry about what is next.
Thank you to everyone who has said a prayer, as I genuinely believe that through everyone's well wishes and prayers is what has brought about this miracle. Even though he is 19, he is still that small baby we brought home from the hospital so many years ago.
Thank you,
Aaron
Apparently when a young person has a ruptured spleen and torn liver, it is best to just not operate and hope that their body will heal itself. I have not heard of this before the current situation, but that is what the doctors are doing. There is a lot of pain, but his vitals seem to be doing well. There are some sharp pains in his diaphragm (they think it is from the irritation from the ruptured spleen), and some issues with several ribs. The doctors have pretty much fixed the external injuries (one really bad finger and his shoulders and neck). He is coherent and asking about the bike. He has no recollection of the accident.
I decided to go look at the bike today, and based on the bike and his protective gear, he is dang LUCKY to be alive. The helmet has some pretty good gashes, with one through the top ~6" long, yet he had not one scratch on his face or head. Someone was definitely looking after him yesterday. The bike is non-salvageable, with the only large piece being the central frame around the engine (forks twisted to the side, several cracks/tears in the frame, no tank, no airbox, no clip -ons, no rear subframe, no battery, no seats, no exhaust can, no fairing; though all of the pieces are in bags next to the bike).
He was moved from the ER early this AM, and remains in ICU and will be there for a few more days to ensure that his vitals remain where they are supposed to be. After that, he probably has another 4-6 days in the hospital, then a few weeks of home recovery.
He is asking about "what is next", and I told him to worry about getting well before we worry about what is next.
Thank you to everyone who has said a prayer, as I genuinely believe that through everyone's well wishes and prayers is what has brought about this miracle. Even though he is 19, he is still that small baby we brought home from the hospital so many years ago.
Thank you,
Aaron
