the holidays came to a standstill
at least for us
the shock of the accident
providing caring from a distance
was so very sad
I have profound empathy for the many, many families
who cannot be by their loved ones because of covid
and any other happening that takes them to a hospital setting
it is/was awful
and now with Jack home
I realize what a blank it has left for him.
Granted, he was severely injured and sedated
but even so, not having me at bedside,
has left us both feeling a void.
For those of you who don’t know,
Jack hit a patch of slush, snow, ice
from a sudden snowfall, and went whirling, twirling
and hit a steel overhead pole on the freeway.
The accident happened on December twelfth
and he was in intensive care, life support, in the hospital
until the twenty third and then transferred to
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
until January twelfth. And now he is home.
Jack is walking with a cane,
upstairs, around the house,
starting driveway walks
when there is no snow.
As soon as we get the vaccine
we will walk together
at a public venue opened for walkers
Ribs are healing from the surgery, he was really crushed and broken.
Five ribs were rebuilt.
Our greatest concern is still his broken neck.
The cervical collar will remain in place from three to five months
and we will be following with an orthopedic spine specialist
every few weeks or more often, if needed.
I changed the cervical collar pads for the first time a day ago. .
Scary, but I did it . . .
We are thankful beyond thankful for everything.
We are in awe of kindness and love,
of cards and prayers
and shoveling
and feeding the birds,
for people stopping by,
for warm meals for me
for cookies, pies and candies.
We are thankful for nurses, doctors, therapists,
we are thankful for his life,
for his ability to communicate, process, visit
and we are so very thankful he is not paralyzed.
Thankful Thankful Thankful
for
God's Blessings.
Leaving Mary Free Bed
Snickers and Mister Irish are together again.
‘til next time,
love
lynne
