Anne is doing a great job recovering from her accident. She transferred to the ICU of a new hospital yesterday, and she is now in surgery for her broken shoulder. Her humerus is fractured at the shoulder in about four places. You might be able to tell from the photo below that her left shoulder is looking HUGE. The bruise on the back of her shoulder is really gnarly, but of course we're not worried about bruises at this point. We expect her to get out of surgery sometime soon. She will gain yet another new scar.
There is still concern about her abdomen, and they will continue with more tests and scans tomorrow to be 100% positive that she is fully healed. Worst case scenario is that she gets her spleen removed, but the probability of that happening has steadily dropped every day. We would prefer it if Anne could keep her spleen and avoid another new scar.
Her brain is healing really well too, and the doctors are impressed with her progress. When you see her again, you can expect the same energetic, outgoing, and determined Anne that you know and love. She does have one more surgery to deal with in about 3 to 6 months. They have to open up her head and insert a metal plate to cover the hole in her skull. Until then, she will need to wear a helmet to protect her beautiful brain. She wasn't too thrilled to hear about this, but if anyone can rock a helmet it is Anne.
Rumor has it that you can reach me at this number when dialing from a cell phone in the US:
011-54-9-11-7030-8850.
The kids got to see her briefly after her hospital transfer last night. SoJo was lucky and got to see her again this morning. ALL of us will be there to celebrate Thanksgiving with her when she's out of surgery. Anne is starving and thirsty (no food or drink pre-surgery), and she is ready to upgrade from jello. Whatever they give her to eat, I'm sure that she'll enjoy it as much as you are all enjoying your wonderful Thanksgiving dinners today.
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| SoJo finally got to hug Anne! |
Thank you all so much for the support on the youcaring site. Anne will be really surprised to see it when she is out of the ICU.
Happy Thanksgiving! I really hope that our turkey frier is being put to good use in Seattle.
Love,
Adam and the kids
So happy to see a HUGE SMILE on Anne and SoJo! <3 I could think of worse things than wearing a helmet. You can go all steampunk and badass with that helmet. I'll send you a pair of goggles to go with it too! Heal up fast Anne! Sending lots of love and healing vibes!
ReplyDeleteHow about some stickers for Anne’s helmet? Can you imagine the collection you’ll get from all over the world? Keep om fighting, Anne!
ReplyDeleteYou know she’ll have the coolest helmet in no time! Love to you all!
ReplyDeleteGosh, seeing all the photos and knowing what you all are going through makes me wish I were closer. Please know we love you and are prepared to help in as many ways as possible. Big hugs!!
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