What a weekend it has been! Not all in a good way! My post today may be a little graphic so if you have a quesy stomach please do not continue reading past the picture below.
Friday around 3pm we found out that our nephew broke his arm in an ATV accident while he was at the deer lease. We didn’t have much info but we weren’t too concerned because people break bones all the time. He’s broken a wrist and an ankle just in the past couple of years (he’s 15). Well about 30 minutes later Adam called and told me to come home early because he had actually almost severed his arm and they were rushing him into emergency surgery. After I got home and we got changed we headed up to the hospital about an hour away. They had just finished the surgery and had put him in a room when we got there so we were able to get an update and see what was going on.
He broke the Humerus bone in his left arm, right above the elbow. 
The bone broke and punctured the skin causing his muscle, artery, and tendons to be severed. Luckily most of the nerves weren’t damaged so full function in his hand and wrist. They put screws in the bone to put it back in place during that first surgery but they will go back in tomorrow morning and put in a metal plate to give the bone more stability and help his recovery. For a while it was a very real possibility that he could have lost his arm.
It’s been a pretty scary weekend for him, his parents, and all of the family. PLEASE keep everyone in your prayers. He has a LONG recovery ahead!
Tomorrow I will update some more about the good parts of our weekend and a movie review for Immortals!! :)
4 comments:
Yowch! Poor kid. :(
The good news is, he should heal fairly well, given that he's already in growth-spurt territory. 15 is a much better age to have that then, say, 45, given how active our bodies are. I hope they can manage the pain for him, and it's a blessing that the nerves weren't damaged, for sure. My best wishes for a quick recovery for him!
So sad!!! I'll be keeping him in our prayers and for his family too! (you).. I'm ready for some good news!!
Oh my goodness! How awful! I hope he recovers well and does have full use of his arm. Poor kid. I'll definitely be keeping him in my prayers!
Oh my lord!! You guys needs some good news and like yesterday!
I'll be thinking about you all!!
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