OT-Prayers - Updated

[sirhcyennek81]

My father got hit by an IED. Busted ribs, they have him sedated. Thats all I know. If you pray, please pray for him.

[defenseman]

Best to your dad....hang in there...we'll give him our best prayer we can muster...dman

[55CrushEm]

Consider it done.....hope all turns out well.

[heydensmom]

Oh no! Your family is in my thoughts and prayers!

[Crushaholic]

Your dad will be in my thoughts, Chris...

[Mtbrncofn]

My father got hit by an IED. Busted ribs, they have him sedated. Thats all I know. If you pray, please pray for him.


Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry. I hope all turns out well. Your dad will be in our family's prayers.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Consider it done - Good luck.

[Hotrod]

Done and Done

[Mile High Shack]

done, done and redone

[gunns]

My best and my prayers for your father......and you.

[Ratboy]

I hope he's ok. :(

[BMF Bronco]

sent your way!

[BroncoBuff]

Prayers for your family ... hope this gets him home.

[Clockwork Orange]

All the best to your Father, sirhcyennek.

[minibronco]

All the best to your father

-minibronco

[ludo21]

Definitely! I hope all is well.

[Hogan11]

Terrible news :(....you and your family are in my thoughts

[Taco John]

Prayed for the best. Hang in there bud.

[Archie]

Man - sorry to hear the news and know that your dad and family will be in our prayers.

[Sassy]

Your dad and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. :(

[SoCalBronco]

Your Dad is in my prayers, Chris.

[watermock]

So senseless. I prayed for both of you.

So cowardly it's pathetic.

[Ray Finkle]

Best wishes to you and your family.

[PatsWin2002]

I hope it all turns out OK for your dad.

[broncocalijohn]

Let us pray it is only busted ribs. Your dad will be in my thoughts. Keep us posted.

[Kaylore]

I do, and I will.

[freak6]

Sorry man, hope he's alright.

[Falconer]

I prayed for him and your family. If you have time please keep us updated.

[sirhcyennek81]

My dad is being flown into germany. He has broken ribs, "minor" bleeding of the brain, and they put him into a medically induced coma. The fact they could move him at all is a sign that while he is not in fantastic shape, he is stable enough to be moved. Thank you board, for your prayers and well wishes. I appreciate it guys, thanks.

[errand]

Consider it done....

[Mtbrncofn]

Scary. At least you have something good to hang on to. He's being backed with the prayers of the best fans in the world. He'll be good to go.

[PatsWin2002]

Keep us posted.....ok?

[Old Dude]

That really sucks.

Here's hoping for the best.

[AZ!]

Thoughts and prayers will be with your family!

[hades]

Best of luck to your Dad.

[dbfan4life]

Thoughts prayers to you and your family. Hope he's does well.

[sirhcyennek81]

Another update.

Broken ribs, collapsed lung, gashes in his forehead and right thigh, small hematoma on his frontal lobe. They dont think its going to be bad enough to cause swelling. He is in germany now. He will be moved to Bethesda on sunday. The man is very, very, very lucky. The truck he was in was torn to shreds, realistically, he should not have survived it. Long road ahead, but as of right now, it could be alot worse.

:Broncos:

[24champ]

Good to hear slightly good news that he appears to be on the road to recovery but still badly injured, hopefully you will see him soon. Best of luck dude.

[elsid13]

Best luck man, good thing is he getting really good care in both Ramstein and Bethesda

[Saddletramp]

My father got hit by an IED. Busted ribs, they have him sedated. Thats all I know. If you pray, please pray for him.
81 sorry I just found this. Your father and the rest of your family will be in my prayers.

[SpringStein]

Continued prayers for a total recovery.

[JCMElway]

My thoughts are with you and your family.

Not to sound ignorant, but what is an IED?

[Crushaholic]

My thoughts are with you and your family.

Not to sound ignorant, but what is an IED?

Improvised Explosive Device (booby trap).

[JCMElway]

Improvised Explosive Device (booby trap).

Thanks. Man, that's just awful.

[Raider Bill]

Another update.

Broken ribs, collapsed lung, gashes in his forehead and right thigh, small hematoma on his frontal lobe. They dont think its going to be bad enough to cause swelling. He is in germany now. He will be moved to Bethesda on sunday. The man is very, very, very lucky. The truck he was in was torn to shreds, realistically, he should not have survived it. Long road ahead, but as of right now, it could be alot worse.

:Broncos:


Prayers to you and your family... Incidently I was watching a show where a soldier was getting fixed up at Bethesda...those Dr's are amazing. He's in the best of hands.

[fontaine]

Nice to hear he's pulling through. Hope all your loved ones, especially your father, will be fine.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Another update.

Broken ribs, collapsed lung, gashes in his forehead and right thigh, small hematoma on his frontal lobe. They dont think its going to be bad enough to cause swelling. He is in germany now. He will be moved to Bethesda on sunday. The man is very, very, very lucky. The truck he was in was torn to shreds, realistically, he should not have survived it. Long road ahead, but as of right now, it could be alot worse.

:Broncos:
Sounds like he was busted up pretty hard. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a safe trip home!!!!!

[sirhcyennek81]

My dad was flown into Bethesda this past saturday. He had superficial wounds in his forehead and right thigh, has a fractured skull, but nothing that requires surgery. He has a severe concussion, and a hematoma on his frontal lobe. He has cracked ribs, and a bruised lung. He has microfractures in his spine, nothing serious, but its still broken bones. He will be ok. He has a long recovery, but will be ok. I want to thank the entire board for the prayers and support they offered. I appreciate guys. Semper Fi.


:Broncos:

[Clockwork Orange]

Glad to hear it, all the best for a speedy recovery. :thumbs:

[SoCalBronco]

I am very glad to hear that, Chris. Those injuries sound pretty bad, but thankfully he is back home and will eventually be ok. May his recovery be as speedy as possible.:thumbsup: :strong:

[PatsWin2002]

That's good news, man. Hopefully he'll be turning handsprings again soon. :)

[watermock]

They induce coma to let the brain try to heal itself and keep the bleeding inside the skull from becoming a clot. I'm not Dr. Broncenstein, but that's my understanding. His body will be fighting all the same time. You just shut the mind down so it doesn't freak out.

Even I have become disenchanted. I just deleted a long post but this isn't the place or time for that. He won't be "fine" for awhile if ever. If he made it stateside they have alot of experience with this kind of trauma, it's their only cowardly weapon of significance. We just need countermeasures. They can equip tanks with "slappers" or whatever they call them in front.

The most horrible thing now is that they put two in tandem so that when one blow up, when people come to help, another goes off. Cowards.

At any rate, he's made it from Iraq to Germany to the USA and he will be cared for. I don't know the exact level of care, but he won't be the first case.

[ludo21]

Lungs will be the toughest injury to recover from, I wish him the best!

[broncosteven]

Another update.

Broken ribs, collapsed lung, gashes in his forehead and right thigh, small hematoma on his frontal lobe. They dont think its going to be bad enough to cause swelling. He is in germany now. He will be moved to Bethesda on sunday. The man is very, very, very lucky. The truck he was in was torn to shreds, realistically, he should not have survived it. Long road ahead, but as of right now, it could be alot worse.

:Broncos:


Best of luck to your family & your father. It is in honor of soldiers like him that I fly my USA & POW (can't forget their sacrifice) flags at my home.

Hope you get to see him soon!

[sirhcyennek81]

Subject: Latest update on Jeff...
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 5:16:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Hello All,

I'm so sorry for not updating you earlier, but it's been a crazy and exhausting week. I don't know what I would do without my mother-in-law Mela, my son Glenn, daughter-in-law Lee and my good friend Lynda Furness. I could not have done this without all of them and that's the truth. Your emails and phone calls continue to be wonderfully overwhelming and have touched Jeff and I deeply. We are humbled by the outpouring of your concern and prayers.

My in-laws, who are all employed in the medical field and are used to seeing traumatic injuries on a daily basis, kept telling me how great he looked prior to me getting here. "Good" to them = "OH MY GOD!" to me, that's for sure. Actually though, looking back, he looked a lot better than he should have, now that I know pretty much what happened. I do take pictures everyday to keep the boys in the loop and note his progress.

Jeff is doing better and better each day. He was taken off the ventilator on Tuesday but set himself back a bit by inadvertently pulling out the chest tube that same night in his sleep. They had to cut another hole to avoid infection and stitched this one in place. I got to hold his arm and watch -- it was both fascinating and gross. I have to say, if he pulls this one out, he'll definitely be taking meat with it and it won't be pretty. All of the tubes are driving him crazy and those of you who know him and still love him anyway, know that is a very short trip. haha

The swelling is down all over his body and he is half the size he was when I initially saw him. He was able to put his wedding band back on. :) He had 20 stitches in his head that got removed yesterday, a nice chin strap scar, two facial fractures, 11 broken ribs, a 3 fractures in his back.

His long term memory is as sharp as a tack but is having a bit of trouble connecting the dots on his short term memory. Yesterday was a big day -- he finally realized that he is no longer in Iraq but in Bethesda, MD and today he realized that he is not in a "facility that fixes people", but a "hospital". He takes his time when asked about the day and date or current events and it is very strange watching him have to think about his answers instead of them just rolling off his tongue. He is still a bit confused about things, but I am attributing a lot of it due to the fact that he not only really got his bell rung, but he did not get a chance to decompress, his lack of sleep and a combination of all the meds he is taking. He is not sleeping well, averaging only about 10 minutes every 3 hours and is extremely restless at night, which is totally kicking me and his mom's arses! Who knew he was Type A?? haha

He is on a thoracic Novocaine epidural for his chest pain and has to breathe into that ball thingy (yeah yeah -- you know what I mean) and raise three balls for 30 seconds to expand his lungs to avoid pneumonia. He has reached all other milestones needed in order to leave Bethesda, with the exception of that particular one, which is still pretty darn good. You all know him -- he has to do it his way or it's no way. I keep trying to tell him how much easier it is expanding those lungs now while the majority of his chest is anesthetized or pain as he knows it will take on a new level if he waits until after that epidural line gets pulled on Tuesday.

He is aware of Col Majeed's death and seems to be dealing. He talks about it often which is always a good sign and he is so glad the other Marines that were with him are okay. He would much rather be hurt than anyone one of them.

After he is discharged here (I'm anticipating one more week), he will be sent to a VA hospital in Palo Alta, CA for more extensive neurology testing. As of right now, they are telling me to anticipate a stay of approximately 30 days but I'm sure that will change once we get there and they do an assessment of their own.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers -- he has a pretty long and hard journey ahead and it won't be easy. Your good thoughts, well wishes and prayers have gotten us this far on such a small amount of time and I am eternally grateful. He gets a bit frustrated with his progress because he doesn't see how far he's come already, but I am totally optimistic about a complete recovery and that he will be back to his old self in no time.

I'll also be needing those gentle reminders that I asked for in a prior update on how much I missed him and was worried about him, sooner than I thought... lol While he does maintain his sense of humor, he's quite a handful and he's not even out of Bethesda. OY! Not only do we have another leg of our journey left, but I will probably have him home after Palo Alta for at least 60 days. I keep having to tell myself.... him injured - me well... him injured - me well..... him injured - me well... haha He is restless and just tired of laying in bed. It's a waiting game and he's all about instant gratification -- not waiting.

I will continue to keep you all posted if you would like. Email is always best to reach me since he keeps us pretty busy during the day and I can answer them at night when I get back to the Navy Lodge to crash, but phone calls are fine also, since we are now out of the ICU and can have our cells turned on...(rest is personal info about my stepmother)


I spoke with him saturday morning. Oddly enough, he remembered my mom's cell and called her. He sounded remarkably clear, and he did lose focus, he brought himself right out of it. I wanna thank you guys for the prayers and well wishes. As I get updates, I'll let you guys know. Semper Fi.

Chris :Broncos:

[dbfan4life]

Man, sorry to hear about your dad. Thought and prayers for a quick recovery.

[hades]

Man, sorry to hear about your dad. Thought and prayers for a quick recovery.


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[JCMElway]

Glad to hear he's progressing. My continuing thoughts are with him and you!

JCM

[broncosteven]

Glad to hear the update! keep them coming!

[24champ]

I gotta say your dad is one tough MOFO! Anyway good luck and prayers for your dad to make it through this challenge.

[watermock]

I bet he beats Barbaro out of the stall! Every day he will get better, they will have to be carefull, sounds like he wants to rip out the lines and get back to the action! Tell him to chill. Hard to tell jokes about something so damn serious. Keep your spirits up. Every day he will improve bit by bit God Willing.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Congrats on the progress. We are all hoping for a complete recover. By the way, tell him and any of the other service members Thanks from the folk at the Mane.

[Saddletramp]

Still praying for your dad. Hope things are better real soon.

[Odysseus]

Congrats on the progress. We are all hoping for a complete recover. By the way, tell him and any of the other service members Thanks from the folk at the Mane.

I have to compliment Big Guy for so consistent in his understanding of this situation. I'm surprised that more people don't get it. An IED is the number one killer in Iraq ahead of RPG. The terrorists are lousy shots and are spending a lot of time killing each other.

I'm happy to hear your father made it.

[sirhcyennek81]

I have to compliment Big Guy for so consistent in his understanding of this situation. I'm surprised that more people don't get it. An IED is the number one killer in Iraq ahead of RPG. The terrorists are lousy shots and are spending a lot of time killing each other.

I'm happy to hear your father made it.



Logic states he shouldnt have. He has been moved to Palo Alto, Cali for rehab and more tests on his neurological state. Thanks Mane, you guys rock.


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[Sassy]

Best of luck to your dad!

[Odysseus]

Logic states he shouldnt have. He has been moved to Palo Alto, Cali for rehab and more tests on his neurological state. Thanks Mane, you guys rock.


:Broncos:

When you hear about who makes it and who doesn't it's always shocking because it always seems to go against everything that you know to be true. It is like getting first hand experience with God or something. You cannot explain it and the more you talk about it the wierder it sounds.

Reality is so much stranger than fiction.