Days five and six

Monday: Brad didn't do to well Sunday night on his oral pain killers, they made him would have conversations with himself and he would see things. That morning they decided to change what kind of pain killers he was on and he struggled all day with dosages and kinds. He wasn't able to do PT because of stomach problems but the swelling in he leg and foot are starting to go down.

Tuesday: Brad had a rough night again with the pain killers and his monitors kept going off which was really frustrating. His morning didn't go to well either because when PT came to help him get in his brace and walk, the pain in his leg was too much for him to handle. Later on in the day PT came back and Brad was able to walk clear to the window at the end of his hall and back which is a HUGE improvement. He also didn't have to get another blood transfusion like they thought he would have to because his blood count is finally going up. He was also finally able to have solid foods for dinner which he was SO excited about because thats just one step closer to being able to go home. Speaking of going home, when Doctor Allen came to talk to Brad this morning about how he was doing he said within the next couple of days we will know when he will be able to go home. I am so excited to finally get him home. I know he is getting so frustrated with the hospital and I think it will lift his spirits to be able to be at home. He is healing much quicker then I thought he would and he is going to be all better before we know it.

Days Three and Four

On Saturday Brad was able to get out of bed twice while wearing his brace. The first time he was able to walk to the door of his room and the second time he walked across the hall and back to his room which was awesome. The things that are bothering him the most are not his back or leg, but is stomach aches and a canker sore he has under his tongue. He also had lots of great visitors on Saturday.

Sunday morning was not good for him. His stomach was hurting really bad so he didn't sleep very well Saturday night. He got out of bed once with his brace and went in a wheel chair to get an x-ray that he had to stand for the whole time. He did a great job and Doctor Allen said that the x-ray looks great and that everything is in the right place. He didn't get to do any physical therapy though because his blood count was really low and he needed another blood transfusion, in which he got 2 units of blood. After the blood transfusion he was feeling better then I had seen him since the accident happened. The color was back in his face and he was able to keep his eyes open for long periods of times. He also was able to get all of the IV's out and start taking oral pain killers so that is a huge step.

Day Two

Brads operation last night went well. They had to get to his back through his stomach and then his back. Each side was supposed to be around two hours long but his stomach part ended up lasting a around four hours so the whole surgery lasted around six hours. When they opened him up he was loosing a lot of blood so they had to give him a blood transfusion. He now has two pints of Kramer in him. During the surgery they also found that his muscles in his back were in really bad shape and they will never be the same.

Today he has been doing really well. He was able to get out of the ICU this afternoon which was great. I wasn't able to be with him a lot because I had to catch up on school work and take a test but when I was there he was doing really good. He requested some crazy straws when I went back to Blackfoot and when I got back to the Hospital he was so excited to drink his sprite out of his fun straws. He got some sleeping pills and is hopefully is sleeping sound.

Day One

As some of you may know, last night Brad had a little accident involving his paraglider, and a field. We thought that it was just a compound fracture in his right leg but when we got to the Blackfoot hospital we found out that he had broken his back at the lowest part at the L5 and has a broken rib and bleeding in his belly where he broke his back, which is supposed to go away on its own. Because of the crused L5, they transported him to Idaho Falls where they fixed his leg last night at at the moment he is in surgery getting his back fixed. In Blackfoot I was told that the back doctor, doctor Allen is the best in the area, so that was really comforting to know he is in good hands.

Last night Doctor Allen said that we are just at the beginning of a long journey that is going to have lots of ups and downs, which isn't comforting but I know he is going to be okay. We wont know how long he is going to have to be in the hospital until after his surgery tonight. I am so grateful for all the people who reached out and helped us last night. To the neighbor boys, and families driving by seeing, I am grateful because it could have been a lot worse without you. and all of our families members who have been at the hospital with us, It has really meant a lot and I don't think I would be able to handle it without you all so thank you. Thank you to everyone who has called and texted and said you were praying for Brad, I know it means a lot to him. I'll keep everyone posted.