Your prayers are working.
John is still in critical care but his condition has stabilized.
BUT he's not totally out of the woods. He's still looking at many operations over the next few days so keep the prayers coming.
I did speak to my daughter Dina (John's mother) and mentioned the responses for prayers John received from this wonderful MOC Family. She instructed me to give you all her heart felt thanks but to PLEASE keep the prayers coming.
From the very bottom of our hearts.....
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
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Spoke to my daughter last evening (Apr 13)
My daughter and Lorraine and I sincerely want to thank each and everyone of the MOC Family for their thoughts and prayers. It is working and we certainly do appreciate it.
John is still in the Trama Unit at Lehigh Valley Medical Center and will be there for many many weeks to come.
When the on scene paramedics realized the grave situation John was in they order a Med Evac helicopter and without discussion had John flown to Lehigh Valley Medical Center. Quite possibly one of the nations BEST Trama hospitals. The care and attention John is getting is beyond belief.
The very first Trama doctors to examine John last Friday told my daughter yesterday that he didn't have a lot of hope for John. Yesterday he was totally amazed that John survived the first night. Of course he was also unaware of the power of prayer coming from the MOC.
Although very heavily sedated he did open his eyes and saw his mother standing there. There is no doubt in my daughter's mind that John recognized her even though he only had his eyes open for a couple seconds.
They are still performing surgery for internal injuries. They did put a steel bar in one leg and placed it in traction but they need to fix the internal injuries, which are many, before they will even consider working on the broken bones.
They did revove part of his large intestine and part of his colon. They are continuing opertating on closing his stomach after much surgery within.
His right leg is broken near the hip and a steel bar was inserted. The other leg is broken near the ankle and that ankle is in very bad shape and will require pins and screws to repair. He also has 2 broken fingers and a fractured hand. He did have a small cut under his chin which took a few stitches. Initially his lips were blue and swollen but they have now returned to normal size and color.
One last thing, Yesterday my daughter had a 3 hour nap. The first she has slept since the accident. She has not left the hospital since Friday.
So we ask once again to keep those thoughts and prayers coming.
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On Tuesday--
John is still heavily sedated but the GOOD news is they were finally able to address some of the broken bones issue.
They placed a steel bar, about 2' long in his right leg. This is a temporary repair. His left leg had both bones broken and they inserted screws and plates.
They also worked on his internal injuries.
Hopefully they will get to his ankle and hand tomorrow.
Tuesday night my daughter did return home at about 10:30 PM. She has not been home since she left for work at 6AM Friday morning. She was going to sleep as long as possible but intended to be back in the hospital by 4 AM.
She hasn't called since late Tuesday and I am expecting a call within the next couple hours.
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Good News and a bit of Bad News,
Bad news is John is running a fever. The cause of the fever is an infection. As of Saturday afternoon they hadn't found the infection. I told my daughter not to worry that operating room infections may not be the norm but they do happen and in 95% of the cases they are cured.
Good News--They are taking John off the heavy medications that are keeping him under. In a day or 2 John should be fully conscious and aware of whats going on. The doctors want him conscious so he can tell them of any hidden problems or pians. More importantly he will be able to communicate with his mother.
Hopefully today I'll get a call with even better, greater Good News.
Once again, keep those thoughts and prayers coming. They are some powerful tools!!!!!!
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JOHN'S CAR...
OTHER CAR...
NEWSPAPER ARTICAL...
Woman dies in wreck on Rt. 209 in Brockton
A New York woman was killed and a New Philadelphia man was seriously injured when two vehicles collided head-on Friday along Route 209 in Brockton.
Published: Saturday, April 11, 2009 4:13 AM EDT
BROCKTON — A woman died and a man was critically injured Friday afternoon in a head-on crash along Route 209 in Schuylkill Township, police said.
State police Trooper Timothy Keating of the Frackville station said Mary Elizabeth Hoysock, 56, of Endell, N.Y., was trying to pass another vehicle when her southbound black Chevrolet Cavalier and a northbound green Chevrolet Lumina driven by John Russell Miller, 27, of New Philadelphia, crashed about 1#65533; miles north of Middleport.
“She passed at an unsafe time, didn’t see the other vehicle,” Trooper Thomas Cuff said.
The two drivers were the only occupants of the cars that were destroyed in the accident, police said.
County Deputy Coroner Melissa Sommers said she pronounced the woman dead at 3:57 p.m. at the scene. She did not give the cause of her death, saying that is pending an investigation.
Miller was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, where hospital staff said he was in critical condition at 10 p.m. Friday.
Car parts, shattered glass, packets of instant coffee, coins and other items littered the road, shoulder and nearby grassy areas. Lights from emergency vehicles flashed and two helicopters added to the noise following the 2 p.m. wreck, which shook up witnesses.
“As she was passing the car in front of her, the green car was going toward Tamaqua,” said Ed Kane, Middleport. “No brake lights, no nothing, it was just full speed. It was a tough couple minutes.”
Steve Wargo, Tuscarora, also said he saw what occurred.
“The black car went to pass and as soon as she went to pass, she collided head on,” Wargo said.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel worked to remove both drivers from their vehicles while ordinary people stood, watched and hoped for the best.
“I got here right after it happened. I was the second one here. One car was passing the other. Neither one let off the gas,” said Tammy Boyer, Barnesville. “It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen.”
Keating said Route 209 itself, which was closed for about two hours, had nothing to do with the accident.
“The road’s good. It’s a straightaway, good visibility,” he said.
As he surveyed the wreckage, Middleport firefighter William Miller said it was one of the worst accidents he had seen.
The crash occurred on a section of the highway that has a 55 mph speed limit.
“You can be going 55 and there’s still somebody behind you who wants to pass you,” Miller said.
Emergency and rescue personnel from Pottsville/Schuylkill Haven, Coaldale, Ryan Township and Tamaqua, and firefighters from Middleport, New Philadelphia, Tuscarora and Yorkville responded to the accident.