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11-25-2010, 12:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dillon KOA
Posts: 1,291
M.O.C. #7445
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A Reason to be Thankful
Among other things, we are thankful that our daughter-in-law was able to come home today, Thanksgiving, after a week in the hospital. She was hit head-on last Friday night on the ranch road that runs through the ranch where she and our son live. Two young hunters were apparently going too fast on the snow-covered, ice-topped winding road near Jody and Scott's house, and they slid into Jody's lane and hit her head-on at a fairly good rate of speed.
Jody was driving a Suburban; the impact knocked the engine and dash into Jody's legs and feet. The hunters were not wearing seatbelts and sustained extensive lacerations when they hit the windshield of their truck. Jody was pinned in her vehicle for a long time, in the dark, below-freezing weather, with snow falling intermittently. The wreck wasn't discovered immediately because the road is so sparsely traveled. And then, we live nearly an hour from town and any emergency equipment including ambulances and the jaws of life.
After the ambulances and firetruck arrived, it took about 90 minutes to cut Jody out, stabilize her, and start her on the trip to town. She has mulitiple broken bones including two badly broken ankles (one with pins), a broken heel, a broken wrist, and a broken arm that had already been broken about 10 years ago and had a plate and pins in it; the impact bent that plate and rebroke the arm, so she now has a new plate and pins. The airbag and seatbelt saved her upper torso, but she is literally black, blue, and yellow from the impact of the airbag and from where the seatbelt restrained her.
If the ankle and heel that don't have pins in them fail to line up properly (which she'll know after x-rays in 2 weeks), she'll have to have more surgery to realign those broken bones and then have pins put in to hold the bones in place.
We are thankful that our 2 grandsons, who normally would have been with her, were with Scott, who'd kept them out of school to go hunting that day. Things could have been even worse had they been in the car. We are also thankful that we are celebrating her homecoming instead of gathering for something not so happy.
Carolyn
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11-25-2010, 01:16 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
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M.O.C. #7128
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Wow a lot to be thankful for---for sure.
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11-25-2010, 01:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Shore
Posts: 6,009
M.O.C. #7110
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Sorry to hear of the accident of your daughter-in-law. Someone must have had their hand on her for sure. Hope everything works out well. I pray that she has a full recovery.
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11-25-2010, 02:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vermontville
Posts: 1,129
M.O.C. #9045
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There is a lot to be thankfull for there. It sounds just terrible. Prayers to her for a speedy recovery.
Dave & Linda
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11-25-2010, 02:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Sometimes we are thankful for some extra special blessing. Sometimes we are grateful for what didn't happen that might have. Either way it is worth spending time giving thanks.
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11-25-2010, 02:49 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,783
M.O.C. #10246
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Glad to hear your daughter-in-law is home...a real day for you and her to give thanks. We pray she will have a speedy and full recovery.
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11-25-2010, 05:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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Carolyn and Wayne,
So sorry to hear about your DIL. I hope she has a speedy recovery.
Dennis and Mary Kay
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11-25-2010, 05:17 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Windsor
Posts: 462
M.O.C. #8057
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We are sending prayers and good wishes your way. Ken and Marilyn
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11-26-2010, 11:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 2,351
M.O.C. #6831
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Her gardian angel was at work. Will pray for a speedy recovery.
Rosetta
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11-26-2010, 04:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oak Harbor
Posts: 1,530
M.O.C. #2471
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Carolyn & Wayne,
We are so sorry to hear of the accident your daughter-in-law suffered but are glad that it was not any worse than it was. Everything happens for a reason and there must have been a master plan for your son taking the boys hunting that day. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts and we are thankful that you are celebrating a homecoming rather than mourning at some other venue.
Jack & Dave
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11-27-2010, 10:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dillon KOA
Posts: 1,291
M.O.C. #7445
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Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and good wishes. We appreciate every one of them. (A photo of her Suburban is below.)
Carolyn
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11-28-2010, 11:03 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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Wow! Someone stole the engine.
Sorry to hear about the accident. I'm glad she was in a solid automobile that could withstand that type of impact. I'll give a prayer for a full and total recover.
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11-29-2010, 04:53 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Burlington
Posts: 92
M.O.C. #6806
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Sorry to see the news about your daughter-in-law. Hopefully she will have a speedy and full recovery. We'll keep you all in our thoughts.
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11-29-2010, 07:47 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Livingston
Posts: 431
M.O.C. #9442
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Our hearts and wishes are with you for her full recovery.
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