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Mom was riding her scooter home from the Hostel office on Wed afternoon and somehow lost control on Kavanaugh blvd. She slid on her left arm, apparently, into the oncoming lane where a pickup truck saw her and swerved, hitting parked cars to move away, but she went under his rear tire.
Her left arm was seriously wounded and she lost a lot of blood at the scene. She recieved 6 pints in the ER. The truck tire crossed her right arm and chest shattering her wrist and breaking or dislocating many ribs. She was wearing a helmet and has no brain injury but they said her heart, which is functioning well and stable, may be bruised from the impact.
The CT scan and X-ray showed a slight frature to her C1 vertebrate so they have secured her neck and are watching for swelling. Her nervous system checks out good. She responds and wiggles her toes.
She has air and fluid leakage from her lungs but it has improved.
They are continuing to monitor her vitals, check for bleeding, give her fluids, and she remains on a respirator and heavily sedated. She will be in ICU at LR UAMS (4th floor) for a week or more.
We tell her we are there and love her and she knows that many many friends are praying for her. She has more friends than anyone and is so loved.
Please continue to pray for her and know that everything that can be done is being done at this time. John is at the hospital with her all the time. Dean is in town and Diane is at the house. Both are with her as much as can be. Leslie and Mindy are both flights away but are getting regular updates.
Thank you for wanting to help and for your outpouring of love and prayers. I will try to post any new develpments here, good or bad.
Please leave your comments and well wishes here. It will be nice to have a record of well wishes.
Thank you,
Diane
John and Linda Fordyce
- Linda
- We are so blessed to have a great family and so many, many good, loving friends who are concerned and praying for Linda when she needs it. Thank you!
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Thank you for explaining what happened and her condition. She will be a fighter! Love to you all! Where is Leslie? I read where she is a flight away? Cindy
Hi Cindy.
I live in NYC now.
leslie
Thank you for creating a venue where we can get info without bugging you every day. We know you have way more on your mind than repeating news to a squillion folks a day.
Anything you need just call - we promise not to bring any food. LOL. In fact, if you need to freeze some we will make room in our chest freezer for you.
Linda is the strongest woman I know - she will get through this.
God Bless you all,
Steve and Christine Ringgold
Now for you John...
A small bit of advice.
I have been there with Steve - I lived in the emergency room with him for 3 days (no space in ICU). They even brought a bed in the room for me.
When he was moved I lived in his room the rest of the time. I only went home for a short time a few times and as much as I hated to leave his side it was the best thing for both of us.
You need to go home every couple of days, take a deep breath, a shower and maybe even take a nap in your own bed - touch base with your real life for a little while. I promise it will go a long way to fortifying you for the process.
Love to you both!
Christine
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