[Oe List ...] Judith Tippett's accident

[Jayandem2 at aol.com]

Note:  It was suggested that I should share this  letter with our OE 
colleagues: 
Saturday, April 14, 2012 
Dear Friends: 
I’m sorry that only partial  fragmented information has been out  regarding 
Judith’s accident.  A week  ago tonight, Judith lost her balance and fell 
when getting out of bed shortly  after retiring for the night.  She  hit her 
head on her nightstand, and landed on her leg and scraped skin off her  arm. 
 When I couldn’t turn her over  to get her to stand without tremendous 
pain, we called 911 and she was taken to  Manatee Memorial Hospital here in 
Bradenton.  X-ray revealed she had broken her thigh  bone (femur).  The bump on 
the head  didn’t break the skin, just gave her a large purple section of her 
 forehead.  Her skin is quite thin,  thus the skin tear, which is healing. 
They did surgery on her leg Monday at noon, and put in a  pin to mend the 
bone.  Judith had  complications following the surgery, and was taken from 
the recovery room to the  Intensive Care Unit Monday evening.  She had 
difficulty coming out of the anesthesia, and wound up on a  respirator and a 
feeding tube, etc, etc.  They kept her under sedation until Wednesday, to 
alleviate anxiety waking  up to all the tubes and technology surrounding her.  Her 
red cell count was low, her blood  pressure was low, her platelet level was 
very low, and there seemed to be  internal bleeding in her stomach.   She has 
moderate liver disease, which apparently aggravates  these other problems. 
She is recovering well from the surgery, no longer is on  the respirator, 
and is eating soft food and liquids orally.  The other problems are, or are 
in the  process of, being stabilized.  She  was moved to a regular room 
today.   (now Monday, April 16th.  When she is able, she will need physical  
therapy to aid in her future mobility.  Judith has been using a walker (the neat 
4-wheeled type complete with  storage and a seat) for the last 2 years. 
We are surrounded by an exceptional caring church  congregation, who are 
supplying meals, concern, and prayers.  Plus, we have 2 fantastic caregivers 
for  Meg, so we don’t have to worry about her care.  Kit and Brooke offer 
support by frequent  phone calls.  Thank goodness for  cell phones.   Judith 
still  needs prayers for her recovery and improved health for the near  
future. 
Thank you for your prayers and concern. 
Grace, Peace, and Love, 
Mike
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