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

[Dharmalingam Vinasithamby]

Dear Mike,

Sorry to  hear about Judith's accident. My prayers are with her and your family that she might have a swift recovery. 

regards,
Dharma



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> From: "Jayandem2 at aol.com" <Jayandem2 at aol.com>
>To: OE at wedgeblade.net 
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:33 AM
>Subject: [Oe List ...] Judith Tippett's accident
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>
>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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