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I’m sure many of our racing people know Thornton Patterson. I ask that you take a second to pray for his daughters, his family, and most importantly him. There’s a long road ahead for him, please keep him in your thoughts.


From Thornton’s mom:

We’re feeling the love tonight and love you all right back. Sending individual messages is hard to keep up with and Facebook is faster. Here goes.

Sunday afternoon, Thornton had a motorcycle accident. He was taken to St Francis where they performed surgery to stabilize him and gave him a helicopter ride to Oschsner’s Shreveport trauma center.

The helmet saved his life.

There is no paralysis.

He is following the surgeons with his eyes, gave one a thumbs up when he cracked a joke about the toe tattoo.

I just met with trauma surgeons and spoke with the orthopedic surgeon. Thornton is facing several surgeries, the first has to be his back right now. Next will be to stabilize the pelvis.

Neurosurgeons are completely amazed he is not paralyzed. He had spinal fractures in his neck, T-7 and T-8 are crushed and there are other fractures in his back. He is getting an MRI now to prepare for back surgery which will be done this morning.

His pelvic ring is fractured in multiple places. Sockets in both hip joints are broken.

Most of his ribs are fractured.

Both lungs collapsed, he is intubated and blood from the broken ribs is being pumped out of his lungs.

His right femur is fractured.

The left shoulder blade is fractured.

There is a small fracture in the left knee.

He will be in ICU a couple of weeks and then to a room. Hospital stay expected to be a month, maybe more with all the new fractures found in the MRI.

ICU has strict visiting hours and 2 people are allowed.

I am on the way home to clean up and come back but can’t stay overnight until he gets in a room.

Whew…..he doesn’t do anything half-ass. Estimated recovery time 1 - 1/2 years.

Knowing how long of a hospital stay this will be, please donate to help Karen with travel expenses. Donations will also be used for Medical Expenses too.
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Donations 

  • Wendy Jones
    • $100
    • 1 yr
  • Dashunda Johnson
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $300
    • 1 yr
  • Anne leehy
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Ronald Reavis
    • $100
    • 2 yrs
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Organizer and beneficiary

Levi - Leslie Beard Rich - Tracie - Emilee Lowry
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Calhoun, LA
Cassey Bennett
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