On May 10th, 2025, Paige received a call no mother should have to. Averix had been involved in a lawn mower accident. She didn't know the extent of his injuries, just rallied quickly to get where she needed to be. The first call came in that they were taking him by ambulance to the hospital, then the second call came through that they were life-flighting him. They were able to land the medflight behind our local Kroger's; that's where the ball started rolling and FAST. He was then taken to Nationwide Hospital. The first 12 hours were all about making sure he was able to keep his left foot. His first surgery was bedside, in the trauma bay, as they draped it into an OR. Scary, right?

On May 12th, 2025, he was taken for his second surgery.

On May 14th, 2025, he was released because there was actually nothing more they could do with him until they all put their heads together and came up with a plan.

Well, his injury turned out to be way worse than the first look. They sent us home with a wheelchair, wound vac, and that is now our 24-hour around-the-clock care he requires. We are looking at close to over a year-long road, not to mention physical therapy. They are also scratching their heads about why his foot is growing back the way it is. So once the cosmetic part is taken care of, who knows what surgeries he will have to keep his leg working as it once did. Paige has been by his side through it all, day in and day out, not being able to work. Now, here we are doing weekly surgical procedures, right? I know what most might say: it's just a wound vac change. WRONG. He gets an internal bandage placed over just the bone that is exposed to keep it good and strong, so it's not rotting. He has about 20 staples removed and put back in every week. As of June 18th, he has had 8 surgeries! 8 breathing tubes, 8 recoveries in not even a month's time. While his amazing plastic surgery team keeps his wound clean, it looks worse and worse. Right now, he has absolutely no heel. The bone is completely exposed. They are looking at a timeline of mid-July to early August for the beginning stages of reconstruction. He will need multiple surgeries, skin grafts, and a tissue transplant. After all this is said and done, the doctor is confident he will have a 75% (yes, the odds keep dropping) normal gait, but will have to wear an orthotic in his shoe forever, and will need this surgery and graft replaced every 6 years due to it wearing down. She has seen multiple injuries like this, just not as bad. He has completely severed his Achilles tendon, ruptured and exposed plantar fascia, and completely exposed calcaneus (heel bone) and subtalar joint. So better imagine his foot looks like the palm of a hand with no arch.

He is currently dealing with something called mirror syndrome like an amputee and cries in pain all night long, all while mirroring his injury on his good limb. As of June 13th, 2025, we have the pain team finally on board. I also know what my grandson deserves, and that's an army that's behind him. I know he is strong and will fight the greater fight, but Paige needs to be there with him, and she can't be without a little help, while also worrying about her other two children.

So, with that being said, thank you for listening.

This is to keep my grandson's wheels running the roads back and forth, but mostly whatever he may need in between. ❤️‍

Thanks for listening.

Keep On, Keeping On ❤️‍

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