Please help with Kristin’s facial reconstruction.
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My oldest daughter Kristin was in.... from what I understand a horrible car accident today in Atlanta. I am flying there now. It all sounds horrible now. I am sure Gods got this . Prayers are a good thing.
Update: 7:38 PM they have taken her to surgery. To early for details...
What a 24 hours..... Last night and even this morning was about a desperate as a desperate can be.
I was sleeping in the family room and Kristen had her sister send me a note to that said “tell my daddy come.” When I got back to her bed she wrote “glad we get to spend another day with ya”.
She kept writing and making jokes. Today I have HOPE. Last night I couldn’t see or feel any hope. Bottom line she is better and I am better it happened within minutes. I am not sure what is considered a miracle but I believe we are in miracle territory.
We have large mountain to climb over the next few days but now I/We have Hope on our side. I appreciate each of you and your faith...know matter what you believe. I believe prayers and positive thoughts gave my daughter a chance to spend another day to fight for another day that I can spend with her.
Thank you so much..
I didn’t update yesterday because there are not words for how brutally painful this plight is.
I didn’t want to see the images of the accident before I was in Atlanta because of simply self preservation. I didn’t know if I could keep my crap together.
Bottom line is you can see the image and she was in the passenger seat. Enough said..
Her pain and minute by minute uncovering her new reality is unthinkable to watch and unfold and worse watching her go through the fact finding process of her issues.
I am so blessed she survived but the aftermath is just tough and unreasonable. The last 24 hours has been rough for her and there is nothing in my past that has prepared me to deal with this.
The Caplin said I just have to keep breathing. That’s what we are all trying to do. Sorry no good news today....
Rough morning yesterday and since then they have helped her to continue sleeping. That is good for both of us. I pray she sleeps this day away..
No changes. Kristin has been resting for most of the last 48 hours.
I have been at this hospital ICU for 5 days 24/ 7 ... around so much desperation...you get a reminded to re learn that the little things matter.
When you are only looking for hope it all comes down to the small things...
I already have some anxiety because visiting hours start in 14 minutes. I want each of you to know I have read every word and have called people that recommended people that have been through this type of situation. I am using your words and referrals.
I am the least prepared person to deal with something like this. I try to always look at things in a positive way and I live a happy ending. At this moment I can only try to be faithful because my lifetime go to’s have left me. I do not feel positive and the Happy ending relies on faith and God. I am powerless. I get that. Boy do I get that.
She will be moved in to a room soon but I will set up a GoFundMe. She is going to need so much facial surgery... I want her teeth fixed swiftly. I am like most of you. I do not have the resource to accomplish what is going to needed to be done to her to help her reach a new normal. But we will and God will.
I will do all within my power to give her a chance to be whole again. I will need help.
I thank each one of you. Bible versus and prayers are so valued. Again, I Have read each word you have sent me and looked at every emoji. I love you guys. We will just have to fight for this happy ending.
Kristin is having a surgery today on her face. This appears to be one of many that she will endure throughout her healing process. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. I believe we will get a good report by days end. I thank each of you that read this and am humbled by all of your concern.
Happy News. After sleeping for almost all of the last 48 hours Kristin work up and we talked and laughed. Then her mom got there and we all 3 talked and laughed a lot. (We all 3 hadn’t all been in the same room together in 10 years. Kristin thought it was funny seeing us all together) ..She wanted to look in the mirror but I told her to wait till after the surgery. I told her she has a long journey.
It was great to spend a awesome hour with her.
I also told her I had to head back to Oklahoma for a little while. I told her I would be back every 3 or 4 weeks or as often as she needed me.
I also promised her I would make sure we got those teeth replaced.
She understood I had to go back home. I am glad.. I was scared about how she would handle it.
This is gonna be a lot of steps but the first on is making sure she doesn’t have to worry about those teeth. I am so glad we are at this point.
Bottom line. I was blessed with a really good hour. I hope teeth continue to be our worst problem... Love you guys!
Came back from successful surgery and then it was rough. Pain, swelling, uncertainty, and they moved us out of ICU to a private room. The change to a private room sounds good but I was not aware that the level of care dropped.We maybe not the level of care but everything moves slower.
Bottom line we finally went to sleep at 4am.. She wants to rest today so it will most Likely just be her mom and me up her today. Probably going to delay my trip back to Oklahoma.
This process is so unpredictable. I also know I am the worst nurse in the world. I have no idea how nurses do their job. They must all be angels.
Another day to spend together..
Update: 7:38 PM they have taken her to surgery. To early for details...
What a 24 hours..... Last night and even this morning was about a desperate as a desperate can be.
I was sleeping in the family room and Kristen had her sister send me a note to that said “tell my daddy come.” When I got back to her bed she wrote “glad we get to spend another day with ya”.
She kept writing and making jokes. Today I have HOPE. Last night I couldn’t see or feel any hope. Bottom line she is better and I am better it happened within minutes. I am not sure what is considered a miracle but I believe we are in miracle territory.
We have large mountain to climb over the next few days but now I/We have Hope on our side. I appreciate each of you and your faith...know matter what you believe. I believe prayers and positive thoughts gave my daughter a chance to spend another day to fight for another day that I can spend with her.
Thank you so much..
I didn’t update yesterday because there are not words for how brutally painful this plight is.
I didn’t want to see the images of the accident before I was in Atlanta because of simply self preservation. I didn’t know if I could keep my crap together.
Bottom line is you can see the image and she was in the passenger seat. Enough said..
Her pain and minute by minute uncovering her new reality is unthinkable to watch and unfold and worse watching her go through the fact finding process of her issues.
I am so blessed she survived but the aftermath is just tough and unreasonable. The last 24 hours has been rough for her and there is nothing in my past that has prepared me to deal with this.
The Caplin said I just have to keep breathing. That’s what we are all trying to do. Sorry no good news today....
Rough morning yesterday and since then they have helped her to continue sleeping. That is good for both of us. I pray she sleeps this day away..
No changes. Kristin has been resting for most of the last 48 hours.
I have been at this hospital ICU for 5 days 24/ 7 ... around so much desperation...you get a reminded to re learn that the little things matter.
When you are only looking for hope it all comes down to the small things...
I already have some anxiety because visiting hours start in 14 minutes. I want each of you to know I have read every word and have called people that recommended people that have been through this type of situation. I am using your words and referrals.
I am the least prepared person to deal with something like this. I try to always look at things in a positive way and I live a happy ending. At this moment I can only try to be faithful because my lifetime go to’s have left me. I do not feel positive and the Happy ending relies on faith and God. I am powerless. I get that. Boy do I get that.
She will be moved in to a room soon but I will set up a GoFundMe. She is going to need so much facial surgery... I want her teeth fixed swiftly. I am like most of you. I do not have the resource to accomplish what is going to needed to be done to her to help her reach a new normal. But we will and God will.
I will do all within my power to give her a chance to be whole again. I will need help.
I thank each one of you. Bible versus and prayers are so valued. Again, I Have read each word you have sent me and looked at every emoji. I love you guys. We will just have to fight for this happy ending.
Kristin is having a surgery today on her face. This appears to be one of many that she will endure throughout her healing process. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. I believe we will get a good report by days end. I thank each of you that read this and am humbled by all of your concern.
Happy News. After sleeping for almost all of the last 48 hours Kristin work up and we talked and laughed. Then her mom got there and we all 3 talked and laughed a lot. (We all 3 hadn’t all been in the same room together in 10 years. Kristin thought it was funny seeing us all together) ..She wanted to look in the mirror but I told her to wait till after the surgery. I told her she has a long journey.
It was great to spend a awesome hour with her.
I also told her I had to head back to Oklahoma for a little while. I told her I would be back every 3 or 4 weeks or as often as she needed me.
I also promised her I would make sure we got those teeth replaced.
She understood I had to go back home. I am glad.. I was scared about how she would handle it.
This is gonna be a lot of steps but the first on is making sure she doesn’t have to worry about those teeth. I am so glad we are at this point.
Bottom line. I was blessed with a really good hour. I hope teeth continue to be our worst problem... Love you guys!
Came back from successful surgery and then it was rough. Pain, swelling, uncertainty, and they moved us out of ICU to a private room. The change to a private room sounds good but I was not aware that the level of care dropped.We maybe not the level of care but everything moves slower.
Bottom line we finally went to sleep at 4am.. She wants to rest today so it will most Likely just be her mom and me up her today. Probably going to delay my trip back to Oklahoma.
This process is so unpredictable. I also know I am the worst nurse in the world. I have no idea how nurses do their job. They must all be angels.
Another day to spend together..
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Dana P Jones
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Edmond, OK