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I usually leave room for people to merge in in front of me, unlike some other drivers. That is, unless I just blow past them, with reckless abandon towards man, woman, child, and all laws/pedestrians. I've only had my license for a day though, what do I know?
Throughout the night, her condition has gotten worse. She's still alive, but here's the story.
Due to the head injury, the hospital staff sedated her while she was in the ICU at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, letting up the sedation medication every hour or so to see if she has become more responsive. I don't know when it happened, but I basically just got the news (not more than 10 minutes ago) that when they last lightened the dose of the meds, she didn't respond to anything (whereas before she responded to pain). They ran a scan on her and found a blood clot in her brain, however they can't perform the surgery like normal due to her other conditions. It would kill her.
As I type this, my sister is in a transport helicopter on her way to the UC Davis medical center, where there's a doctor that will be able to perform a very complicated surgery (going through veins and stuff) to clear that blood clot. Assuming she lives, chances are fairly high that she will be permanently mentally damaged, perhaps even to the point of retardation.
I swear to god on a stack of bibles, though, that if I could find whatever ****wit came behind her on the freeway and made her swerve, I would put my foot so ****ing far up their god damned ass they'll be eating my ****ing toes.
-Omega
Dude, I hate finding out when bad things happen to good people. I know I can't even begin to empathise (spelling?) with what you are going through right now. All I can say is, Hang in there. My thoughts and prarys are with you and your family.
Thank you sincerely, Dan. I'll keep you guys as updated as I can, but the UC Davis medical center is a 2 hour drive that I haven't started yet, and I don't know about getting internet access at the facility. Obviously, it's the least of my concerns.
We are all praying for her, and for your family. Have faith that miracles are possible, and that things will work out. :)
She could not be in better hands than at UC Davis. They have one of the BEST Head Trauma teams in the country (according to my sis-in-law (who would know)). Good thoughts and positive energy to your sister all day today...
Hold strong Omega and give her some comfort by her side.
I just woke up (for the second time today). I'll probably be headed over to Davis in about a half hour. There's not really much I could do other than be by my mom's side, but that's enough. My ride insisted that both of us get a few more hours sleep and I'll admit that I feel better afterwords. As far as I know, she's in surgery as we speak and has been for an hour.
Yeah, my mom told me about this. Apparently they have two of the best brain surgeons in the nation (world even?) at Davis, so despite things, I'm optimistic. My sister is a strong person and she has boatloads of people pulling for her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Airbozo
-Omega
My sister's still being operated on at UC Davis, but there's some wonderful news:
She's responsive. The doctors lightened up her meds to do the surgery and as they've got more of the blood clot out she's opened up her eyes and tried to hit one of them (which is totally something Sara would do in this sort of situation, not because she doesn't like doctors, but because it's probably a shock to have strange people poking around inside her), so obviously my sister's still alive and kicking (literally?)
I'll be headed over to the UC Davis medical soon.
I'll keep you updated.
-Omega
PS. I am seriously so happy right now, just to know that my sister's still there and obviously she's not changed much as far as we know. =D
That sounds promising. Hoping for the best possible turnout for your situation.
That sounds awesome man. I hope things continue to get better. Good luck. We're all here pulling for you.