Posted on 06/11/2012 2:41:20 PM PDT by STARWISE
Please hold Onxy's dear grandson, Brady, in your prayers.
From Onyx over the weekend:
"My 17 year old grandson, Brady is at Georgetown Hospital, Grand Cayman Island, in ICU with severe head injuries .. a distracted driver using a cell phone crashed into Brady and his Dad on their scooter.
Brady was thrown 20 yards. He laid there comatose for 45 minutes before the ambulance arrived from the hospital less than 1 mile away. (Nothing like free medicine).
He has severely bruised lungs and is getting oxygen, and has to be kept highly sedated because of brain swelling and a small blood clot. His Dad is in surgery for crushed knee caps and several other fractures.
DrO talked with his doctors and determined they’re completely competent, (Praise God) and said this is not life threatening.
No internal bleeding, but they have not yet checked for broken bones or fractures. As with all severe brain injuries, until they’re able to bring Brady to consciousness, the extent of the trauma and injury to his brain is an unknown.
If the pressure caused by the swelling doesn’t dissipate, they’ll have to go in. Just a small amount of bleeding, and the blood clot is small, as of 1:00AM
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Update this afternoon (after 6 hrs of surgery):
"The new CAT scan showed it all perfect.
The pressure reading is perfect and the swelling is zero. They stopping the sedation med already!
The doctor squeezed him and he showed a reaction!!!
Praise God. Praying that when Brady is taken out of his medically induced coma, that he will still be Brady - that is what I''m praying for."
Prayers lifted up to Our Great Physician for Brady and Dad. Also prayers of comfort to you, onyx.
Prayers up, from Quill Pen and myself. May God grant Brady a speedy and full recovery to health, and strength and peace of mind to Onyx and family. Thank you Starwise for the ping.
And full recovery for Dad too! Glad God keeps track of these things better than I do...
Prayers sent. Keep us posted. How scary.
Prayers up for Brady and his father and for you and all of your family.
I’ll add Brady and his Dad to our Parish Prayer list for full healing!
More prayers on the way.
God bless.
Prayers of thanks for Brady and his Dad’s surviving their brush with death.
Prayers for continued healing and complete recovery, and for comfort for our dear FRiend, Onyx
BTTT
Prayers for a full and speedy recovery for Brady and his dad.
Prayers up for Brady and his Dad and the rest of the family,(grandma, too!)
Prayers up.
Prayers up for Brady, his dad, and all of the family.
prayers for the two victims for healing and for the rest of the family for peace as docs and God attend to all..
Terrible to be so far apart when issues like this occur.
{{{sis}}}
Prayers lifted Brady, his Dad, and the family.
Praying now.
prayers up
Prayers up.
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