Posted on 11/16/2004 1:25:00 PM PST by mystery-ak
Edited on 11/20/2004 5:28:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Prayers are needed for one of our American heroes. Last week a Blackhawk was shot down by an RBG north of Baghad. The RPG went through the bottom of the aircraft through the cockpit, taking off the pilots legs, and out the top to the rotor system. The co-pilot was able to land the chopper.
The pilot is staff officer Maj Tammy Duckwrth, HHC 1st Bn 106 Avn...she has been transported to Walter Reed and is now in danger of losing an arm.
Update (11/19/04):
Tammy is in ICU and will be there for several more weeks. She is heavily sedated and periodically fights through the sedation and opens her eyes, her mother is there with her. Her color, temp and heart rate has returned to normal but is being kept on a breathing tube as she will have surgeries about every other day to repair her legs. Next week the doctors are going to begin to rebuild the bones in her arm. They are using new cutting edge equipment which has recently passed some clinical/prototypical type testing, in fact, Tammy will be the first they have used this on. She is getting a viable blood supply to her arm, but the nerve bundles have been greatly damaged.
Barring any infection, the wonderful doctors assure us she will survive. One thing that saved her life was her body armor, she had no internal injuries...amazing!
Once again, thank you all for your prayers.
Mike1sg
thanks for the prayer ping TexKat..
and thanks to Mike & mystery-ak for the update.. i have been praying for this brave gal..
Mike and mystery.. i'm sure the Army would be wise to keep Tammy on if they can.. she sounds like a rare one.. and has so much to offer.
Father, we ask you to bless Tammy, hold her in Your mighty and healing hands.. guide her surgens and doctors.. and give her family peace and strength as only You can do. we trust in Your will and tender love, in Jesus name we humbly ask.. and pray.
she is in my constant prayer mystery.. and she is my hero.
It's hard not to think about that when you see and hear of the sacrifices these fine people are making for us and for all eternity.
Thanks for the update. Prayers continue for Maj Tammy as she takes on each day.
update on post #176
I moved the update to the top. Prayers offered.
Prayers for her!
Thank you for the update.
Thank you
You're most welcome.
Thanks for the update, mystery. Continued prayers for Maj. Tammy Duckworth and her family.
bttt
I will definately be keeping this brave young lady in my prayers. God Bless her and God Bless all of our brave military who serve.
prayers are going up.
Thanks for the update. I've been thinking about Tammy a lot and I'm glad to hear that she's going to make it. Praying that she stays free of infection and that she regains the mobility in her arm.
Can you post a mailing address for her? I'd love to send her a get-well card.
Walter Reed Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave.
NW Washington, DC 20307-5001
Ping....pic posted on #96
Prayers sent and will continue. . . I saw her address and will send a card, too.
I pray that God heals, comforts, and gives strength to this brave woman; and that He wraps his loving arms around her and her family at this difficult time.
I am praying for Tammy and her family.
Thank you for keeping us posted.
Ping....pic posted on #96
Tammy may not know it, but she has a lot of prayers being said on her behalf....I'll thank you for her.
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