Here is Mom's address while she's at MUSC. From what we've been told, she may only be there another week & a half or so.
Linda White
MUSC Medical Center
169 Ashley Ave., Room 1077
Charleston, SC 29425
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Accident & After...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Mom & Dad (Linda & Al White) were hit head-on by a drunk driver at approximately 9:45pm. They were just seconds away from turning into the main entrance to their neighborhood, Chicora Subdivision, in Conway. They were taken to Loris Hospital (about 25 minutes away). Mom's injuries were more severe so she was airlifted to MUSC in Charleston, SC as a soon as a chopper was available. Daddy remained in Loris.
Daddy's injuries: 5 broken ribs (all on right side, under arm) & fractured sternum
Mom's injuries: dislocated & broken right hip, both knees broken, fractured left heel, & broken right ankle. There were also other fractures throughout the pelvis & legs, but those were the main ones.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Mom had surgery to repair broken hip & both knees. Daddy had been released from Loris Hospital over the weekend & was finally able to come to Charleston to be with Mom.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The physical therapists have already been working with Mom to keep her joints mobile. They got her out of bed today & into a wheelchair for about 45 minutes. Also, each leg has had several hours in a machine that bends her knee up & down a little.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mom is scheduled to have surgery to repair her left heel at 11am. Will update on that once it hear how it goes.
Daddy is still sore & has to move around pretty slowly. Use of his right arm is limited since all his broken ribs are on that side. Other than that, he is doing pretty well.
It appears that Mom should be able to leave MUSC at the end of next week. Then, she'll be in a rehab facility closer to home for about 2 weeks. She should be able to come home after that & receive physical therapy 3 times a week. We are told it will be at least 3 months before she can put any weight on her legs.
Will update more when I have more information!
Thanks for all the prayers & concern!
Mom & Dad (Linda & Al White) were hit head-on by a drunk driver at approximately 9:45pm. They were just seconds away from turning into the main entrance to their neighborhood, Chicora Subdivision, in Conway. They were taken to Loris Hospital (about 25 minutes away). Mom's injuries were more severe so she was airlifted to MUSC in Charleston, SC as a soon as a chopper was available. Daddy remained in Loris.
Daddy's injuries: 5 broken ribs (all on right side, under arm) & fractured sternum
Mom's injuries: dislocated & broken right hip, both knees broken, fractured left heel, & broken right ankle. There were also other fractures throughout the pelvis & legs, but those were the main ones.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Mom had surgery to repair broken hip & both knees. Daddy had been released from Loris Hospital over the weekend & was finally able to come to Charleston to be with Mom.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The physical therapists have already been working with Mom to keep her joints mobile. They got her out of bed today & into a wheelchair for about 45 minutes. Also, each leg has had several hours in a machine that bends her knee up & down a little.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mom is scheduled to have surgery to repair her left heel at 11am. Will update on that once it hear how it goes.
Daddy is still sore & has to move around pretty slowly. Use of his right arm is limited since all his broken ribs are on that side. Other than that, he is doing pretty well.
It appears that Mom should be able to leave MUSC at the end of next week. Then, she'll be in a rehab facility closer to home for about 2 weeks. She should be able to come home after that & receive physical therapy 3 times a week. We are told it will be at least 3 months before she can put any weight on her legs.
Will update more when I have more information!
Thanks for all the prayers & concern!
Repurposing of Blog
I created this blog when I was pregnant with Blake so I could share all the wonderful things happening with our family. Now, I'm changing the purpose of this blog. I will still post pictures & information about Blake, but mostly these posts will be about Mom & Dad over the next few weeks/months.
So many people have inquired about my parents & their recent car accident. I'm unable to keep up with all the emails, texts, & phone calls. So, I'm going to post updates here every day or so on their progress. Please feel free to continue emailing, texting, & calling me; but understand that I may not be able to get back to you for a couple of days.
Thanks so much for understanding & for all the prayers & concern for our family. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends & family!
Stay tuned...
So many people have inquired about my parents & their recent car accident. I'm unable to keep up with all the emails, texts, & phone calls. So, I'm going to post updates here every day or so on their progress. Please feel free to continue emailing, texting, & calling me; but understand that I may not be able to get back to you for a couple of days.
Thanks so much for understanding & for all the prayers & concern for our family. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends & family!
Stay tuned...
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Exciting Times!
So much has been happening with Blake recently! He'll be 14 months next week & he's really started to blossom the last couple of weeks! I've been hesitant to post about his milestones because he's behind a lot of peers. We go to baby story time once a week at Chapin Library, & it's been evident for quite some time that he was developmentally behind children that were even much younger than him. It was a little depressing to go each week & see other babies crawl, pull up, walk, etc. & know that Blake wasn't close to doing any of those things. You try not to compare or let things bother you, but it's really hard!
When December rolled around (11 months old) & he still hadn't pulled up yet, I decided it was time to take action. I found out about BabyNet through a friend. BabyNet is a free service through DHEC that helps children under age 3 that appear to be developing slowly. He qualified in a couple of areas & has been receiving services since January. He's currently being seen by 3 different people.
Lyndsay is an early interventionist & helps him a little in all areas. She's sort of like our case worker. Marissa is his speech therapist & has only seen him once so far. He's only a month or two behind according to her tests, so I'm not as concerned about him in that area. Katie is his physical therapist. She's only seen him one time, but we've seen more progress since that one visit than anything else. She first saw him on Monday, February 22. The next day, he crawled on all fours for the first time. He only went a couple of steps, but it was amazing! He's been "army crawling" for quite some time. He's also been getting up on all fours & rocking back & forth, so we knew crawling was coming soon. Also, he's just started pulling up in the last couple of days too! He doesn't pull to standing yet, but he gets up on his knees. He attempted to stand tonight for the first time, but fell down & wasn't interested in trying again. He also went from all fours to a seated position for the first time yesterday.
I'm so excited & so relieved by all the progress he's making! Everyone says not to worry. All kids develop differently, which I know is true. At some point, however, there's a real concern that he's not developing properly. I know there's nothing wrong with him & truly believe this all related to his mellow, laid-back personality.
In addition to his physical developments, he's making gains in other areas too! He can do the following:
When December rolled around (11 months old) & he still hadn't pulled up yet, I decided it was time to take action. I found out about BabyNet through a friend. BabyNet is a free service through DHEC that helps children under age 3 that appear to be developing slowly. He qualified in a couple of areas & has been receiving services since January. He's currently being seen by 3 different people.
Lyndsay is an early interventionist & helps him a little in all areas. She's sort of like our case worker. Marissa is his speech therapist & has only seen him once so far. He's only a month or two behind according to her tests, so I'm not as concerned about him in that area. Katie is his physical therapist. She's only seen him one time, but we've seen more progress since that one visit than anything else. She first saw him on Monday, February 22. The next day, he crawled on all fours for the first time. He only went a couple of steps, but it was amazing! He's been "army crawling" for quite some time. He's also been getting up on all fours & rocking back & forth, so we knew crawling was coming soon. Also, he's just started pulling up in the last couple of days too! He doesn't pull to standing yet, but he gets up on his knees. He attempted to stand tonight for the first time, but fell down & wasn't interested in trying again. He also went from all fours to a seated position for the first time yesterday.
I'm so excited & so relieved by all the progress he's making! Everyone says not to worry. All kids develop differently, which I know is true. At some point, however, there's a real concern that he's not developing properly. I know there's nothing wrong with him & truly believe this all related to his mellow, laid-back personality.
In addition to his physical developments, he's making gains in other areas too! He can do the following:
- Give five
- Hold up 1 finger when asked how old he is
- Point to the ceiling when asked where the fan or light is
- Give a kiss on the cheek
- Blow a kiss
- Wave bye-bye
- Put blocks into the train (there's a slot on top where you put the block & it shoots out a hole in the back to put the block into a trailer)
- He eats a lot more table foods now too. Tomatoes seem to be his current favorite!
- I'm sure there are other things I can't remember at the moment. I'll update this as I remember.
Words he can say...
- MaMa
- DaDa
- No-no
- Go
- Ball
- Puppy
- Boo
- Uh oh
- Hat
- Night-night
- There are a lot of other words where he says the beginning sounds. He also repeats a lot of what he hears. So, we have to watch what we say & watch on TV these days!
That's all I have to report for now! I'll keep you all updated! He's doing something new everyday!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Family Fun
Blake got to hang out with Granna, Pappy, Aunt Wendy, Uncle John, & all his cousins this past weekend. Wade brought his John Deere Gator & took him for a spin!
Where'd my driver go?
I'll be driving in no time!
On the inside, looking out!Blake likes to swing with Granna!
February Fun
More pictures of the latest happenings...
Granna & Pappy came to visit on Valentine's Day!And they brought me a bath toy!
Playing with the frog & duck puppets that LaLa gave me!
Graham crackers are delicious! Snow!
Valentine's weekend brought snow to Myrtle Beach! It was Blake's first snow, sort of! (We got a few flurries last year, but he was only a few weeks old so we didn't go outside.) The snow brought a lot of excitement to the Grand Strand. We rarely get snow & even more rarely get a few inches of accumulation. We took Blake outside, but he wasn't very interested. He didn't want to touch the snow. It was too cold for him! Here are some pics of the momentous occasion!
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