More Catching up

Something I didn't emphasize enough in that last post is how wonderful Alan was throughout all of this, especially when another crisis happened during the last month. I will explain in this post. I honestly don't know what I would have done without his support. He was there any time I needed him. He knew when to say the right things or when to just let silence take over. I am so thankful for him and the support he shows me day in and day out. I am one blessed girl to be marrying this man and also into this family. His Mom and Sister came to the funeral, which was so thoughtful and greatly appreciated, espcically after what all they were dealing with. We received cards from other family members, also greatly appreciated, so a sincer thank you to all of you.
A few weeks ago on a Monday, Alan had gone to Medford for the day and then drove to Wichita for his monthly work trip. I got a call from him that night saying Jake, his brother, was pitching in a softball game and took a line drive to the face. All we knew was he had a broken nose. We soon found out it was much more serious than a broken nose and we both were on our way to OKC to the OU Medical Trauma Center. Basically, the ambulance had taken him to the Edmond hospital. Due to the nature of his injuries, they were preparing to transport him to OU med, but in the process he began having a seizure and his breathing stopped. Needless to say, they had to intubate him. Once he was stabalized, he was transported. He was in the ICU for the next 4 days. This was a scary time for everyone as we did not know how severe the brain damage was since they had medically induced a coma. He did have a broken nose, actually more of a crushed nose, plus he also had fractured his skull in 2 places, a fractured orbital bone on the left and a subdural hematoma. He would require a major facial reconstructive surgery, which was performed 8 days after the injury. He was in surgery for 7 hours. He was in the hospital another week after the surgery. As of now, he is on the road to recovery but he is still having some vision problems. We hope it will correct itself, but only time will tell. He gets his nose tubes out next week. His family was amazing throughout this time as it was scary with a lot of unknowns. We were all worried about him but are so thankful that he has come as far as he has. Jake has been so strong throughout all of this. We look forward to the day he is healed and all of the prayers have been answered. We love you Jake!