The Bionic Woman

Lauren's accident happened in the wee hours of Saturday morning. No one else was in the car and there was no other car involved in the accident. Unfortunately she was not wearing her seat belt and was thrown from her car after losing control and landed in a ditch. She landed on her right side which is where she sustained most of her injuries.


Of all her injuries the most troubling has been the damage to her ribs. She has several broken ribs on each side as well as punctured lung because of this she has tubes draining the fluid from each lung. Tomorrow she will undergo surgery to repair the breaks on her left side. The procedure entails placing titanium plates (that look a lot like bike chains) on each of the breaks to hold the broken rib bones together. These plates will stay in forever. Thus giving Lauren the name "Bionic Women" like that 70's show where the main character was saved by having some of her limbs replaced by "bionic" ones that gave her super powers. The surgery will leave a nasty scar or as I like to call it a battle wound. Just like a little kid that falls and scraps it's knee--Lauren will always have a reminder of this experience and how blessed she is to live to tell the tale.

My last update is the best piece of news I have to share. Even under heavy sedation Lauren's spunk is still there. Last night even through the pain meds and the fact that her hands are tied down she found a way to shimmy her head down to her left hand and almost pull all of the tubes out of her mouth! No worries she wasn't hurt but I really had to just shake my head and think--thatta girl!

We have had folks ask if they can come to visit--we welcome you to come but want everyone to know that there are only two visitors allowed back to see Lauren at a time. Because of this please come to the 4th floor waiting room of Grant Medical Center and check in with which ever family member may be on the floor at the time. This way we can walk you down to Lauren's room switch visitors and give you an update. Visitor's are a nice distraction for everyone. Also visiting hours in the ICU are 9 am-12 pm, 2-5 pm and 8-10 pm. Once Lauren is moved we will be sure to share the new hospital info.

Lastly we want to thank everyone for your prayers and good wishes. Please keep them coming. We feel pleased as a family to be surrounded by so much love.