Tuesday, October 9, 2007

8:00am Tuesday

Dr. Lee just called and I, christa, spoke with him. He called to tell us that the plane has been delayed by 2 hours, so he is not expected to leave Turkey until 2pm Turkish time, 4am our time. Which means he should be landing in Germany at about 8 or 9am our time on Wednesday. I asked if the process of moving him via ambulance and plane is at all dangerous for David. He reassured me that the actual plane he will be going in is better equipped than the Turkish hospital he is in right now. And that the medical team going with him are extremely capable of handling his condition and everything that comes with it. He said that David is doing as good as can be expected and nothing has changed with his condition since the last time we talked. I asked him what kind of subdural hematoma he has, acute, subacute, or chronic. He said acute because of the impact of the accident. He said the blood between the dura layer of the brain and the brain itself is evenly spread, not pooling in any one spot. this is also good news. They have said that surgery is not necessary at this point.
It is now 9:51am and I have recieved numerous other calls since beginning this letter. so! There is a chance that after being evaluated and treated in Germany, they will fly him to the states, DC maybe. Mom and Dad are on their way home without a passport from the passport shop and are now advised to wait until after he is assessed in Germany to make further plans. The gentlemen helping them said he can get them a passport in a matter of hours if and when that time comes.
David's commanding officer just called and told me that David was in the seat behind the driver in the car and that when they came around a corner, they hit some loose gravel and started going up and embankment, swirved the other way and hit a tree, which slowed them down, they then rolled slowly down the hill about 50 ft and were stopped by some more trees. They did roll over a big rock that the guys are speculating must have been what caused David's head injury. There was a big indent in the roof of the car.
The guys in the car are pretty shook up and are worried about David. Mom sent word to the driver that she doesn't want him to feel guilty for anything. David's CO said that those words really meant a lot to him and that he's been crying off and on. So pray for those boys and their peace of minds.
Okay, that's it for now! Keep praying!