My son Chris is coming along

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:53 pm

Some of you caught that my son was involved in a head on with a drunk driver back on Sept 16th, well after his first graft died, this is the second attempt:

For those of you that had asked about it, thought you'd like the update.

I take it that no one would like to lick his toes?

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:01 pm

OMG Ross, I did not know!!! Those pics send chills up my spine!!!

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MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:04 pm

Thank you for the update. Ow!! That looks so very painful!! Is he home? Or still in the hospital? Does he have to undergo therapy now after this latest graft? Can you visit him often or keep in contact? Geezo...who dropped a quarter in this question machine!!

Prayers and best wishes headed your way for him, and the family as well. Keep us informed...he must be a fighter just as his Dad was and is..courage and inner strength kinda tends to run in the family lines, especially with such an excellent example in you.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:31 pm

MissTynker2 wrote:Thank you for the update. Ow!! That looks so very painful!! Is he home? Or still in the hospital? Does he have to undergo therapy now after this latest graft? Can you visit him often or keep in contact? Geezo...who dropped a quarter in this question machine!!

Prayers and best wishes headed your way for him, and the family as well. Keep us informed...he must be a fighter just as his Dad was and is..courage and inner strength kinda tends to run in the family lines, especially with such an excellent example in you.

We just got him home Thursday last week after 6 operations. He has a 4 to 6 week break before the next one. He has more screws, brackets and pins in his ankle then most building foundation do. It's amazing that he could keep the foot at all.

He lost his future mother in law in the accident. She was killed on impact. His fiancee lost her left kidney, spleen and had massive internal bleeding, but made it. She is currently back in the hospital with bowel blockage.

He is depressed and with good reason. This is going to be a very long road to recovery and very painful every step of the way. The drunk is in jail on a 3.5 million dollar bond and is set to go before the Grand Jury in 2 weeks or so. State of Ohio is charging him with 1 felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide and 3 counts of aggravated vehicular assault. He had no license, no insurance and was just released from prison in April. He was out celebrating his birthday and violating parole. He decided to pass 2 vehicles and a tanker truck on a curve doing 120mph.

For Gods sakes people, please don't drink and drive!

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:37 pm

Oh man! I missed this somehow, Ross!

What a terrible story.

Prayers on the way my friend!

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:44 pm

downhill wrote:Oh man! I missed this somehow, Ross!

What a terrible story.

Prayers on the way my friend!

Downhill do you think you can get Bouncer and a few others over here and remove this black cloud that resides over us? We've had all we can take and more.

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:44 pm

Good Lord!! I do not remember all of that. What a terrible tragedy...one alone would have been tough enough to struggle with...but this is a whole lifetime worth of emotional struggles, besides the physical, all wrapped up in one package!! I am so very sorry. Thank you for answering my questions, that must have been painful for you as well....just the recall...stay together, be strong for one another. Angel Blessings

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:45 pm

so sorry Blebs,... to say that situation is tragic, is a understatement. Prayers go out to you and your family. No matter what the s.o.b. that hit them gets, justice is not served. My Mom got hit by a drunk driver also, when I was young.
Final justice in the next realm will be harsh.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:47 pm

Here is the link to the offenders prison profile:
http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSear ... 09164&pg=x

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:49 pm

knightmare wrote:so sorry Blebs,... to say that situation is tragic, is a understatement. Prayers go out to you and your family. No matter what the s.o.b. that hit them gets, justice is not served. My Mom got hit by a drunk driver also, when I was young.
Final justice in the next realm will be harsh.

Thank you and you are so right.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:50 pm

blebs99 wrote:Downhill do you think you can get Bouncer and a few others over here and remove this black cloud that resides over us? We've had all we can take and more.

Ross I can't even imagine the grief that your family and your future daughter-in-laws family is going through.

The guy obviously doesn't have a bit of respect for human life.

I'd like to send your son a card. Can you give us an address? PM is fine if you want to keep it confidential.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:54 pm

Ross, you guys definately got my prayers!!!!!!!!!!!

minir · Post by **minir** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:25 pm

Hi blebs

A terrible tragedy blebs. My Prayers go out to all your Family.

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regards

minir

A_old · Post by **A_old** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:45 pm

I'm so sorry man.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:17 pm

Sorry to hear this Blebs

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:29 pm

Damn, Blebs. No luck on that side of the buckeye state.

Prayers for your son and your family...

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:30 am

Damn
Sorry to hear this, i didnt know

I wish him speedy recovery, prayers are sent for you son and family.

Sarahnn · Post by **Sarahnn** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:51 am

I'm so sorry.....I must have missed this when it happened.

My prayers are with you all.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:18 am

My deepest sympathies to you and your family. I cant even imagine what you guys are going through. My prayers are with you.

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:55 am

wow ... praying for you and your family Blebs ...

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:59 am

blebs99 wrote:I take it that no one would like to lick his toes?

We'll have to wait for that guy to get caught and find out lol

Is the foot his only major injury?

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:20 am

mountainman wrote:Damn, Blebs. No luck on that side of the buckeye state.

Prayers for your son and your family...

No there isn't. I'd gladly pay anyone to take the black cloud that resides over us and has since 1991, away! Every year since, it's been one catastrophe after another. Pretty soon, all the times that you've been told things will get better, seems like lies.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:24 am

Sarahnn wrote:I'm so sorry.....I must have missed this when it happened.

My prayers are with you all.

I snuck it in when Chris (Martian God) had his blow out and I guess he thought I was directing thoughts toward him, which I wasn't, but that's all water under the bridge now.

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Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:47 pm

Gee whiz. Wow! Hope this one takes fine.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:07 pm

Been there man ...my wife was almost killed by a drunk driver almost 10 years ago...her and her friend were hit head on while on the freeway.... It's gonna be tough but hang in there and I'm glad to see he's made it home.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:26 pm

The news just came down that he is to be seen Friday by his Ortho about applying a fixator to his ankle to help crank his foot back upright. He ain't gonna be happy about that one bit!

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:58 pm

Ouch! That does not sound like it will be the most pleasant appliance in the world. I am so glad he has such loving support...he needs it...and so do YOU! Stay with us.

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:10 am

I'm terribly sorry to hear about your son's accident blebs. Prayers and good thoughts on the way.

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:41 am

Nasty bit of damage Blebs.
Hope everything works out with the healing.
Looks like a lot of work to be done but it will get there.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:57 am

blebs99 wrote:No there isn't. I'd gladly pay anyone to take the black cloud that resides over us and has since 1991, away! Every year since, it's been one catastrophe after another. Pretty soon, all the times that you've been told things will get better, seems like lies.

Payment not needed. Sending prayers to remove that cloud. Believe that it is possible!

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:38 am

Debbie wrote:Payment not needed. Sending prayers to remove that cloud. Believe that it is possible!

Yes I do, but my patience in these things is wearing very thin.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:46 am

blebs99 wrote:Yes I do, but my patience in these things is wearing very thin.

I know you have been through many trials. Godspeed to you and your family Ross.

De Plano · Post by **De Plano** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:30 pm

Man I hope your family gets through this as best as it can. Sending prayers for recovery for everyone in the family

I must say those pics made me almost throw up a little

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:31 pm

De Plano wrote:Man I hope your family gets through this as best as it can. Sending prayers for recovery for everyone in the family

I must say those pics made me almost throw up a little

Aren't you glad I posted them with the graft in place? I don't think you'd of held your stomach contents if you saw it without.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:05 am

John wrote:Horrible.

I hope he has a fast recovery, and gets over his (well justified) depression.

We all wish for that, but it's not going to be anything fast. This is going to have lifetime reprecussions. Thanks for your thoughts anyhow.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:41 pm

Prayers being sent from here.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:28 pm

blebs99 wrote:

Here is the link to the offenders prison profile:
http://www.drc.state.oh.us/OffenderSear ... 09164&pg=x

Wow......my most sincerest apologies, Ross. In the moment I too, mistook what you were posting. I"m embarrassed to say the least.

In retrospect I should have cleaned it up and sticked it.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:32 pm

Not a problem DH. I was simply trying to say that people can be jackasses while under the influence and that as a result, innocent people can get hurt and it's all uncalled for. In Jeremy Riley's case, he's a career loser and has no respect for others or the law. He's the type of guy that smiles as he kills you. Loss of life and maiming of others is not something to take lightly. My whole point was simply to draw attention to how stupid we can be under the influence and NOT TO DRIVE while in that state.

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:44 am

[quote="blebs99"]We all wish for that, but it's not going to be anything fast. This is going to have lifetime reprecussions. Thanks for your thoughts anyhow. ]
How are things going Ross?

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:08 pm

Very slow. Were trying to find a way for Chris to be able to soak the foot in the tub or a basin, but we need something to support his ankle, as he cannot stand the pain of allowing it to dangle unsupported long enough to get it to water. I need to fashion some sort of water soluable splint or something.