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Posted by Jere Williams on July 7, 2005, 11:12 pm
I'd like to ask y'all for positive thoughts, prayers, whatever you are
comfortable with early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
While we were out of town last week, my 2 year old grandson was burned
rather badly on one foot, and somewhat less badly on both of his hands.
He's having surgery in the morning to graft skin on the third degree burns
on his foot.
He's such a little trooper -- he can't stand on that foot because it's so
painful, but he's scooting around nearly as fast as he was running before,
and he has such a positive personality and is such a sweetie.
When a stranger asks why his foot is bandaged, he says, "Boo-boo, I burn
it." It'd break your heart.
Anyway, I am keeping his two older siblings right now -- they have a
different dad (he's in Afghanistan at the present time) -- and his stepmom
who promised to keep them on Fridays decided to take a vacation to the
Virgin Islands without telling anyone -- my daughter finally got her on her
cell phone late today, and she was quite annoyed at having been interrupted.
Stress, stress and more stress -- I'm just grateful for a great burn center
here and wonderful docs and nurses and concerned friends.
Thanks....
--
Jere
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 8, 2005, 6:46 am
On 7/7/05 11:12 PM, in article 9amze.133104$PR6.44055@tornado.texas.rr.com,
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> I'd like to ask y'all for positive thoughts, prayers, whatever you are
> comfortable with early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
>
> While we were out of town last week, my 2 year old grandson was burned
> rather badly on one foot, and somewhat less badly on both of his hands.
> He's having surgery in the morning to graft skin on the third degree burns
> on his foot.
>
> He's such a little trooper -- he can't stand on that foot because it's so
> painful, but he's scooting around nearly as fast as he was running before,
> and he has such a positive personality and is such a sweetie.
>
> When a stranger asks why his foot is bandaged, he says, "Boo-boo, I burn
> it." It'd break your heart.
>
> Anyway, I am keeping his two older siblings right now -- they have a
> different dad (he's in Afghanistan at the present time) -- and his stepmom
> who promised to keep them on Fridays decided to take a vacation to the
> Virgin Islands without telling anyone -- my daughter finally got her on her
> cell phone late today, and she was quite annoyed at having been interrupted.
>
> Stress, stress and more stress -- I'm just grateful for a great burn center
> here and wonderful docs and nurses and concerned friends.
>
> Thanks....
> --
> Jere
>
>
Jere!
You know the thoughts for your DGS haven't stopped since you let me know!
Cheryl
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Posted by Pat EAXStitch on July 8, 2005, 2:01 pm
Poor little soul - ther`s very little more painful than a burn. How on
earth did he do it? I really hope that all goes well and he heals with no
problems or scars.
Pat P
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> On 7/7/05 11:12 PM, in article
9amze.133104$PR6.44055@tornado.texas.rr.com,
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> > I'd like to ask y'all for positive thoughts, prayers, whatever you are
> > comfortable with early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
> > While we were out of town last week, my 2 year old grandson was burned
> > rather badly on one foot, and somewhat less badly on both of his hands.
> > He's having surgery in the morning to graft skin on the third degree
burns
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> > on his foot.
> > He's such a little trooper -- he can't stand on that foot because it's
so
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> > painful, but he's scooting around nearly as fast as he was running
before,
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> > and he has such a positive personality and is such a sweetie.
> > When a stranger asks why his foot is bandaged, he says, "Boo-boo, I burn
> > it." It'd break your heart.
> > Anyway, I am keeping his two older siblings right now -- they have a
> > different dad (he's in Afghanistan at the present time) -- and his
stepmom
show/hide quoted text
> > who promised to keep them on Fridays decided to take a vacation to the
> > Virgin Islands without telling anyone -- my daughter finally got her on
her
show/hide quoted text
> > cell phone late today, and she was quite annoyed at having been
interrupted.
show/hide quoted text
> > Stress, stress and more stress -- I'm just grateful for a great burn
center
show/hide quoted text
> > here and wonderful docs and nurses and concerned friends.
> > Thanks....
> > --
> > Jere
> Jere!
> You know the thoughts for your DGS haven't stopped since you let me know!
> Cheryl
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Posted by Jere Williams on July 8, 2005, 4:31 pm
How did he do it....well, I suppose that's a story in itself. His parents
live out a ways from town on some acreage. They recently had several old
and rotten pine trees cut down, and a pit had been dug to burn them.
Additionally a smaller pit had been dug in the back yard to burn other
brush.
Evan's dad thought it had all burned itself out, as it hadn't even looked
like it was smoldering for a couple of days. He was working out in the back
yard while my daughter had taken her daughter to the grocery store, and my
other grandson was inside the house playing, what else, video games.
Greg turned his back for that proverbial "just a second" and Evan walked
over to investigate things -- and as he stepped onto some of the ashes, his
foot broke through into smoldering hot ash. He apparently leaned down to
brace himself, and that's when his hands were burned.
He called "Daddy" and Greg turned around and couldn't even tell he was in
trouble, he just thought he'd lost his balance, but when he walked into the
pit to pick him up, he realized his own shoes were burning.
He jerked him up and out and turned the water hose on him, pulling off his
little sandals.
He had second degree burns on both hands, and on the bottom of his foot --
the side of his foot was burned more badly, third degree in three patches.
They rushed to the emergency room, and the doctors there sent him over to
the burn center at LSU (Louisiana State University) Med. Center.
We were in San Diego when we got the call, scheduled to fly out the next
morning anyway. All my daughter could say was how awful it looked, and how
bad it was. We couldn't get home any more quickly, and let me tell you,
that was an agonizing night. When we got to their house the next day, there
was Evan on the den couch, all propped up on pillows with hands and foot
bandaged, and a huge smile on his face, happy to see us. He's really
amazing.
Today they took skin from his upper thigh for the grafts, and he'll be
bandaged for a week, then he goes back for a check to see how well the
grafts are taking.
I'm so grateful that children heal so quickly and that they usually heal so
well. Evan has an amazing personality; he's so engaging and upbeat nearly
all the time.
We are so fortunate he didn't topple over onto his face -- he'd have almost
surely been terribly injured if not killed. I am grateful every day that
what happened to him is fixable, and that he is taking it in stride.
That said, I do know that, as you say, Pat, burns are terribly painful, and
I just ache for him when he hurts.
--
Jere
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> Poor little soul - ther`s very little more painful than a burn. How on
> earth did he do it? I really hope that all goes well and he heals with no
> problems or scars.
> Pat P
> > On 7/7/05 11:12 PM, in article
> 9amze.133104$PR6.44055@tornado.texas.rr.com,
> > > I'd like to ask y'all for positive thoughts, prayers, whatever you are
> > > comfortable with early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
> > > While we were out of town last week, my 2 year old grandson was burned
> > > rather badly on one foot, and somewhat less badly on both of his
hands.
show/hide quoted text
> > > He's having surgery in the morning to graft skin on the third degree
> burns
> > > on his foot.
> > > He's such a little trooper -- he can't stand on that foot because it's
> so
> > > painful, but he's scooting around nearly as fast as he was running
> before,
> > > and he has such a positive personality and is such a sweetie.
> > > When a stranger asks why his foot is bandaged, he says, "Boo-boo, I
burn
show/hide quoted text
> > > it." It'd break your heart.
> > > Anyway, I am keeping his two older siblings right now -- they have a
> > > different dad (he's in Afghanistan at the present time) -- and his
> stepmom
> > > who promised to keep them on Fridays decided to take a vacation to the
> > > Virgin Islands without telling anyone -- my daughter finally got her
on
show/hide quoted text
> her
> > > cell phone late today, and she was quite annoyed at having been
> interrupted.
> > > Stress, stress and more stress -- I'm just grateful for a great burn
> center
> > > here and wonderful docs and nurses and concerned friends.
> > > Thanks....
> > > --
> > > Jere
> > Jere!
> > You know the thoughts for your DGS haven't stopped since you let me
know!
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> > Cheryl
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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on July 8, 2005, 5:13 pm
Jere Williams wrote:
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> That said, I do know that, as you say, Pat, burns are terribly painful, and
> I just ache for him when he hurts.
I've been reading the posts with interest. Blessings to your grandson.
And hugs to you. It's so very difficult to watch wee ones be in pain.
Dianne
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"The Journal of Needlework" - The E-zine for All Needleworkers
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> comfortable with early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
>
> While we were out of town last week, my 2 year old grandson was burned
> rather badly on one foot, and somewhat less badly on both of his hands.
> He's having surgery in the morning to graft skin on the third degree burns
> on his foot.
>
> He's such a little trooper -- he can't stand on that foot because it's so
> painful, but he's scooting around nearly as fast as he was running before,
> and he has such a positive personality and is such a sweetie.
>
> When a stranger asks why his foot is bandaged, he says, "Boo-boo, I burn
> it." It'd break your heart.
>
> Anyway, I am keeping his two older siblings right now -- they have a
> different dad (he's in Afghanistan at the present time) -- and his stepmom
> who promised to keep them on Fridays decided to take a vacation to the
> Virgin Islands without telling anyone -- my daughter finally got her on her
> cell phone late today, and she was quite annoyed at having been interrupted.
>
> Stress, stress and more stress -- I'm just grateful for a great burn center
> here and wonderful docs and nurses and concerned friends.
>
> Thanks....
> --
> Jere
>
>