Having trouble sleeping, again, so thought I would take a moment to post a relatively complete update.

So, this all began early Friday morning, March 6. My sister Danna has been recovering from knee replacement (after 2 other unrelated surgeries) for the past few months and was just back to walking without a cane. She and her husband, Wayne, were out for their morning stroll to walk their Yorkie, PeeWee. Danna had PeeWee in her arms.

When they got to the end of the driveway at the street they noticed a low-hanging internet service cable (to their house) had been hit (a SECOND time!) and was dangling down. Wayne turned to go back to the house to get wire cutters to remove it from the street, a neighbor’s car came around the corner on their street (think big cul-de-sac curve with access from both ends) and Danna tried to signal and stop them, but they were going too fast and did not see the cable.

The car hit and snagged the cable whipping the loose end at high speed; it hit Wayne across his forearm leaving a bad wound. The free end then hit Danna in the head, she has a bruise/scar extending from the left side of her mouth all the way back to just below her left ear. The vehicle didn’t stop immediately so the force of the impact spun her around and even dragged her a short distance on the pavement after she landed face down.

The impact left the bruise on her face and abrasions/bruises around her left eye, and the fall left her with a bleeding head wound, a dislocated right shoulder, at least one broken rib on the right side, and lots more abrasions on her arms and hands.

The driver did stop to help and Danna was taken by ambulance to the hospital in short order. Initial worry was with her head wound from the fall. Doctors stopped the internal and external bleeding and her brain surgeon has since ruled out any need for surgery. She was awake and able to speak a few hours after the accident, but she has no memory of the event. She also has a hard time hearing, especially on the left, and her vision isn’t good. Her eyeglasses were destroyed (but we recovered both lenses since) and we found some reading glasses that she wears if she has too.

She is in a lot of pain, any movement causes her to great discomfort, but they had her out of bed for a short time today. Her physical progress is such that they hope to send her home today with a home care arrangement and lots of physical/occupational therapy. They say recovery, especially the shoulder separation, will take several months.

We’ve been helping transport Wayne, get groceries, clean house, take care of PeeWee, make home care arrangements, and prep to get Danna home, but there’s not much more we can do now. So, sticking to our original plan, we hope to return home later today (back in CR late tonight).

I’ll post more during travel home if possible, and maybe some photos once I get back home.