I haven't updated any of you on Paul's progress after his horrific car accident. He's now home but his neck is broken. Specifically, he has 3 chipped vertebrae in his neck and lots and lots of pain but no other broken bones. He has trouble moving, laying down, etc as his legs, shoulders, back have all taken a serious pounding.
Anyhow, he said that he is emotional feeling a lot better but the physical pain and discomfort is going to take a long time to mend. He doesn't remember the accident at all. He said his first memory is of me holding his hand and shouting his name. He remembers me talking to him and said that he does remember me asking him if he felt like he was in pieces. He told me that he thought about it and remembers wiggling his toes, fingers and concentrating on what feelings he had in his body. Emotionally, once he did this and realized he wasn't paralyzed or in 'pieces', he felt stronger and was more alert. He concentrated on staying focused and working with the rescue team to get out of the car. He knew at this point that he was going to be okay.
His hospital stay was pretty traumatic and depressing. He was in intensive care for about a week unable to move (or look around to view his surroundings). He said that he was thrilled to get out of there and home to his wife and 2 small children. He's thankful that Curt and I (and Paul) stayed with him.
We wish Paul all the best during his recovery process and hope that it won't be too long or painful of a journey.
