Katharine slept most of the day yesterday – it was a pain meds induced sleep, but we’ll take it!. She had a pretty good night, too. When she is awake she is in a lot of pain in a lot of places, bless her heart… she appears to have damaged her shoulder because it’s really painful, but nothing is broken in there. Her back hurts a lot, but she only has two possible positions in the bed – flat on her back or turned slightly to her right – and moving her from one position to the other is quite an ordeal involving two nurses and lots of pillows.
She goes for surgery within the next hour and her “appointment” is at 11ish. It’s expected to take 3-6 hours. She will be here for another couple of days, at least – they’ll probably put screws in her left arm on Wednesday so she can use it better/sooner for the recovery from her hip surgery. She will not be able to bear weight on the leg for 8 weeks, and no driving for about 12 weeks. I’ve heard it mentioned that they may send her to a rehab hospital for a bit before sending her home. She’ll probably be at our house for awhile, at least.
Her ear, which has 15-20 little stitches in it, got infected so they are also going to open it up and see what they can do there while she’s under.
So today, prayers for Dr. Dart and his team… steady hands, good judgment. Prayers for us that everything we do and say through this will bring glory to God. He has been so incredibly faithful in so many ways, big and small. Amazing.
I had a lovely conversation yesterday with the gentleman who pulled up immediately after the accident happened and found out that God had indeed sent an angel. He was wonderful to her, getting her a blanket, helping her get turned (she had apparently come to rest on her left arm and refused NOT to move despite his many entreaties not to – what a surprise), calming her down and keeping her calm until the ambulance came, and then waiting after the ambulance left until we arrived (a minute or two later, but still). Yesterday’s call was his second call to check on her. I asked how he got our number to call us and he said Katharine had told him. I was so glad to hear she was so lucid immediately following the accident!
Prayers also, today, for the other cyclist we found out was hit the same day on West 21st Street!
And lastly, pray for wisdom for me to know what to do and say with Jesse. Katharine ended their relationship but he doesn’t accept it. He came yesterday and hung out for a couple of hours (when I was at home showering and napping) and I’m just not sure what to do or say! I’m really not good at stuff like this. Katharine at first said she didn’t want him here, then that she felt sorry for him, and yes, he could come, but I was hoping it would be more to pop in. We have a long road ahead and I really need wisdom for how to deal with this.
I love you all! Thank you so much for your prayers and love and support.
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