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We are super excited to share this update with you. John was stable for the most part this afternoon which allowed them to do the full body imagine and take him back to the OR as they planned. The Dr reported they have stopped all internal bleeding and at the time of his report they were working on closing him up. They were able to repair a severe laceration to his diaphragm. The hope is to close him up and be done with this step. They were able to completely close his chest tonight and his abdomen is mostly closed but not completely. They wanted to leave that open to help allievate some of the fluid he is retaining. His vitals are slightly elevated but stable with the medication. The preliminary catscan shows no serious injuries to the brain and we will know more as the swelling comes down. All major internal organs are stable. With the bleeding stopped we can now start to address some of the other injuries. He has many to choose from but with the bleeding under control the next priority is the head injuries. This will be a time thing- it could take days or weeks for his body to heal enough to wean him of the meds to increase his alertness. Orthopedics will need to address the broken bones and the skin graft to repair where they relieved the pressure in his arm. So very thankful for the progress he has made the last 24 hours. This is going to be a long road to recovery but so excited recovery is becoming a real possibility. When asked what to expect the Dr predicted "the ABSOLUTE best case scenario for recovery time is a minimum of 1 1/2 months in the hospital". We are thrilled to have months and years in John's future. This should get interesting especially when John hears that news! :)

Just a note out to the fabulous group of men and women who have supported and loved on our family the last few days - it seems like forever but it has just been a little over 24 hours. What a day and what a blessing you have been!