Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Some bad news

For those who don't already know, Jeremy broke his neck on Monday night. He and his brother were taking a quick swim at the beach before dinner. The water was pretty rough and Jeremy was on his way in when a wave he was trying to "ride in" dumped him head first into the sand. Luckily Greg his bro was there to drag him into shore. He's been in the hospital and after x-rays, ct scans and MRI, they've concluded he has factured his C7 (one of the neck bones) and has ligament damage to c7 and c6 which means he's going to need surgery. They're going to have to fuse the two vertebrae together to prevent future nerve damage. Jeremy is doing very well considering the injury. He's basically bed ridden and has a neck brace on and can only get up to walk around the halls of the hospital. We're waiting to hear back on when the surgery will be, either Friday or Monday. I'll try to post often, but I don't have a laptop or easy access to a computer when I'm at the hospital and I'm there most of the time. Please keep us in your prayers, we really appreciate it! And remember to take good care of your precious delicate body. This experience has made me think twice about the choices I make, like whether to cross on the cross walk or not, or whether to run the yellow light or stop, or whether I should speed around the slow poke or just wait for him to move....just something to think about.

8 comments:

Dirk 'n Juli said...

Good Luck! Thoughts and prayers are with you guys! Let us know how everything goes!

Elise said...

oh my gosh chelsey, i'm so sorry about jeremy, i can't imagine what your all going through, we are praying for you and your little family. We love you!

Melaina and Ben said...

wow!! Let Jeremy know Me and Ben love him! And Ben says hi!!! We miss you guys and wish we could be there for you!!! Totally in our prayers girl!!!

Anna said...

your family is in our hearts and prayers. it's too bad that sometimes it takes something like this to really slow down and think about life. wish i could just jump on a plane right now and help you out. i'm glad you have lots of family around. we heart the hansen's!

Amy said...

I am so sorry about what has happened! We will deffinetly keep Jer and you in our family prayers! We love you and miss you all the time and we are just sick about what you two are going through... it's a miracle that Jer is walking and everything!! Please remember that we love you and you all are in our prayers!!

Marc and Liz Anson said...

As I said this morning, we will be praying for your family. Miss you tons, wish we were there to help you. Let us know how everything goes when you can. LOVES! :)

Mary and Gary said...

Tell Jeremy to hang in there!

Andrea and Mikey said...

Chel and Jeremy, I am so sorry to hear this. Our prayers and thoughts are always with you. I wish I could be with you, but please know anything you need, I am here. I sure love you guys.