Wednesday
Briggs had a difficult start today (with recurrent nausea and dizziness that she experiences in the morning, apparently the residue from the head injury and other trauma), compounded by a two hour trip to St. Paul to see her orthopedic surgeon.
But the news she got from her orthopedic surgeon more than made up for the slow start. Her orthopedic surgeon treats her pelvic fractures. We think that the most important part of her recovery is to get her ambulatory again.
This is what she learned from her orthopedic surgeon today: she is ahead of schedule in mending her five pelvic fractures, none of which have displaced.Initially, we had been told that she would have to spend eight to twelve weeks using a walker. It now appears that it will only be six weeks. Charlotte Gallagher's acupuncture must be helping!
She was cleared to start physical therapy on Monday. And she has been cleared to begin exercising by bearing weight while using her walker. Thus, the confident pose you see in the attached picture!
She will be seeing her neurosurgeon on July 5 concerning her neck/skull fracture and injuries. And will be seeing a plastic surgeon to do repair work on her facial laceration in the near future.
Bill Siitari
Bill has had several medical appointments and appears right on schedule for a full recovery. Bill, his father, David, and his brother, Andrew, will be here for the weekend. I'm not sure if I hear golf yet, but maybe the driving range?
We'll let you know as there are further developments. It appears that positive progress continues, moved along by the positive attitudes of both Bill and Briggs, to say nothing of the positive support that they continue to receive from family and friends.
Steve
