[TheForge] Jerry Frost is hurt

[Schade]

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This was the original (edited) notice Deb sent out.
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Guys, Jer is hurt - he is hurt really bad. it happened monday  
afternoon. you can reach me (temporarily) at frostygooseAK at Yahoo.com.

Jerry is at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, in the CCU  
(Critical Care Unit). he was felling a tree on Monday, I found him in  
the driveway, just out of sight of the house. A big birch tree was  
down across the driveway and he was on the far side of it so I didnt  
see him until I got closer - then I realized he was on the ground but  
was struggling to get to his feet

The EMTs had to call the Flight For Life helicopter to trasport him to  
Anchorage and straight to the trauma center. He has a bad head injury  
(that is the biggest concern), had a punctured lung (quickly re- 
inflated once he was at the hospital), multiple broken ribs, a spiral  
fracture to his right (lower) leg and fractures in his right foot. I  
think the tree most likely kicked back on him and hit him squarely in  
the chest - but it's just a guess from the injuries and where we found  
his chain saw lying (next to the just cut stump). What happened to his  
head is a mystery and may stay that way unless he remembers what  
happened ... which he probably won't.

I'm just praying he lives at his point and that WHEN he "comes back",  
that he knows me. The neurologist says we just have to wait out the  
concussion. The swelling in his brain hasn't gotten any worse over the  
past 48 hours ... but they say that could still change either way. He  
lived through the first 72 hours, which is a good sign. But he isn't  
out of the woods by any means yet ... and there is a high probability  
that recovery will be measured in months rather than weeks without a  
miracle. I believe in miracles, but will take ANYTHING as long as he  
eventually recovers.

I am supposed to be up here taking a nap (I am staying at the hospital  
for now, in their "Alaska House" rooms up on the 7th floor - converted  
patient rooms, but at least private and I am only a few steps from the  
elevator.). there is not much we can do right now but pray and wait.  
I'll call you when I can. In the mean time, if you can contact  
Frosty's "sandbox" friends and anyone else you know of that I might  
not remember, I'd appreciate it.

My family and friends are keeping tabs on me via Facebook (of all  
things, eh?) ... it seems to be the easiest way to reach everyone at  
once, especially since I haven't been able to get home to my own  
computer or e-address book. If either of you are on Facebook, I opened  
a new account under the name "De Frost" for the time being. I can't  
access my regular page.

I don't know what else to do ... just pray. A lot.

Needing hugs but hanging on,
-Deb

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On Oct 3, 2009, at 1:14 AM, James Binnion wrote:

> Long time forge member Jerry Frost has been seriously injured in a
> tree felling accident. He has suffered major head injuries along with
> broken ribs a punctured lung, spiral fracture to his leg and broken
> foot. His condition is critical, and he may not survive. Jerry is at
> Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, in the CCU  Pray for him and
> his wife Deb.
>
> Jim