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Lauren Graham
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UPDATED June 16, 2009 5:00 PM
What Happened: About 2:30 pm Central time Friday, June 12th, Lauren was involved in a very serious car accident. She was hit in the passenger's side of the car by a semi going around 55-60mph. She has not been conscious since. Her primary concern is that she has experienced major head trauma. She has a severe concussion. She does have two broken bones in her left foot, which they can't do anything about until the neurosurgeon releases her for surgery. The bone on the top of her foot going to her large toe has multiple bone fragments and will require a pin. |
An eyewitness account relates: "I had a chance to visit with Lauren today and the Grahams. She is really looking good - good color and healing well. So relieved to see this. Just anxious to see the foot taken care of and the breathing tube removed."
Cards can be sent to the hospital address at:
BroMenn Regional Medical Center
1304 Franklin Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
From the Graham's:
When we got here this morning, the doctor had already removed the ventricular catheter from Lauren's head (this catheter gave a pressure release valve and was pressure sensitive to the cranial cavity). This is great news, because the neuro surgeon had emphasized to me that he would not remove this until he was certain that nothing dangerous or harmful was going to occur in her head. In other words no more worries about further damage from pressure or bleeding!
They also had her on a much lower dose of sedative, and she was extremely active, moving and shifting around in her sleep, trying to yawn, trying to turn over. The activity is a very good sign. However, they've had to give her a little more sedative, because at this level she will occasionally try to pull off some of her tubes, and try to pull the breathing tube out. She doesn't like all that stuff on her.
Following tomorrow mornings CT-scan they hope to release her to the orthopedic surgeon to do the foot surgery. At that point they can begin weening her off of the respirator and sedation. This is when we will find out how much of our "original" Lauren we will be getting back. We have been warned of possible memory loss and personality shifts. We have faith that God will answer everyone's prayers and bring back Lauren as we know her.
One final thank you again for your love and prayers.
Warm Regards,
Ken and Susan