Joe Gregor Update
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Joe Gregor Update
Joe went into surgery last night at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital in Woodstock at about 9:30am and they finished at about 2am. Janet Gregor arrived at the hospital at about 11:20pm last night and spent the night there. The surgeons repaired a shattered right shoulder and broken bones on the left arrm a couple of inches above the writst. Joe will have external pins and a fixator on the left arm for 6 weeks followed by a short cast. The surgeon told Janet that repairing the shattered shoulder was a very difficult operation and that everything looked good. However, a follow-up X-ray showed that one of the nails holding the bone fragments together looked a little too long. So they will be going back in this afternoon to replace the nail. After the surgery, Joe was able to use the hand and fingers on his right arm (broken shoulder side) and was playing with his Ipod. He is expected to have full recovery on his left arm. The surgeon said he may have some stiffness on his right arm in one of the degrees of rotation. Hopefully PT and Joe's dogged determination will take care of that.
Janet will be staying at the hospital until he gets back from surgery today and then she will be returning there tomorrow. Joe is expected to be discharged on Wednesday.
I'll let ya'll know if I hear anything else.
Matthew
Janet will be staying at the hospital until he gets back from surgery today and then she will be returning there tomorrow. Joe is expected to be discharged on Wednesday.
I'll let ya'll know if I hear anything else.
Matthew
I just talked to Janet again, and Joe had another small surgery this morning to refine the angle of the wrist. The surgeon is now very pleased with the results. Janet is quite happy with the care that he's receiving.
Joe is free of all peripheral equipment and is walking and eating some. He's feeling somewhat better. He should be discharged tomorrow.
Karen
Joe is free of all peripheral equipment and is walking and eating some. He's feeling somewhat better. He should be discharged tomorrow.
Karen
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Joe;
I am so sorry about your accident. I hope that you have a very speedy and full recovery. Just an offer.... down the road; if you are up to it....I have your landing on video. I will destroy the tape at your request or you are welcome to have it for feedback on your accident. The video was shot from launch at full zoom and shows enough detail to show that you got hit by a fairly strong rotor as you came in on final at the bottom of the hill. I have been slammed there myself but in your case you got hit 2 x as hard as I can ever recall getting hit by down air at the bottom of the LZ hill. I can understand if you never want to see the video. I just thought I'd offer it if you want the feedback. All the best to you.
I am so sorry about your accident. I hope that you have a very speedy and full recovery. Just an offer.... down the road; if you are up to it....I have your landing on video. I will destroy the tape at your request or you are welcome to have it for feedback on your accident. The video was shot from launch at full zoom and shows enough detail to show that you got hit by a fairly strong rotor as you came in on final at the bottom of the hill. I have been slammed there myself but in your case you got hit 2 x as hard as I can ever recall getting hit by down air at the bottom of the LZ hill. I can understand if you never want to see the video. I just thought I'd offer it if you want the feedback. All the best to you.
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Hey Gary....now that Joe seems like he'll be okay I have to ask: on the entertainment scale how does the current tape compare to the classic Howard/Paul collision?
Back to work. Set to defend my Thesis in late July. I may not get out before then, but will bring Joe any brew I can find when I do.
Back to work. Set to defend my Thesis in late July. I may not get out before then, but will bring Joe any brew I can find when I do.
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Do we HAVE to bring that up again???? I had hoped that most people had forgotten about that one. JEEEZ!brianvh wrote:Hey Gary....now that Joe seems like he'll be okay I have to ask: on the entertainment scale how does the current tape compare to the classic Howard/Paul collision?
Back to work. Set to defend my Thesis in late July. I may not get out before then, but will bring Joe any brew I can find when I do.
Besides...it was really more the "Paul slams into poor, deer-in-the-headlights, Howard" than the "Howard/ Paul collision."
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