update on my brother

 He is still in very bad shape. He has eight broken ribs, two very bad ones. Liver lacerations, broken clavicle,scapula, both arms,right leg(which he had surgery on),fingers. He has road rash and cuts that required stitches. They do think he has no brain injuries which is remarkable after seeing his helmet. His left wrist is badly crushed and that will be the next surgery as soon as his lungs allow it. He is still on a respirator and feeding tube and they are keeping him heavily sedated and most likely will for several weeks. We do think he is going to survive. Blood clots and pneumonia are concerns

Please keep him in prayer

He was traveling at a pretty fast speed when he had to lay the bike down to avoid hitting another rider. The front of the group had stopped and the rear was trying to catch up. The accordion effect was the reason he crashed,that and operator error. No one else was hurt thankfully. I just heard if he isn't breathing on his own by Weds. they will put in a trach. They are going to have to put a chest tube in today because of swelling and fluid around the lungs but are going to try to get the wrist surgery soon.

All the patriot guard and CMA riders have been so nice, they really look after their own.

Susie so glad to hear that he is doing as well as he is....that was an awful crash....Joe and I belong to the CMA group in Branson and we have been keeping him on our prayer list since this happened.
We know that God can heal so we are believeing that ....love and prayers.

Prayers are with you and your family!!

Poor guy.  Wonder if he will give up motorcycles now.  Sounds like he broke about all his bones.  It's a miracle he is doing as well as he is. 

Hope he continues to improve.

Suzie,

I'm sorry to hear your brother is in such bad shape.  It is a blessing that he appears to have no brain injury.  It may take awhile but with the Lord's help his body will recover.  I'll continue to keep your brother and your family in my prayers.

Thank you for the update.

Debbie D.