Please Pray

On Thursday afternoon, my mother (Susie) was driving her father (Walter) home from the hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. All went well and he got through it with flying colors. On the way home, mom and Grandpa were driving in the Julian area on highway 79 when an oncoming car hit a large deer throwing the deer into their car, through their windshield and ended up in the front seat. Grandpa Walter was life-flighted to Palomar and mom went to Grossmont Hospital by ambulance. Mom got home about 4:00 the next morning. She has a concussion, a few cuts and bruises, and will need surgery soon to repair a torn tendon in her thumb. Please pray for her as she is thinking a lot about the accident and is worried about her dad.
Grandpa is in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Palomar Hospital. He has extensive lacerations to his face and a CT scan showed a subdural hematoma (bleeding between his skull and brain). Thankfully, it appears that the blood is slowly beginning to reabsorb back into his blood stream. He responds well to the nurses, recognizes all the family members, and is talking about the past, present, and continues to talk about going to the Grand Canyon in the future. The doctors also reported that Grandpa has a fractured left hand. The medical staff have stated that he is doing very well for what happened to him. We are praying that the collected blood continues to reabsorb and that his other injuries heal quickly.

UPDATE:
I just spoke with my Uncle Bill who has faithfully been by my grandfathers side. He reported that the nurses have him sitting up!!!

Thank you all who are praying for my family. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! I will update this blog daily.