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At a glance:
Noah: is working hard at physical therapy. He hung out with the Avalanche team in his room before seeing a game, too!
Amada: is getting her pins out early, the doctor says her bones are healing nicely.
Dante: is back in Durango, and enjoyed a ride on the Polar Express yesterday!

Archive for 'Kids' Category

Ms. Amada update

Nov 19th, 2009 by Becky Hotchkiss | 2

We got some great news today that you will all be very happy to hear. Amada is awake, talking, laughing and eating yogurt. The doctors say she could be home in Durango as early as a week. Wonderful! Keep your prayers and thoughts coming!

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Update on Noah

Nov 19th, 2009 by Sam Hotchkiss | Comments Off

His surgery last night showed no significant internal problems, just a whole lot of bruising, which is great news.
Correction: there was actually a little bit of tearing on his intestines, but they were able to get it repaired, which should have his belly feeling better soon.

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Status Update

Nov 19th, 2009 by Sam Hotchkiss | 6

In the last day, the following changes have happened with the kids:
Dante: No change, we’re just waiting right now.
Amada: Her breathing tube has been removed, so she is now breathing on her own.  She’s woken up a few times, and has been responsive to questions and has had short conversations with her dad. Great!!!
Noah: Noah [...]

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Noah’s Status

Nov 18th, 2009 by Sam Hotchkiss | 2

Noah had plastic surgery on the area surrounding his right eye and the orthopedics team set his right arm. The biggest obstacle facing him, at this point, is his back. His spine was damaged in two locations: bruising in the thoracic region of the spine, and some vertebrae separation in the lumbar region [...]

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Amada’s Status

Nov 18th, 2009 by Sam Hotchkiss | Comments Off

Amada had her broken left leg and right arm fixed and fairly extensive plastic surgery on her forehead and the top of her head and her left leg. She is looking great, and they’ll be starting to wake her up today (she’s been medicated to be unconscious since last night). Her prognosis is [...]

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Dante’s Status

Nov 18th, 2009 by Sam Hotchkiss | 2

Dante had his numerous broken bones repaired. The biggest obstacle
facing him is his inter-cranial pressure (the pressure within his
skull). Normally, your ICP is below 10, his was over 30 when he
arrived. They’re just waiting, at this point, for his natural ICP to
go back down (they have him medicated to lower his ICP [...]

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