Been a CRAZY few days here!! Last week my wife and I come home from a business trip to find our dog in pretty rough shape. He stood out front and was howling in pain.. He had been suffering from some kind of growth in his bowels… He could no longer even lay down comfortably – was obviously in total misery.. I ended up having to do what every pet owner who LOVES pets has nightmares over.
“CHANCE” was a good dog and a GREAT friend for 13 years! He was a lousy pickpocket and a mischievous character that stole my heart! He EARNED his name and was proud of it!! I MISS stumbling over him in the garage and MANY people will no longer find his hair in their car from visiting us!
Of course I didn’t sleep at all that night and was up the night before that taking care of business. Then THE worst nightmare of all began….
My nephew, Kyle (who I loving call Dancer) was in a TERRIBLE car accident! Kyle is C.W.’s brother (some of you have ridden with C-Dub and Ted knows him because of the heater in his garage) and a VERY Dear friend/companion of mine!
He was traveling on I-96 and rolled his Bravado near Coopersville. Somehow he flew out of the vehicle and, thankfully a truck driver found him! He is still in a Coma at Spectrum. Of course, family and friends have been gathering down there by countless numbers.
His injuries (known) at the time I arrived there early Friday morning were skull fracture, shoulder/arm fracture, multiple rib fractures, crushed lungs, Hip fractures. They had him on life support (I CRIED my eyes out to see him like that) and still do. They also had a suction tube hooked up to his chest to ventilate the fluid/blood from between his rib cage and lungs.. Later they found a BASKETBALL size tear in his diaphragm that was allowing his internal organs to enter the chest cavity. They did surgery and have now got that closed up.
EVERY minute of Dancers life right now is a HUGE blessing and milestone.. The docs say that this period is crucial as every minute that goes by is a PLUS and a STRONG indicator that he will make it!!
PLEASE pray for Kyle and our family as we deal with this… And THANKS from all of us for doing so!!
Woodsy
“CHANCE” was a good dog and a GREAT friend for 13 years! He was a lousy pickpocket and a mischievous character that stole my heart! He EARNED his name and was proud of it!! I MISS stumbling over him in the garage and MANY people will no longer find his hair in their car from visiting us!
Of course I didn’t sleep at all that night and was up the night before that taking care of business. Then THE worst nightmare of all began….
My nephew, Kyle (who I loving call Dancer) was in a TERRIBLE car accident! Kyle is C.W.’s brother (some of you have ridden with C-Dub and Ted knows him because of the heater in his garage) and a VERY Dear friend/companion of mine!
He was traveling on I-96 and rolled his Bravado near Coopersville. Somehow he flew out of the vehicle and, thankfully a truck driver found him! He is still in a Coma at Spectrum. Of course, family and friends have been gathering down there by countless numbers.
His injuries (known) at the time I arrived there early Friday morning were skull fracture, shoulder/arm fracture, multiple rib fractures, crushed lungs, Hip fractures. They had him on life support (I CRIED my eyes out to see him like that) and still do. They also had a suction tube hooked up to his chest to ventilate the fluid/blood from between his rib cage and lungs.. Later they found a BASKETBALL size tear in his diaphragm that was allowing his internal organs to enter the chest cavity. They did surgery and have now got that closed up.
EVERY minute of Dancers life right now is a HUGE blessing and milestone.. The docs say that this period is crucial as every minute that goes by is a PLUS and a STRONG indicator that he will make it!!
PLEASE pray for Kyle and our family as we deal with this… And THANKS from all of us for doing so!!
Woodsy
