Hi everybody. This is Amy and I've arrived in Idaho Falls and went in to see mom, who was sleeping peacefully and looked as comfortable as possible for the situation.
Jill and I had a chat with the nurses and they seemed to think mom might get off the ventilator (extubated) in the next few days, which is different from what the doctor said. The nurses said, "Well, Dr. Cach is a brain guy, not a lung guy." They said mom's lung has reinflated (it was deflated on purpose for the surgery), and they think she is breathing better on her own than she was before.
Today (May 3rd), mom will be getting a halo put on to stabilize the fractured vertebra in her neck. Jill and her fam will be around here to take good care of her. Dad and I will be driving the 3 hours to Challis (accident site) to look for Rita and to get Sylvia, as well as collect the last of the stuff from the car. We will probably stay overnight, especially if we haven't found Rita. There's no cell phone coverage in Challis, but you will still be able to contact Jill and Barry on their cell or at the Hampton Inn, which can be reached at 208-529-9800, Room 234.
Thank you for all your blog comments and e-mails. We will be printing them out to read to both mom and dad to lift their spirits (and ours, too.) Many of you have offered to come out to help, which we appreciate so much. Right now we can't make any decisions past what we're doing the next day, but you can be sure that you're "on the Hansen list" when it gets to the point where we're lining up help for her recovery. Since mom's in the ICU, no flowers, plants, or latex balloons are allowed. If you want to send something, mylar balloons, stuffed animals, pictures, and cards are allowed. The address of Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID 83404.
Finger hugs!
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Thanks for the phone conversations with Amy, Jill and Brian on Friday. If there are things that we can do from here in the big city of Seattle, please feel free to call. The home phone is 425-803-0938 and the Gary's cell phone is 425-652-3381. E-mail works too, at gzim@antiochsea.edu Gary
My dad (Gary) sent an e-mail with a link to your blog. I'm glad Janet is doing as well as she is. She's a fighter, and I'm sure she will make a good recovery. I'm glad to hear that Brian is doing so well. But I must say, there might have been a better way for him to persuade Janet to let him buy a new car :) Teresa Liu
Hello my name is Leslie and I'm a first time blogger. So I'm doing a test first to see if I've got this thing figured out.
Give Janet a finger squeeze from the Wert family and a big hug for Brian. We are thinking about you guys.
Love, Leslie
Okay, that worked! Now I just have to remember what I wrote in the other one that didn't work.
I'll give you the Reader's Digest version. Kids are already bored and schools not even out yet! Only 30 days left!
Evidence of their boredom: found them on the roof the other day with Halloween buckets and yellow rope. I have no idea what they were planning! And they had no idea the danger they were in! And Emily cut off a 2 1/2 inch lock of hair to make a mustache for Jimmy. Luckily, she's got thick wavy hair so you can't tell.
Love, Leslie
I'll write more later.
Okay, I'm back. The crazies are making a train track. Their father thought it was a good idea for them to have a sleepover in Jimmy's room last night. So naturally they are a bit overtired and their father is working in the garage on his truck.
I'm trying to get motivated to read this trial transcript b/c I may have to do an oral argument b/4the Pa Superior Court in a few weeks. I really don't feel like it. I'm annoyed that I may have to drag myself into Philadelphia for this stupid argument when it could be decided on the briefs not to mention that Cork might be away that week so I'll need someone to get the kids off to school. Here's the worst part, the Public Defender's Office usually asks for an argument b/4 the Court and then at the last minute right before the argument decides to have the court decide it on the briefs!!
Okay, my tea is ready and it's fairly quiet so I guess it's time to read. It's not even that interesting of a trial but there are some good parts. It's a drug case that results from a search warrant. Defense is "I did not know that over $5,000 worth of PCP was in my closet. Yes, I know it's my closet but I'm not allowed to use it. You see, my boyfriend keeps his clothes in there so my kids won't touch them. He's the only one with a key to that closet and I haven't even seen the inside of that closet for over 7 months! Plus, how could I be a drug dealer when I am so sick with diabetes? And do I even look like a drug dealer? It's a female defendant and the first words out of her mouth when the cops told her they needed to speak to her about the items found in her bedroom and closet was.."How did you get in my bedroom, it was locked? How did you get in my closet, it was locked?" It gets better b/c she has neighbors testify that they saw her boyfriend dealing out of the house but they never told her even though that they that drug dealing was dangerous. And of course, whenever this drug dealing is going on she is nowhere around. The witnesses know this how? Okay, this is sounding a bit more interesting than I remembered. Since I told you the facts, I might as well tell you the real issue on appeal. The ADA may have misstated the law in her closing in response to the PD's closing suggesting that the jury could find defendant guilty if they thought that she was letting her boyfriend use her bedroom for his drug business. Problem is she's not charged with conspiracy or as an accomplice so you can't argue that. But hey was this a misstatement that would cause the jury to develop a fixed hostility towards D so that they could not decided the case on the facts..
......NO WAY!!!
Better work on my argument. Thinking about you guys. Kids did some pictures.
Love,
Leslie
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