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[7mary3]

One of my fellow police officers had a bad motorcycle accident yesterday and is banged up pretty bad. He was riding dirt bikes with his family and lost control of his bike hitting the ground hard. He has broke his collar bone in three places, collapsed one of his lungs and broke six ribs. He is currently in ICU with a chest tube inserted and on a morphine drip. Please keep cameron in your prayers. He is a really good person and friend.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

One of my fellow police officers had a bad motorcycle accident yesterday and is banged up pretty bad. He was riding dirt bikes with his family and lost control of his bike hitting the ground hard. He has broke his collar bone in three places, collasped one of his lungs and broke six ribs. He is currently in ICU with a chest tube inserted and on a morphine drip. Please keep cameron in your prayers. He is a really good person and friend.

Sad to hear. Will do.

 

[dcarver]

Done. And will continue to.

 

[MrTwisty]

Best wishes to Cameron for a speedy recovery.

 

[madmike2]

Some of us have BTDT! Prayers are offered for the entire family.

FYI:

1) "most likely" the lung is collapsed because one of the broken ribs punctured it. That will heal rather quickly and the cavity will drain rapidly once he can sit up straight or stand. Until then his movement is going to be limited by the tube and apparatus.

2) He is going to look terrible with the tubes and IVs.

3) Morphine is his friend. If he is on the "self-administered" button, tell him to use it. Pain relief will help him sleep, and that rest will speed the healing process.

4) The shoulder injury will take the longest to heal and may require surgery to align everything.

5) When he goes home, he WILL NOT be able to sleep in a normal bed. IIRC, I was in a recliner-chair for a month or more. Broken ribs HURT! Laying on a bed it painful because all of the chest cavity and internal organs "hang" from the ribcage. The recliner keeps him at a 40-45 degree angle vs. a prone position that spreads the ribcage.

Keep a pillow nearby. When he has to cough, he can "hug" the pillow to help support the ribcage.

Trust me, I KNOW these things!

Again...thoughts, good wishes and prayers to Cameron and his family.

 

[rangerk9]

7mary3,

Cameron is in my family's prayers time now! We wish him a speedy and thorough recovery.

Rex

 

[Toecutter]

Will do. Let him know we are all pulling for him to make a full recovery and get back to normal life.

 

[Scab]

Yep, BTDT. Prayers and best wishes to your friend. He's got an uncomfortable ride to recovery. I hope everything goes well.

 

[Randy]

Good mojo being sent from the somtimes beautiful state of Pennsylvania.

 

[wheatonFJR]

So sorry for your friend...hope he heals up fully and quickly. :clapping:

 

[raclow]

Thoughts, prayers, and hope for a speedy recovery go out to Cameron and his family.

 

[squeezer]

Good mojo being sent from the somtimes beautiful state of Pennsylvania.

And I'll toss in a Pennsylvania mojo booster.

 

[Warchild]

Definitely no good to hear. Bad stuff.

Thoughts going out to your LEO buddy....

 

[NoCage]

Prayers for your bud from here 7mary3. Print out this thread for him so he'll know we're thinking about him.

 

[WVFJR]

Prayers on the way.

 

[7mary3]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments, thoughts and prayers. Cameron has been upgraded to good condition as of this morning but I know he has along way to go. Thanks again this forum is awesome!

 

[rogdeb]

Good thoughts and wishes ------------ on the way.

Rog n Debs

 

[FatNakedGuy]

Mike, EXCELLENT advice sir... I wish someone had told me those things after my surgery. I eventually figured everything out... Oh yeah... M o o o o o o o r p h i n e ! !

 

[jekirby]

I'll be praying for him and his family.

John