Another week passes

The passing of the last week has brought even more physical healing. In order to explain that I guess I will need to fill you all in on all of my injuries:

• 5ish inch laceration on my forehead that curls under my eyebrow
• broken collar bone on the right side
• partially collapsed lung
• hysterectomy with incision that is only partially closed
• extensive internal bleeding
• broken vertebrae in my back
• many small lacerations on legs and arms from broken windows in pickup
• sore joints and muscles from jarring during impact

My forehead has healed really well. I am now using Mederma scar ointment to lessen the scar's appearance, and I'm already noticing a difference. My shoulder feels better every day, but it still gets pretty sore when I'm really busy and use it a lot. My lung capacity seems to be back to normal now. I still get really out of breath doing mundane daily chores, but that is probably because I have lost a lot of my fitness since I've had to be so sedentary.

As far as the incision--in the OR they only closed to the muscle layer. They left the fat and skin open. This is because they were worried that they might have to open me back up again due to my extensive internal injuries. Luckily they didn't end up having to do that, so the incision has been healing on its own from the inside out. I looks SO much better than it did when I was in the hospital, and I think it will probably be closed within the next few weeks. I will have a really ugly scar, but I am hoping to be able to see a plastic surgeon someday to get it looking a little less obvious.

Luckily the broken vertebrae didn't slide or move at all, so it didn't cause any damage. I've been having some soreness in my back though, and I think it might be partly due to this break.

Goodness! When I write it all out like that I really see what a miracle it is that I am here typing this! God is good, that's for sure!

Jason's physical healing is also going great. He has some large bruises in his bowel that cause him some strong cramping sometimes, but his CT scan came up good and the bruises are getting smaller. Thank you for your prayers for him last week.

As far as the emotional healing--that's another story altogether! It's nothing that I could have ever anticipated. When the accident first happened I felt very strong emotionally, but as time has passed I feel like I am getting weaker. Like the reality of what happened is becoming more apparent as time passes. It seems like very two or three days I experience a new emotion...something else to be sad about. So please pray for Jason and I that we will experience these emotions without getting stuck in the sorrow. I have faith that my family and I will make it through this and be stronger because of it, so please pray for that as well.

Maybe the next time I post I will actually include a picture of Jack again. I know you loyal Jack fans are probably missing seeing pictures, but I thank you for bearing with me as I use the blog as an outlet for now.