Latest info on Abbey Hedrick is here. She is doing quite well. She’s moved to pediatric rehab in Atlanta, and you can follow her progress at carepages.com. You’ll need to create a user name and password. Abbey’s e-room is “AHedrick.”
Just heard that Abbey Hedrick started talking last night. Apparently, some of her first words consisted of a disagreement with her mother. I would wager that her mother was never so glad to hear her child sass her.
Abbey Hedrick is still progressing. She’s been moved out of the Pediatric ICU, and they’ve limited the pain meds, and removed the feeding tube through the nose and inserted one into her stomach. She’s apparently been pretty active, but as yet has not given any indication that she recognizes her family. Still, the professionals apparently remain optimistic.
According to their grandmother, the other girls are easing back into their normal routine despite their soreness and seat belt burns. The three-year-old is reportedly car-shy, understandably so, and doesn’t want to go anywhere near “the mess,” as in her mind the remnants of the accident are still strewn about the highway.
It’s my understanding that after an accident, the outpouring of support is immediate and strong, but that it eventually slows while the tragedy for the family lingers on. So do not let up in your prayers for this family.
Info on the status of Abbey Hedrick here. Abbey is the granddaughter of Joan Purvis, a co-worker. Joan’s daughter, son-in-law, and their three girls — Abbey is the middle-aged daughter — were in a serious car accident on Bristol Highway last Saturday afternoon. Original article here. (Registration required).
Abbey remains in the pediatric intensive care unit at Johnson City Medical Center. Please pray for her and her family. The above link has specific prayer requests and a link through which you can email the family to show support.
This meme is getting more and more attention. I’ve been meaning to post on it for some time now, but haven’t had the time to get my thoughts together on it. So intead of waiting any longer, I thought I’d just go ahead and link to it. Basically, it’s a really interesting and continuing discussion of the coming rift in the Republican party between libertarians and social conservatives. If the war/terrorism issues diminish and something else moves to the front burner, (something like transhumanism, for example,) then the differences between those who banded together to give W the victory in 2004 will become more evident. As Drudge says, developing . . . .
