Monday, March 25, 2013

The Turning Point

March 24th, 2013. Lake Havasu, AZ

     It was the third lap in the WORCS pro ATV race. Josh jumped a tabletop and landed in a pothole, that sent him end over end on his quad. Which wouldn't have been too bad, except the quad plowed right into his back!  And even though he landed on his head, he never lost consciousness. He tried to get up out of the way before Dillion, who was right behind him, landed on him.  But he could not move.  Well, Dillon saw the whole thing, and did not hit him, thank goodness!  But the guy after him, Josh Row, who is a fierce competitor, stopped to see if he needed help, which he did. Thank you Josh. :')   Instantly, help was there and they redirected traffic till they got him off the track safely. 

He was taken to the hospital in Lake Havasu.  They did a full CAT scan and that's where we learned he had shattered his T5 vertebrae and pieces of it was in the spinal cord.  I literally passed out!


We had the local LDS missionaries come to the hospital and assist Max in giving Josh a priesthood blessing.  So when they got there, we realized one of them actually had served in our home town a few months ago and we even had him over for dinner before he was transferred to Lake Havasu.  SMALL WORLD!  As soon as he got that blessing, I knew everything was going to be o.k.  He was then flighted to Las Vegas to Sunrise hospital to have an MRI and surgery to repair his broken back. 

They are known for being the best spinal cord injury hospital in Las Vegas.. After arriving there, he had a MRI and that's when we learned that the spine was actually severed.  

1 comment:

  1. Tiffany, This is your cousin, Megan Bundy :) Thank you so much for writing this blog.I keep bugging Felicia, seeing how it is all going. So she gave me this blog. You guys have been in my thoughts and prayers. I can't even imagine all that you're going through. But I can see that you guys are being blessed. I can tell Josh is a fighter and will do well. We have plans to come to Denver (not set in stone, yet) the end of May, and would like to come in, if you guys are still there. I love you and pray for Josh's full recovery and for your comfort. Love, Megan

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