Saturday Update

Saturday Morning: Zachary was in surgery yesterday for seven hours for orthopedic repairs. They put a plate and a screw in his right wrist and a plate on his left arm (ulna). They also put in 2 plates and a screw to repair the right pelvic seperation. Zachary has another operation to fix the left side of his pelvis on Tuesday. During surgery they did give him another two pints of blood. He is back on the ventilater and frustrated about not being able to talk. He has not been able to sleep much as the medication and the trauma of the accident seems to be agitating him. We are hoping that next week after his next surgery he will be able to leave the Shock/trauma ICU and be moved to a room where he will be able to have visitors.

Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.): They were able to remove the ventilator this morning so Zach can talk again. They've currently taken him down to x-ray to re-insert his feeding tube and take some x-rays of his pelvis to see how the repairs look. Zach was asking when he can go home--he was hoping it would be in the next few days.

One item that we wanted to address is the rumor that Zachary was hit by a drunk driver. According to the information we have availible now, there is no indication that this was the case, and this was just a tragic accident. We have no malice towards the driver of the vehicle that hit Zachary and want the individual to know that. We are also grateful to hear all the other people involved were not seriouly injured.

We are amazed at the outpouring of support that we have received from all over the world. We are still in shock by the degree that this accident has changed our lives. When we look at everything that will be required for Zachary's recovery, we realize the road ahead of us is a long one. He will not be able to sit for six weeks after his next surgery and he will not be able to walk for 12 weeks.