Possible gunpowder related tragedy

[smo]

Thanks for the update..
Please keep us posted if you will..

 

[BJHabermehl]

My computer had a mind of its own yesterday - sorry about the incomplete response. I don't know what happened, but here's what I meant to write:

"Mr. M." is doing better than when I was with him a week ago. But he has been experiencing a bit of "hospital psychosis." I was told years ago that it is fairly common for trauma patients to become confused and disoriented and to turn on their doctors and even their families. M has been agitated and paranoid, but the doctors and nurses don't seem concerned. However, he had pulled free his IV and was refusing to go to the procedure room to change bandages. Yesterday he was starting to calm down and all seems better today. They will try a different schedule to change his bandages every third day instead of every day. This will also allow the docs to use general anesthesia. (I've been told that the wors part of burn care is changing the bandages. I shudder just thinking about it.)

I understand that M is likely to be hospitalized for weeks, as opposed to mere days. The expressions of support and concern on the forum will certainly help his recovery. Thank y'all again!

It good to hear of his improvement. Having just had a run in with large burns, absolutely wound care hurts!!!!!! There’s nothing like it I’ve ever experienced. Not to mention the pain from the burns themselves. Plus the general reticence of the doctors to prescribe adequate pain medication. May God speed his recovery. BJH

 

[Rabidwookie2003]

Thank you - that’s very thoughtful and kind of you to say. I really do appreciate the camaraderie that I/we enjoy on the forum, from (mostly) complete strangers.

Autocorrect caught a typo and changed that last word to “stranglers”. I’m sure glad I saw that before I posted. On the other hand, I appreciate all you stranglers, as well.

Be careful out there!

Glad he’s improving. Hopefully he’ll be back to 100% soon. Auto-incorrect does that alot. It changed birds eye view to Buffalo slide glue on me once, and my wife thought my cheese had slid off my cracker.

 

[Rabidwookie2003]

Glad to hear he's improving. To me a hopper full of smokeless powder isn't nearly as scary as a loading press tube of full of stacked primers. YMMV

That’s why I hand prime. That many primers and a hopper full of powder that close together still makes me a bit nervous.

 

[kh54]

A few of y’all asked me to keep you updated. I haven’t for a while (sorry) but will now. I didn’t name my friends before because it hadn’t been in the news but that changed within a few days. The deceased friend and neighbor is Steve and my very dear friend who survived is Paul.

Paul has had a number of setbacks, such as internal bleeding and kidney failure and was moved back to the burn unit ICU. I saw him there several times last weekend but I never had a chance to speak with him. He was either sedated or just sort of out of it. He has lucid moments but they’re infrequent and short.

Doctors have concluded that going forward Paul will always need care, even if his wounds and burns heal. They weren’t encouraging about his future quality of life. They moved him back out of the ICU but he will not be leaving the hospital burn unit any time in the foreseeable future. Doctors can’t give him a skin graft because they said that trauma would likely kill him. They can’t give him wound care under general anesthetic because that is also likely to kill him. I’m afraid it’s all come to “make him comfortable and wait and see.”

I appreciate all the kind thoughts and prayers. Sometimes a loving Father knows what’s best for us even if we have other ideas and this may now be one of those times. On the other hand the human mind and body can do amazing things especially with God’s help so no one is just giving up.

Thank you all again and please be ultra careful in all you do. Your loved ones need you.

 

[kh54]

A few of y’all asked me to keep you updated. I haven’t for a while (sorry) but will now. I didn’t name my friends before because it hadn’t been in the news but that changed within a few days. The deceased friend and neighbor is Steve and my very dear friend who survived is Paul.

Paul has had a number of setbacks, such as internal bleeding and kidney failure and was moved back to the burn unit ICU. I saw him there several times last weekend but I never had a chance to speak with him. He was either sedated or just sort of out of it. He has lucid moments but they’re infrequent and short.

Doctors have concluded that going forward Paul will always need care, even if his wounds and burns heal. They weren’t encouraging about his future quality of life. They moved him back out of the ICU but he will not be leaving the hospital burn unit any time in the foreseeable future. Doctors can’t give him a skin graft because they said that trauma would likely kill him. They can’t give him wound care under general anesthetic because that is also likely to kill him. I’m afraid it’s all come to “make him comfortable and wait and see.”

I appreciate all the kind thoughts and prayers. Sometimes a loving Father knows what’s best for us even if we have other ideas and this may now be one of those times. On the other hand the human mind and body can do amazing things especially with God’s help so no one is just giving up.

Thank you all again and please be ultra careful in all you do. Your loved ones need you.

I just reread my post. Sorry for such a long one.

 

[Dutch7]

I have been following along - very sorry for both of your friends, their families and you.
I can imagine how difficult it is from a family perspective as we have had some drastic family changes recently. I gets easier with time but never completely disappears.