Please pray for Kirk Tuey
For those who don't know, Kirk is a southern california swing dancer who is probably one of the most energetic dancers I know. He's a free spirit who always expressed himself with vigor on the dance floor. Imagining him being so still is ...so very sad and heartbreaking. Please keep him in your prayers and hope he wakes up and recovers!
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:41:33 -0000
From: "Norman"
Subject: Latest
Great news on updates from Lois His Mom and brother Laney
I really feel that Kirk is getting much better. I told him is
friend Scott G sent him a card today I asked if he would blink his
eye if he knew Scott G. Kirk actually wrinkled his eye forehead.
Next I explained that if he is alert enough, I will have Perry talk
to him tomorrow which is Sat....This is just great news....I am really
excited about this turn of event. I know he understood the
question and what I was saying to him.
LT
THIS IS LANEY'S REPORT ON HIS 3-6 AM SHIFT
Here's the report on Kirk... he seems to be doing much better this
morning. Another big progress step at 6am. Kirk was able to follow
multiple commands (a 100% improvement over last night when he
followed only 1 command). This morning he held up his thumb on
command, wiggled his toes on command, raised his thumb on command
again, and raised his pointer finger on command. He was a little
weak on the raise 2 fingers (he actually raised 3 fingers).
His heart rate is down this morning (he's asleep) at 74,
temperature down to 100.9 degF, Blood Pressure down to 128/78, and
Respiratory Rate at 12.
If he keeps on doubling his progress each morning, he should be
out skiing again soon.
Love, Laney
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 8:32 AM
Subject: Kirk Tueys condition
As most of you must know by now Kirk had a fall Friday while skiing
and is now in a Reno hospital in critical condition. His cousin
Jeni who is an MD and his Mom, Lois are with him and keeping me
posted. I will send updates as I know stuff- feel free to tell all
the swing crowd - we need to keep positive thoughts and prayers his
way!
Jeni wrote: "! spoke with the trauma surgeon, Dr.Watson. Kirk's
condition is about the same: his eyes are closed. He is moving his
feet. He is NOT brain dead, but the extent of his injuries are such
that we expect him to be waking up---but he is not. More
information will hopefully be elucidated tomorrow. MRI of the brain
to be done tomorrow. Every day could be a different story. We are
just standing vigil."
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:53 AM
Subject: Update on Kirk Tueys condition
This was sent via his brother Perry.
When I hear how the MRI went I'll forward email responses from Perry. Thank
you all for praying for Kirk. The family is on auto pilot right now. Every hour is a wait and see how Kirk responds to things. Here is a bit of other news..
Perry informed me that he has all of Kirk's ski clothes and boots. Nothing was cut. We had all figured that the Mammoth Hosp. had cut the clothes off since he was unconscious. Near as we can guess.. Doctors had said Kirk was talking to them in the
Mammoth hosp. and wanted to go back to ski. We assume he was aware enough to change into a hosp. gown. The doctors told us that thank goodness Kirk had a helmet
on or the head injuries would have been much worse. None of us knew he had a helmet because it was not delivered at the hosp. with his ski clothes and boots.
I called the people he was skiing with yesterday to confirm that he was wearing a helmet. It is hard to believe that even with a helmet there is this much
brain injury. Well that is it for now. Thanks everybody God is answering prayers and progress is slow, but Kirk is still here and fighting hard to come back. - Laureen
Here's a quick update on Kirk. While progress is slow, Kirk continues to slowly improve. They removed the intercranial tube in his head, because it was apparent that his intercranial pressure in his head had stabilized (no more bleeding since the
original accident)He had an MRI today. They'll have the results tomorrow and know whether or not he suffered any neck injury. If not, they should be able to pull the neck brace off tomorrow. While this morning, he seemed to be totally out of it,
this evening, he was able to keep his eye open a lot longer and he understands (as far as I can tell) what we are saying. I asked him to lift up his thumb and he could do that. I asked him to show 2 fingers and he was able to do that. I also was showing him a slide show with music, and he seemed very responsive to that.
He's still getting morphine for pain. They started a feeding tube today. Depending upon Kirk, the ventilator will be on for another few days, at which time, hopefully, they'll start weaning him off of it. Obviously, that is dependent upon him being lucid and able to breath on his own. That's it for now. Thank you for all the prayers. They're working. There are over 300 people praying for Kirk's recovery (friends of ours and Kirk's from various churches, who heard about the accident). It's nice to know that Kirk has such a strong network of friends.
And I did find out today that Kirk "was" wearing a
helmet. Thank goodness Costco had a sale on helmets
this winter. And, he didn't fall into the "big" half
pipe, but rather the smaller one. The smaller one is
only about 12 feet deep as opposed to the large one,
which is almost 20 feet deep. Apparently, when he
fell, he was unconscious, but awoke and was talking to
the hospital people at Mammoth and wanted to hurry up
and get back to skiing. But then, our assumption is
that the injury and bleeding started to set in and
that's when his brain shut everything down and he went
into a coma. Obviously, he is slowly recovering from
that and hopefully will continue to improve.
According to pamphlets that the hospital has given
out, Kirk may be in this particular hospital for 15-21
days. Hopefully, he'll be able to exceed the averages
and get transported back to Southern California where
he can begin his rehabilitation. My father is
returning to Hermosa Beach on Friday and will be back
later. I will probably be returning home sometime
around then also.
Message: 1
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:41:33 -0000
From: "Norman"
Subject: Latest
Great news on updates from Lois His Mom and brother Laney
I really feel that Kirk is getting much better. I told him is
friend Scott G sent him a card today I asked if he would blink his
eye if he knew Scott G. Kirk actually wrinkled his eye forehead.
Next I explained that if he is alert enough, I will have Perry talk
to him tomorrow which is Sat....This is just great news....I am really
excited about this turn of event. I know he understood the
question and what I was saying to him.
LT
THIS IS LANEY'S REPORT ON HIS 3-6 AM SHIFT
Here's the report on Kirk... he seems to be doing much better this
morning. Another big progress step at 6am. Kirk was able to follow
multiple commands (a 100% improvement over last night when he
followed only 1 command). This morning he held up his thumb on
command, wiggled his toes on command, raised his thumb on command
again, and raised his pointer finger on command. He was a little
weak on the raise 2 fingers (he actually raised 3 fingers).
His heart rate is down this morning (he's asleep) at 74,
temperature down to 100.9 degF, Blood Pressure down to 128/78, and
Respiratory Rate at 12.
If he keeps on doubling his progress each morning, he should be
out skiing again soon.
Love, Laney
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 8:32 AM
Subject: Kirk Tueys condition
As most of you must know by now Kirk had a fall Friday while skiing
and is now in a Reno hospital in critical condition. His cousin
Jeni who is an MD and his Mom, Lois are with him and keeping me
posted. I will send updates as I know stuff- feel free to tell all
the swing crowd - we need to keep positive thoughts and prayers his
way!
Jeni wrote: "! spoke with the trauma surgeon, Dr.Watson. Kirk's
condition is about the same: his eyes are closed. He is moving his
feet. He is NOT brain dead, but the extent of his injuries are such
that we expect him to be waking up---but he is not. More
information will hopefully be elucidated tomorrow. MRI of the brain
to be done tomorrow. Every day could be a different story. We are
just standing vigil."
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:53 AM
Subject: Update on Kirk Tueys condition
This was sent via his brother Perry.
When I hear how the MRI went I'll forward email responses from Perry. Thank
you all for praying for Kirk. The family is on auto pilot right now. Every hour is a wait and see how Kirk responds to things. Here is a bit of other news..
Perry informed me that he has all of Kirk's ski clothes and boots. Nothing was cut. We had all figured that the Mammoth Hosp. had cut the clothes off since he was unconscious. Near as we can guess.. Doctors had said Kirk was talking to them in the
Mammoth hosp. and wanted to go back to ski. We assume he was aware enough to change into a hosp. gown. The doctors told us that thank goodness Kirk had a helmet
on or the head injuries would have been much worse. None of us knew he had a helmet because it was not delivered at the hosp. with his ski clothes and boots.
I called the people he was skiing with yesterday to confirm that he was wearing a helmet. It is hard to believe that even with a helmet there is this much
brain injury. Well that is it for now. Thanks everybody God is answering prayers and progress is slow, but Kirk is still here and fighting hard to come back. - Laureen
Here's a quick update on Kirk. While progress is slow, Kirk continues to slowly improve. They removed the intercranial tube in his head, because it was apparent that his intercranial pressure in his head had stabilized (no more bleeding since the
original accident)He had an MRI today. They'll have the results tomorrow and know whether or not he suffered any neck injury. If not, they should be able to pull the neck brace off tomorrow. While this morning, he seemed to be totally out of it,
this evening, he was able to keep his eye open a lot longer and he understands (as far as I can tell) what we are saying. I asked him to lift up his thumb and he could do that. I asked him to show 2 fingers and he was able to do that. I also was showing him a slide show with music, and he seemed very responsive to that.
He's still getting morphine for pain. They started a feeding tube today. Depending upon Kirk, the ventilator will be on for another few days, at which time, hopefully, they'll start weaning him off of it. Obviously, that is dependent upon him being lucid and able to breath on his own. That's it for now. Thank you for all the prayers. They're working. There are over 300 people praying for Kirk's recovery (friends of ours and Kirk's from various churches, who heard about the accident). It's nice to know that Kirk has such a strong network of friends.
And I did find out today that Kirk "was" wearing a
helmet. Thank goodness Costco had a sale on helmets
this winter. And, he didn't fall into the "big" half
pipe, but rather the smaller one. The smaller one is
only about 12 feet deep as opposed to the large one,
which is almost 20 feet deep. Apparently, when he
fell, he was unconscious, but awoke and was talking to
the hospital people at Mammoth and wanted to hurry up
and get back to skiing. But then, our assumption is
that the injury and bleeding started to set in and
that's when his brain shut everything down and he went
into a coma. Obviously, he is slowly recovering from
that and hopefully will continue to improve.
According to pamphlets that the hospital has given
out, Kirk may be in this particular hospital for 15-21
days. Hopefully, he'll be able to exceed the averages
and get transported back to Southern California where
he can begin his rehabilitation. My father is
returning to Hermosa Beach on Friday and will be back
later. I will probably be returning home sometime
around then also.
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