Our 1st Broken Bone

Sunday night Kory wasn't feeling well and was hoping he could "sleep off" whatever it was that was bothering him. It didn't work! Pretty sure he finally came down with whatever the kids and I had the week of Fall Break. He was super sick Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday he came home for lunch and never went back. Thursday he worked the whole day but came home super tired. Friday he had an install to do in Kanab. It was the first day he felt almost normal. He still needed the toilet quite a bit but he no longer had a fever or the chills. He felt like he was going to live through this.....

When he got home Friday afternoon (October 26th) several parts for my parents quad had come in the mail that he and Hunter had been waiting on. Not wanting to waste daylight they both spent 2-3 hours replacing the broken parts and putting the quad back together. They took it down to my parents house with the intention of making sure the new brake line was fixed, the break fluid wasn't leaking and a few other things were working correctly. Kory and I were going out that night, it was almost dark and so they wouldn't be long!  Kory said after driving it around for a few minutes everything seemed fine and he was ready to back the quad up into the shed and come home. He doesn't know what exactly happend. He knows he put the quad in reverse to back it down the driveway and into the shed. But the next thing he knew he was flying through the air. He found himself lying on his back with the air knocked out of him about 10 feet from the quad. Hunter didn't see the accident happen but was there and was able to help him up. 

We spent our date night at the InstaCare. 

He broke his collar bone in 3 different places and has a few cracked ribs. 

He's got a little road rash...

Can't cast a broken collar bone so his arm is in a sling. Doctor said it takes about 8 weeks before he'll be 90% back. It will probably be 12+ weeks for him to feel 100% back to normal but his bone won't be completley healed. It will take several months if not a whole year for that bone to have regrowth. 

The discouragement we felt that night can not even be described! Kory's already a man down at the shop. He's got several houses that are all going to be ready for their install at the same time.  Our house is always cold, winter's around the corner and we've got so much work to do to get get the house sealed before we can turn on our heater. We both felt miserable.... but also thankful that was the extent to his injuries. It could have been worse!

We called some friends to have them come give Kory a blessing that night and to help us get a recliner for Kory to sleep in, Cody Goodfellow and Tony Werrett.  I held my own until we got home from the Doctors and then my tears flowed pretty freely. Im sure it was pretty obvious I had been crying when these awesome friends showed up. Tony gave the blessing and oh my goodness did I feel the spirit. He blessed Kory that he would have a full recovery. He was blessed that although work was going to be stressful that we would find the help we so desperately needed. He blessed ME in Kory's blessing that I would have the strength to take care of my family and Kory in his time of need. I was told that if I kept to the scriptures and prayed oft I would feel my burdens be lifted. I was tears once again by the end of the blessing. It was an amazing blessing. 

***UPDATE****

This week marks 8 weeks since Kory's accident. Starting that next week I worked in the shop with Kory in between my H&R Block job, my notary assignments I had already accepted and running kids here and there. Kory was able to find another employee the following week to work at the shop on a full time basis. A neighbor who use to paint cars came to the shop to offer his services in the spray booth. Wow! There were many times that I felt overwhelmed and frustrated that I wasn't "keeping" up with everything I ususally did. Everytime the anxiety or fear or overwhelming feeling arose I thought back to that blessing. I would pull out my scriptures and say a prayer. Very quickly I would feel the peace that I was so desperately needing. 

That first week was super hard for Kory. He couldn't dry himself off from a shower, he couldnt pull up his pants or button them after going to the bathroom. He couldn't get dressed or undressed by himself. He could'nt get out of bed by himself. It was a real struggle! But as each week came and went he got a little bit better. After 2 1/2 weeks he was able to stop wearing the sling. Looking at him now you'd never know. He feels like he is about 80% back to normal. He's had 3 appts now with a specialist who x-rays everytime. The bone is healing and some re-growth can be seen. He's getting better! Doc said he should feel about 95% at 12 weeks.

When our ward family heard about Kory's accident they and our friends came to the rescue. We had several men show up on several occasions to help us. We had help finishing the electrical and sheetrocking. We were able to have insualtion blown in and then we got our heat pump installed. It is so nice to be warm at home. It was so, so cold for several weeks. It didn't seem to matter how "warm" it was outside which was usually between 64-72. Our house could not get above 60. We stayed at a pretty constant 58 degrees. It was horrible! I fixed breakfast wearing a coat. The kids would get dressed, put their coat on and then come into eat. I wore a coat most of the day, every day. The kids would come home from school with their coats in their backpack. They wouldn't be home for long before they were wearing them again. It was seriously warmer outside than inside. It didn't matter how long or how many doors and windows I would have open. It just stayed cold. I am so thankful for heat!

I still think back to that blessing Kory was given. It really strengthened my testimony of the priesthood. I don't now if I have ever felt the way I felt during his blessing. And then when I was feeling at my worst and to know all I needed to to do was say a prayer or pick up my scriptures and that uneasiness or anxiousness would disapear. It was and still is an amazing experience that I am so thankful that I had.