Posted on 06/25/2018 8:46:22 PM PDT by boycott
After congressional candidate Katie Arrington was taken off a ventilator Monday morning, her doctors gave her the news.
Her injuries from a high-speed car crash Friday night had been severe and traumatic: Two rib fractures. A colon injury. Two small bowel injuries. Injuries to her iliac artery. Bleeding from her abdominal wall. And spinal injuries that included a fracture to her second vertebrae.
The 47-year-old had undergone three surgeries, including two Sunday that together totaled nine hours.
"Two weeks, and I'll be back at it!" she wrote.
During a Monday morning press conference at the Medical University of South Carolina in downtown Charleston, Arrington's doctors confirmed she is expected to make a full recovery within the next two weeks.
"She has been very strong through this entire event and has responded as a patient much younger than her true age. I expect her to make a quick recovery," said Dr. Evert Eriksson, a trauma surgeon at MUSC who operated on Arrington Friday night.
Dr. Avery Buchholz, the neurosurgeon who operated on Arrington's spine Sunday afternoon, said difficult but achievable rehabilitation is in her future.
She'll have to relearn how to sit up, stand, walk and walk up stairs, but Buchholz described his patient as "very motivated." Eriksson said he expects Arrington will be sitting up and standing in as soon as a few days.
He also described it as "outstanding" that Arrington did not have any traumatic brain injury.
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Praise God she is doing better.
To get a sense of just how lovely her spirit is, here is her interview with Lou Dobbs just a few days before the accident:
Did Trump acknowledge her at the South Carolina rally tonight?
I sure hope she is doing much better very soon. I understand the driver who crossed across lanes had been involved in a hit and run just a few minutes before driving the wrong way on the wrong side of the road. Well, she won’t be doing that much any more, I suspect, as the accident was fatal to the errant driver.
Who would thought you could drowned yourself sitting on a couch watching a Trump Rally
Yes - he was pulling for her and people were praying for her.
She’ll make it - Katie’s a born survivor.
Great interview. I love how Lou Dobbs kicks Paul Ryan around. He’s been doing it for months.
Did Trump acknowledge her at the South Carolina rally tonight?
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Not sure. I only caught the later part of the rally.
Hey a type of waterboarding we could get by with!
Lots of prayers went out for her. After hearing all the injuries she had I figured no way she could continue in the race. Maybe that prayer thingy works.
Praises!!
“Did Trump acknowledge her at the South Carolina rally tonight?”
Yes he did and wished her a speedy recovery.
Twice at the beginning to extend prayers and again later talking about how he decided to throw his weight behind her because he couldn’t stand that other guy running.
There it is again.
People who support Trump are can-do people.
All the best to her.
She was so respectful to Dobbs in the interview.
First, what a waste of good bourbon and
Second, because.. DAMN that would hurt like h3ll.
“.....coughed up my glass of water through my nose choking out a laugh from that comment.”
I love PDJT, but these keyboard replacements are becoming a burdensome expense!
” .... talking about how he decided to throw his weight behind her because he couldn’t stand that other guy running.”
I would enjoy seeing a video of that part. I don’t like Mark Sanford either. He had his opportunity on the stage and blew it. He needs to move along.
Nice to know I'm not the only one caught off guard by Trump's rally comments. Haven't been this entertained by a non-politician since Reagan.
YES; and wished her well and a speedy recovery.
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