Josh's Updates: Radiographs from Josh's 1st surgery

Monday, August 4, 2008

Radiographs from Josh's 1st surgery

Anterior View 7-30-08

This view of his first surgery shows the placement of the metal plate. Also can be seen are the retractors used to hold open the incision to give doctors access to the surgical area.

Lateral View 7-30-08

You can see Josh's spine and the plate that was screwed into his vertebrae, in a side view. Retractor's mentioned above are shown to the lower left. The back of Josh's jaw is in the upper left corner of photo.

3 comments:

April said...: Hi Brother Pack, this is April Speechly from OHS. I am so sorry to hear about your son. What a cute kid. Just know your son and family are in our prayers and we are thinking of you. Good luck and I hope things continue to turn around Josh.; August 5, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Galbfam said...: Hello. I do not know you're family but just want to say I am sorry for your pain! My husband was paralyzed in a car accident a few years back.it is not easy to go through but stay positive and keep that faith! My prayers are with you and your family!; August 5, 2008 at 11:05 AM
The Binghams... said...: we are praying for you buddie!!; August 5, 2008 at 4:29 PM

July 30, 2008

Josh was spending the day with his family at the Holmes family reunion. They were all having some 'fun in the sun' at Pineview Reservoir. Josh had been impressing everyone with his wakeboarding skills and took a couple bad wrecks. Later that day he was swimming off the shore at Middle Inlet with his brothers Justin and Colton. Josh was standing in the water almost to his waist when he did a swimmers dive to go in for a swim. Josh remembers hitting the sand. He was instantly paralyzed and was not able to come up. His brothers swimming close by noticed his back arched and his head under and wondered what he was doing, they swam over to him and helped him out to the shore, Josh coughed up some water, and told them he thought he was drowning. Justin touched Josh's leg and he could not feel them. 911 was called immediately, within 4-5 min. the paramedics were there and called life-flight. Josh was transported to the Hospital.