Windy Thundercloud was severely injured by a train after she accidentally fell onto the track and got her legs cut off by the train. She had no time to react before she could get out of the way, and as a result, both her legs were amputated.
Windy Thundercloud is a survivor, and this is evident from whenever I see her lying in the Intensive Care unit.
She came in Wednesday, the 29th of October, and today, four days later, November 2, she is finally awake and alert. She doesn't really remember much of the accident (she is still pretty heavily drugged and is receiving massive amounts of painkillers and antibiotics, so she doesn't develop complications), but she DOES know that she is in the hospital. She also knows she was run over by a train and it still causes her to tear up and cry. She knows she was badly injured as a result of the train hitting and then running over her, but to WHAT extent, she doesn't know yet. When she DOES find out that she has lost her legs, it will definitely be a life-changing and devastating blow to her.
Windy is worried about her friend; she keeps asking me if her friend called. (She had been on her way to visit a friend here in Tennessee when she slipped on a grassy patch and fell onto a railroad track that was below, and before she could get away from a train that was quickly approaching, the train ran her over and cut off both her legs below the knees.) I tell her that her friend hasn't called, but I promised her that I would get her friend's number and let her know of Windy's unfortunate accident.
Windy is doing quite well for all that she has been through the past several days, and she is doing very well post surgically: her vital signs have remained relatively stable, and she has no signs of complications or infection. She is still in serious condition (due to the extreme blood loss she suffered in the accident), and she still faces a very long and painful recovery time ahead of her; she may be in the hospital as long as several months, according to the doctors attending to her care.
I try to see Windy whenever I am around the Intensive Care ward, and she has come to trust me and rely on me. She is feeling scared and pretty vulnerable right now, and she is scared as to what her future may bring.
I tell her not to worry; I tell her I can understand her fears and concerns, as I am the parent to several children with disabilities or have overcome major illness or injury, and that, if given a chance, she will succeed and do well in life as well as my children have.
Facing instant disability and the loss of something that belonged to you is probably one of the hardest things a person will ever have to face, and it may be a very long time before the person ever feels comfortable with his (or her) situation. Or they may never really fully recover and remain bitter and angry for the rest of their lives. Attitude and perserverance has a lot to do with how a person handles a serious situation like what has befallen Windy Thundercloud, and as long as she is scared and uncertain, I will remain there by her side as long as possible. I want to do all I possibly can to help her through this uncertain time, and I want to let her know that I understand the anger and fear of unexpectedly becoming disabled and know that I will be a friend she can come to and confide in whenever she feels she has a need to talk or express her feelings.
She doesn't really understand the full repercussions of her injury (that she has lost both legs) yet, but once she DOES find out, I will be with her each and every step of the way.
I will keep you updated on her progress as time permits. Stay tuned~
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Windy Thundercloud is a survivor, and this is evident from whenever I see her lying in the Intensive Care unit.
