by Jeramy Hale | Aug 28, 2014 | Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
There was a steady stream of people coming into rehab every day and night to see Molly now. The nurses were used to patients getting visitors, but only for a short time, and then there would normally be a big drop off in visitors. But with Molly, there was no drop...
by Jeramy Hale | Aug 20, 2014 | Aikido, Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
The first week in rehab … someone tried to move Molly by grabbing her halo and using it as a handle. It was painful when the halo was moved like that. It was attached to Molly’s head by those 4 pointed screws, so if the halo moved at those points, it really hurt...
by Jeramy Hale | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
In the telling of this story … it is now 2 weeks since Molly crashed her car. Remembering those days … and all of the unusual events, experiences and emotions … I can’t imagine anything that could possibly happen, that could shock my system more than what I went...
by Jeramy Hale | Aug 5, 2014 | Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
It’s the second week after Molly’s car crash. She fell asleep driving her car. Bad timing for a siesta … I’ll tell you that. One time I fell asleep driving a VW Bug on the highway, in the wide open spaces between San Antonio, Texas and the border of Mexico. I fell...
by Jeramy Hale | Jul 29, 2014 | Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
When Molly was moved to Stanford Hospital, one week after her accident, she was put into an intermediate intensive care ward where she lived for one more week. Not quite intensive care, but not regular care either. Molly was out of danger, but she still required a...
by Jeramy Hale | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeramy's Blog, Survival of the Non-Fittest
Ok, we are almost at the Stanford Rehab ward now. But before we get there, I just have to tell you one more story about the first place we landed in. After Molly’s two surgeries and while she was recovering from those in intensive care, the doctor’s discovered a...