Update July 5th at 9:10 p.m. CST

Audrey and John were able to spend an hour with Lydia in ICU after the surgery. She is stabilized. The surgeon said the bones lined up perfectly. The other bones are stable now and hopefully will heal on their own without surgery. These include all the bones mentioned in previous posts. There has been no word on the MRI results or her neck. They must wait to speak to the trauma doctor or neurosurgeon hopefully tomorrow. They said she will be in ICU for at least 5 days if she is doing well. She is on steroids so that there is no internal swelling from the trauma. She is on insulin to balance out her blood sugar from the steroids. She is still on the breathing tube because they don't like to remove it at night. Hopefully, it will be removed in the morning. They feel as if she can be without it. She is on Fentanyl which is pain drug stronger than morphine. Audrey said she didn't really open her eyes because they are covered with some type of medicine and she is so heavily medicated. However, she does do thumbs up with both left and right hands and wiggles her toes when the nurse asks her to respond. She has a very dry mouth but can't have anything else right now. Audrey and John are not in the Ronald McDonald house yet and will probably sleep in the ICU lobby. The friends and family who are visiting are staying in nearby hotels.

Please pray that Lydia receives needed care from the professionals and for the MRI results to show a healthy neck and spine. We also hope that the breathing tube is out before Audrey and John visit in the morning.