I get to go to Texas and see Quinn! So stinking excited, leaving Monday morning staying until friday, i can't wait!!! My awesome family let me go before the rest since I can only fly for a few more weeks! I will try to keep you posted on how he's doing while I am there.
He had surgery yesterday, it went well. They got the pins and screws in his left heel. They put a bone graft in his arm by his elbow and put a plate in his elbow. So it was alot of work, mom says he's really tired but doing ok!
I have an address for Quinn now, it's
Spc. Quinn Jensen
Brooke Army Medical Center
MCHE-DN-6W
3851 Rodger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200
He sounds really good! Dad says he's having restlest Leg syndrome, which stinks for a man that can't move his legs very well. He's having surgery on Thursday for his elbow, arm and left heel. They think is back will heal just fine without another surgery, he has to wear a brace for 12 wks which they say is very uncomfortable but I think it's better than him having another surgery. He has his cell phone so you can text him now! I'm sure he would love to hear from others. I hear he is super bored, so if you have any good ideas on how to entertain him let us know! I guess the t.v. in his room is like 10 inches and they don't have cable or anything so pretty much he has nothing to do! Which if you know Quinn he doesn't sit still very easily, I'm sure he is going crazy!
Thanks again for all the love and concern!!
My parents are now in San Antonio, Texas with Quinn. My brother brandon went with and Heidi will be going later this week. I got to talk to him today, he sounded really good. I could tell he was a little tired but other than that I thought he sounded awesome. My mom informed me that he doesn't have broken legs, which is nice to know just that his heels are shattered. Even though he has a long road a head of him I feel comforted that he will be alright!
So thankful for the gospel during this time in my life. I don't think I would have survived without it! I will try to update more later about when he will be having surgeries so we can pray for him and how he is doing! So thankful for you love and concern through all this! Love you guys tons!
My parents just heard from Quinn he's at the Walter Reed Medical Center but all they are doing is refueling the plane and then he will be off to San Antonio, Texas. They figure he should be there tonight! Hopefully my parents will be flying out soon to be with him! I'm so excited, the relief of knowing he's so close is such a great feeling!
They said he sounded so good! I'm so thankful it's because of heavenly father that we have been so blessed through this whole experience! We have witnessed so many miracles since we heard on Sunday! Thanks for all your prayers! Keep them up!
Quinn is officially on his way back to the US right now. I have heard 2 sides of the story from the military and I'm thinking that he will be stopping at Walter Reed and then transferred to Texas! A little closer to home, keep you posted when we know more. The military will know longer be contacting us, Quinn will be so hopefully we will hear from him by tonight or tomorrow!
Hello-
My parents finally got to talk to a nurse today about his injuries, here is what we were told.
He has a fractured Lumbar in his back it's on the T8
He has fractured his right elbow and his right ulna bone.
He has fractured both heels and both legs.
They say he has no internal injuries and that he is eating well.
He is scheduled to fly out of Germany tomorrow but that isn't a 100 percent it depends on how he is doing. They told us it could take up to 3 days to hear from Quinn once he has left Germany and he will be the one to contact us when he gets to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Quinn has a long road of recovery ahead of him so please continue to pray for him! We were able to say hi to him today, he's ok! They are trying to keep him as comfortable as possible, he has a pain pump to so he can control howmuch meds to get!! Thanks for all your concern and prayers!
He's made it safe to germany, will be having surgery tomorrow on his elbow and his heels!
My parents got to talk to him, he sounded really tired but he's doing ok. Hoping to hear from the dr today sometime! So thankful that he's one step closer to us!
Quinn is officially on the plane right now to Germany, where he will be looked at and we will finally get a call from an official dr that will be able to tell him us the extent of how bad his injuries are. Hopefully we will be able to have more information by around noon tomorrow! I will keep u posted!
Thanks all of you for the prayers and love and concern that you have given to us! We love you all and know that our prayers are being answered!
P.S. KSL interviewed my parents today so they should be on the new either tonight or tomorrow morning! I will try to put a link on here so we can watch it but you can always go to ksl.com and be able to see it! There is currently an article about him getting his Purple Heart that you can read also!
Quinn was given his Purple Heart today, such an amazing hero!
Waiting for parts to arrive there so he can have his back surgery done. Then he's off to Germany for hopefully only 2 weeks then he will come to Walter Reed in Maryland for rehab.
Post more when I know more.
We all have things that we fear mine just happened to come true today.
It was around 3 oclock this afternoon when my phone rang. I ran to grab it, it was my mother. I could already tell that something was wrong, my mind immediately thought of either my dad or my grandpa who is not doing well. Little did I know it was the worst possible thing, Quinn has been injured in Afganistan. We were only told that he was in serious condition and that we would hear more later.
I immediatly hoped in my car and drove to my parents home, there we all sat and cried, praying that he would be alright. The unknown is so hard and time past by so slowly. We decided to have a family prayer, my mother gave it, it was such a great prayer about our concerns and how much we were desperate to know more of how he was.
The phone rang, we ended the prayer and answered it. It was Quinn, I still can't believe it, but I'm so thankful that they let him call us. He told us that he has shattered both of his heels, he has broken his arm and that his back has also been broken. He can wiggle his toes which is a good sign but he has many operations to come! He is currently in Aghanistan at a hospital in the ICU, they told us he is stable and sleeping. They think he will have surgery tomorrow but we don't know on what. We know his back has to have surgery before they will transport him to Germany. There were 2 other men in the vehicle with him when they hit an IED. He is the driver and the impact of the bomb throw him into the back of the vehicle. The hardest part about this is knowing he is so far away, that I can't just jump in the car and be able to sit by his bed while he recovers. I'm so thankful he is still alive but the pain of what he has to go through breaks my heart.
We will be lucky enough to get updates twice a day, I will keep everyone on here posted. I only ask that you continue to pray for his recovery, pray for his heels to be able to be put back together so he can walk again. Pray for his back to heal so he will be able to work and function. Pray for him to recover mentally and physical. It's gonna be a long road a head for him and for all of us.
The best part was to hear his voice, although he was heavily medicated he told us he was fine. That he was going to be ok! I'm so thankful for the communication and technology that we have in these days so we can hear from him clear in the middle east!
Sorry to continue to blab on and on but this is a way for me to express my feelings!
More updates to come!!
