Please keep Kelly Kimbro in your prayers
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:06 am
From her daughter
As some may have heard by now, my mom (Kelly) was in a wreck on her mule at our mountain ranch on January 2nd. Mom, my grandpa Warner and a good friend (Rick) were chasing some wild cattle in a rough pasture, when Rick and Warner noticed mom was suddenly radio silent and Rick heard her from a distance hollering in a strange way. She can't recall anything that happened, but Warner and Rick both got to her relatively soon after the wreck occurred and saw that she was very hurt. Luckily, I was in the ranch house there with Heather (Rick's wife, good friend) and my dad (we had planned to all meet up to film a few things that afternoon). We heard Rick say that "Kelly is hurt," which began the process of communications and relay messages and coordination of rescue and helicopters. A full run down of the story will come when I have time to write it all down. Long story short, mom (Kelly) was flown to Tucson and was treated by a Trauma team. She is on the road to recovery now, but it may be a while. Prognosis at this point is below, and thank you all for your prayers and well wishes and kind thoughts and offers to help. We are blessed with quite a circle of friends and love and support, and are truly thankful to each of you. I will let any of you know if we need anything! Also, please kindly refrain from planning a visit to mom in the hospital, as a time may come down the road where we can handle that.
Kelly's injuries/update as of Jan 3, 8 PM: Kelly has 7 broken ribs on her left side. They nicked her spleen. Surgery to cauterize/patch that spleen up via the artery channel in her thigh was successful (occurred late night January 2 after initial eval).
Also, showing concussion symptoms but not confirmed yet, probably working that tomorrow. She is on some heavy pain meds to keep her calm as she was in a whole lot of pain. No brain bleeding. Her shoulders and legs and all else appears to be fine. She is currently in ICU for close monitoring of it all. Number one priority beyond all of that now is focusing on her breathing, as she is struggling a bit to get enough oxygen because of the pain in her rib cage.
As some may have heard by now, my mom (Kelly) was in a wreck on her mule at our mountain ranch on January 2nd. Mom, my grandpa Warner and a good friend (Rick) were chasing some wild cattle in a rough pasture, when Rick and Warner noticed mom was suddenly radio silent and Rick heard her from a distance hollering in a strange way. She can't recall anything that happened, but Warner and Rick both got to her relatively soon after the wreck occurred and saw that she was very hurt. Luckily, I was in the ranch house there with Heather (Rick's wife, good friend) and my dad (we had planned to all meet up to film a few things that afternoon). We heard Rick say that "Kelly is hurt," which began the process of communications and relay messages and coordination of rescue and helicopters. A full run down of the story will come when I have time to write it all down. Long story short, mom (Kelly) was flown to Tucson and was treated by a Trauma team. She is on the road to recovery now, but it may be a while. Prognosis at this point is below, and thank you all for your prayers and well wishes and kind thoughts and offers to help. We are blessed with quite a circle of friends and love and support, and are truly thankful to each of you. I will let any of you know if we need anything! Also, please kindly refrain from planning a visit to mom in the hospital, as a time may come down the road where we can handle that.
Kelly's injuries/update as of Jan 3, 8 PM: Kelly has 7 broken ribs on her left side. They nicked her spleen. Surgery to cauterize/patch that spleen up via the artery channel in her thigh was successful (occurred late night January 2 after initial eval).
Also, showing concussion symptoms but not confirmed yet, probably working that tomorrow. She is on some heavy pain meds to keep her calm as she was in a whole lot of pain. No brain bleeding. Her shoulders and legs and all else appears to be fine. She is currently in ICU for close monitoring of it all. Number one priority beyond all of that now is focusing on her breathing, as she is struggling a bit to get enough oxygen because of the pain in her rib cage.