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1/19/03 - Kyle broke neck at C-7 level, fell off 4-wheeler.
1/22/03 - Surgery in Orlando, FL to repair neck, result - paralyzed from the chest down.
2/12/03 - Moved by ambulance to Brooks Rehab center in Jacksonville, FL
2/14/03 - Seizures, loss of blood - 24 pints in 10 days and 106.7 fever. Moved to Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville.
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3/18/03 - Surgery at Memorial Hospital, result - removed half of stomach due to ulcers and removed gall bladder completely. 3/22/03 - Recovering from surgery, hoping to get back to rehab center asap. 3/26/03 - Kyle moved back to Brooks Rehab, let the therapy begin! 4/3/03 - Kyle became nauseous and fever is back, 102 degrees. he is having a reaction to new antibiotic to get rid of infection in lungs 4/7/03 - Kyle's fever is gone. Now some really great news... Kyle moved 3 fingers. 2 on 1 hand, 1 on the other. 4/13/03 - Kyle finally got his body brace off. He is now just wearing a neck collar. Today he gets to finally see his two beloved dogs Cocoa and Cookie!
4/ 26/03 - Kyle is battling 2 separate infections. He is also trying out various wheelchairs and looking forward to his tentative release date the end of next month! He met with Make-A-Wish Foundation. 5/1/03 - Kyle has trachea removed. 5/2/03 - Kyle received his new laptop computer - now he can read his email from his own room, do his school work, watch DVD's and listen to CD's! 5/6/03 - Our new motto, "No news is good news"! 5/16/03 - For the first time in four months, Kyle leaves the hospital to go eat his favorite food - pizza! 5/21/03 - Kyle and his two best hospital buddies go out to the movies. They watched "Matrix Reloaded". 5/24/03 - Kyle gets to come home for 8 hours. he visits both his grandparents, all his aunts, uncles, cousins and finally gets to stroll thru home sweet home. Soon, he is off to his party, "Kyles Quest". Wow, what a celebration! Over 200 people waiting for him to come thru the door for this very short, but emotional event. The Len family thanks everybody that came, from the bottom of their hearts. |
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