[grc] Troubling News About Todd Fisher Wallin

[David Klann]

Greetings Friends,

Todd continues to be in critical condition in La Crosse, though a bit
more stable. The docs warn that the third through the fifth days are
when brain injury patients have further swelling. Todd is no different.
I'm pasting this morning's FB post here for you. Oh, and did I mention
the four broken ribs along with his punctured lung?

    Day 5 in Critical Care. Each day Todd is here brings more hope and
    more questions. He will remain on a paralytic through the day to
    keep the pressures down in his brain. As they keep his brain
    pressure somewhat stable, they are shifting concerns to his lungs
    and risk of pneumonia as he is on a ventilator, is kept flat due to
    the spine injury and has a punctured lung. The critical care team at
    Gundersen has been amazing at this balancing act of treatment. It is
    amazing what can be done with medical intervention.

And from yesterday morning, this encouraging news:

    So many moments yesterday that I will cherish... Continued
    outpouring of support and love -- a brief moment of Todd opening his
    eyes and a squeeze of my hand -- reminders that my son, Leo,saved
    Todd's life and has given us extra time with him -- ice cream.

I encourage you to follow Heather Fisher Wallin if you're on the face
book. This is her easiest way to keep folks informed. I'll keep posting
here for those who don't book the face...

Love,

  ~David Klann

On 07/20/2017 11:08 PM, David Klann wrote:
> Hi Friends of Todd,
>
> I visited him in the hospital this evening. Todd is unconscious at this
> point after he fell while trimming a large tree in the front yard of his
> family's new home (south of La Crosse, WI).
>
> Todd has two pretty severe head injuries, his spinal cord is damaged,
> and he has a broken jaw. He has a blood clot in his cerebral cortex that
> is threatening his life: the emergency room doctor said the surgery
> procedure to remove the clot would most certainly disable his ability to
> speak and to process language. They've deferred the decision to operate
> for now.
>
> Todd's wife and kids are all camping out at the hospital along with his
> parents. Extended family and many friends have stopped by and offered
> help along with positive energy, thoughts and prayers.
>
> I'm forwarding your replies to Heather!
>
> I'll post more as there's news from La Crosse.
>
>   ~David Klann
>