Jaci goes to learn to live.
Jaci looked at the pylon and handed it back. “Thanks so much, can I ask, what happened to you?”
“Drunk driver. I was riding a motorcycle. The leg was nearly off before I got to the hospital, they couldn’t attach it. Some of it was missing, the knee was totally destroyed.”
“Ouch, that would hurt.”
“You?”
“A guy with a gun shot me in the knee. My kneecap flew out on the floor.”
“Double ouch. If I can I’ll visit you some day.” She walked away on her two legs, carrying the third.
They moved on to another part of the room handed her a pair of crutches and she was shown how to use them. They showed her to do leg lifts to help build strength she would need to better handle the prosthesis. About an hour later she was on her way back to the room.
While she was gone Mitzi woke. This time they were able to get her to realize that her legs were gone and she began crying quietly. She was beginning to come to grips with the situation. Finally she asked, “Where are the girls? I need to see them.” She turned and saw Judi and the empty bed. “Oh God, she wailed. Are you lying to me? Where is Jaci?” The only way they could quiet her was by giving her another shot.
The noise woke Judi. She too processed the missing leg better this time and broke into quiet sobbing. After a while the sobbing escalated and they gave her another shot and she want to sleep. She and her mother would take more time and there would be more medical risks. Jaci returned to find her mother and sister sedated.
The First Family: Chapter 1 – Introduction
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