Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 @2:55pm

Great news! JoLinda is starting to wake up! She of course will come and go with it, but I'm going to take it when I can. For a few minutes, JoLinda was shaking her head yes when I asked her a question. She also did it for a nurse. A nurse asked her if she would do "thumbs up" and she tried to do both hands, they shook but she moved both of them about 1/2 way up. So he asked her if she would wiggle her fingers, and she did. Her pupils look so much better, as she is even opening the one with the stitch. She is following me with her eyes from one side of the room to the next. Uncle Vern gave her another blessing. I'm feeling really good about things today. Thanks everyone for your prayers. Laurie

Friday, Nov. 14th, 2008 @12:35pm

JoLinda had a good night. Had the best nurse. Is also alot less swollen. She also seems to be tracking with her eyes more, especially to the left. They are now giving her something for the pain on a regular basis. That makes me feel much better. Even though her left eye is sewn closed with one stitch, she is really now trying to open it. Still not awake, yet seems more aware. I had a bad evening last night, but after a good cry, am doing better today. Am so excited to get to see Rich, Jovi and Beau today. Am a little excited to be sleeping in a motel tonight too. I'll keep you all posted. Love ya, Laurie

7pm

Well, JoLinda had a rough afternoon. She started moving alot and squirming. They finally figured out that she was in pain. They gave her some morphine and she has been resting most of the latter part of the day. Rough day! Still can't believe this is our life now. Talk to you tomorrow. Laurie

Thursday, Nov. 13th, 2008 @12:21pm

Well today started off on a rough note. I was able to sleep on the floor in JoLinda's room, and see that everything was o.k. But, when I decided to get up for the day, JoLinda had completely stopped moving. Apparently, during the night, without telling me, they let JoLinda breath room temp. air. She was doing o.k. I guess, but her oxygen level to me was low. She had a temp. this and was given tylonol to reduce the fever and we figure it will help with the pain. They are not giving her anything still for the pain of surgery. I don't get that! She was not responsive at all. I couldn't get her to even open her eye. She completely stopped moving. So, 4 nurses came in to check on her and decided not to wait on bathing her and getting her into a better position to see if they couldn't stimulate her brain. That all worked. They washed her hair and even french braided it. She is more swollen than ever. Hopefully it will go down soon. PT is working with her 2 times a day, but she is still not awake. Talk to you all soon. Laurie

Wed. Nov. 12, 2008 @4:35pm

Today is going well. She is very swollen, but seems to be handling it ok. Meaning, her blood pressure, pulse, and movement seem to be good. She actually is moving her legs really well today. She is completely beathing on her own again. Of course, still beathing Oxygen through a mask over the trake. She is continueing to lean forward, or trying to sit up more. Still not following any commands. She was moved about 3:30am to the 4th floor. She is in room 406 now. Only because they needed her room for another trauma patient. She is now in resp. I.C.U. I can now sleep in her room now. They are a little less strict on this floor. There is not a bed, but at least I can stay with her, even if it's in a chair. I will try and update again later today. Thanks so much! Laurie

The surgery is done!

Well, it's 10:17pm and Grandma and I just got to the motel. JoLinda is out of surgery and the doctor said it went good. She did have to have her mouth wired shut and will be for 2 -4 weeks. Which means the trake and feeding tube stays for that long. She is highly medicated and very swollen. She has one of my favorite nurses watching her tonight so I'm going to try to get some sleep and be there first thing in the morning. I am glad this day is done. Love ya all, Laurie

Tuesday, Nov. 11th 2008

Well JoLinda went into surgery at 3:30pm. It is supposed to take 3 1/2 to 5 hours. She seemed so nervous. I will be glad when this day is done. Grandma got here fine and with no trouble. She was doing fine today. Not a whole lot of changes. Yesturday, the speech therapists put something on her trake that she inhaled through it but had to exhale through her nose or mouth. She tolerated it ok for a short period of time. She is doing ok with her physical therapists too. She still is not awake, but seems to be aware that I'm there. Still working on her range of motion for her and with her shoes. One thing she is starting to do is trying to sit up, or lean forward. I give her a hug and kiss each time. She then settles back in her bed. We have started a fund for her at Wells Fargo for those of you that have been inquiring about that. It is under JoLinda Davis Benefit Fund. We appreciate all that you have done and for all your prayers. For those at Sun River, the flowers were the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. Thank you! Thanks also for the cards. We received them yesterday. It meens so much. I will try to write more tonight, after her surgery. Thanks again everyone, Laurie

Monday, November 10th @11:40am

Hey all! JoLinda had a pretty good night. She still is not awake, but is aware of people around her. I continue to work with her leg range of motion. She has started really helping me. She will start by lifting one up about 4 inches and then I finish the stretch. Makes me feel good to help her. Her new shoes don't seem to be bothering her. Her stomach is still really bloated. She has to be really uncomfortable with that. She seems much more relaxed today. Especially with her arms. Still hoping to get off of this floor. I.C.U. is a horibly depressing floor. Hopefully I get to talk to the doctor soon. Talk to you all later. Laurie

Sunday, Nov. 9th, 2008 @ 3:30pm

Well JoLinda is hanging in there. She had her 3rd day of a little therapy. She is still not awake, but we go through full range of motion for her on her arms and legs. She is starting to listen to my voice and relax. I had to go buy her some high top shoes for her feet. They are worried about her "foot drop". She is breathing on her own and is down from 40percent oxygen to 30 percent. She had stopped using her left leg for about 4 days but has started using it occassionally. I could swear she smiled at the nurse and I this morning. She will be having her surgery on Tuesday for the broken bones in her face. She might be able to leave ICU tomorrow and go to the 11th floor. I hope so. That way I can stay with her even at night and get off the floor in the waiting room. I will write more later. I need to go into her room. Thanks everyone for your concern for JoLinda and I. Talk to you all soon. Love Laurie

Motorcycle Accident

On Tuesday, October 28th, 2008, JoLinda was in a motorcycle accident involving 2 other vehicles. Here is a new's video about the accident.


JoLinda sustained major injuries to her head. She received a broken jaw, broken left upper eye socket, Right upper and lower eye socket, and brain trauma. She was life-flighted from Dixie Regional Medical Center to Intermountain Medical Center near Salt Lake City. They drilled into her skull to place a sensor on her brain to detect swelling. She had a breathing tube for a week, then they had to preform a trechioscopy and attach the breathing tube to her throat to avoid damage. On Thursday, November 6th, they removed the sensor from her brain because she was keeping the swelling down on her own. She has also started breathing on her own. She has facial reconstructive surgery schedueled for Tuesday, November 11th, where she will recieve plastic surgery to repair her face, and have her jaw wired shut for several weeks.

More updates coming soon.