Six weeks today have elapsed since the accident. We are definitely at the halfway mark and maybe a bit beyond. It seems like only yesterday I was standing over my injured wife, her head bleeding and me still trying to get a cell phone signal to dial 911. Ten hours and two hospitals after that she was in the halo. Twenty hours after the accident we were home again from the south instead of from the north. Twenty hours and $36,000 in bills! Reality has set in.
Jan has a sinus infection and that is what is causing her to be dizzy upon laying down. We've got some antibiotics, again! The doctor also gave her a prescription for the dizziness so hopefully, she will be able to get her hair washed again soon.
We stopped at a bike store on Saturday to try and find some of the little mirrors they put on helmets to see behind them. It would have worked great but the mirror attachment is too narrow for the width of the halo. Just our luck. We might try the other bike shop in town to see what they have.
Warning: This picture may disturb some people. It is reduced in size to obscure the detail. Click on it for the full-size image.
I have an extra pin that was left in the bag the halo came in. I placed it in Jan's halo ring near one of the existing pins in her forehead. This may help to illustrate how this thing is anchored to her skull and the depth of penetration through the skin.
Notice that the entire spike portion is in her skull and one-third of the remaining unthreaded shank is in the skin. This is what we clean around at least twice a day at all four corners of her skull. You can see the indention in her forehead. Anyone think this is fun?
Jan has a sinus infection and that is what is causing her to be dizzy upon laying down. We've got some antibiotics, again! The doctor also gave her a prescription for the dizziness so hopefully, she will be able to get her hair washed again soon.
We stopped at a bike store on Saturday to try and find some of the little mirrors they put on helmets to see behind them. It would have worked great but the mirror attachment is too narrow for the width of the halo. Just our luck. We might try the other bike shop in town to see what they have.
Warning: This picture may disturb some people. It is reduced in size to obscure the detail. Click on it for the full-size image.
I have an extra pin that was left in the bag the halo came in. I placed it in Jan's halo ring near one of the existing pins in her forehead. This may help to illustrate how this thing is anchored to her skull and the depth of penetration through the skin.
Notice that the entire spike portion is in her skull and one-third of the remaining unthreaded shank is in the skin. This is what we clean around at least twice a day at all four corners of her skull. You can see the indention in her forehead. Anyone think this is fun?
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