Hey gang. In case you’re not following me on Facebook or Twitter (Why the heck not?!) here’s a quick update.

I’m in Austin at Brackenridge Hospital. My mom was in a serious car wreck yesterday (Thursday 6/3). Nothing life threatening but not great. Tammy and I drove down last night. My sister made it in from up north this morning. We’re all pretty tired and frazzled, but holding up.

Mom is still pretty well zonked out on pain meds. (This is a good thing!) She mumbles something now and then, but I think she’s still not real sure what’s going on yet.

She had surgery yesterday to remove her ruptured spleen. Everything else looks good internally. She has a concussion, but it’s not serious. The worst news is broken bones. She has a fractured left hip/pelvis, a fractured right ankle, and a crushed right heel.

She’ll probably have one surgery early next week for both the hip and ankle. The heel is the worst and will require a separate surgery late next week.

Please keep the prayers coming: Obviously for comfort and healing, for doctors and nurses, and for family peace and sanity. Also for the other driver who is here too, but, for privacy, they can’t really tell us anything. We’ve inferred by their reactions to question that he is in much worse shape.

For further updates, follow me on Twitter or Facebook (trint99) or check out the blog my cousin set up, which my sister will try to keep up to date: sandraladd.wordpress.com.