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Post from John Egbers' wife. Sounds like he may be paralysed, not clear yet:
"Tuesday
Oh what a day!
I stayed late last night in John's room and we had a few hours of quiet and private time to talk. Yes talk!! Although it is difficult for him to, he uses all his strength to share his thoughts and worries and needs with me. The biggest demand is ice cream. Ice chips is all I am allowed to give him. He is at risk of aspirating which would not be good. The doctors made their rounds as usual. He bravely asked if he was paralyzed forever. There is no real answer for that right now. He was told everyone heals differently , and with time and rehabilitation we will know. He relied “ I feel I am going to recover “. He said he knows it will be hard work - harder than after his total knee surgery. I have discovered that he has superpower ears. He hears everything! I am thinking he might not trust me with some of his care because I am “too nice”. So I had to put on my bitch shoes and get to work. The staff here are very good so I don’t need to be bitchy just maybe a little more assertive. Got it. The next step is to repair his broken left leg. The external fixation is not an adequate repair for an athletic person like him so he told the surgeon “I want it fixed right because I am going to ride my bike again”. The surgeon consulted with me and we agreed. Now to get the whole team on board and get-r-done maybe by Friday. After he heals from that off we go to a spinal cord injury rehabilitation center near Denver. He asked about all of you last night. He asked me to open up the Website so he could see the dots. He wanted to know who was where on the trail. I read to him the whole list of GoFundMe donors and he would tell me who some of the people are. We are forever grateful to all those who donated. It eases John's mind to know that he is not causing a financial burden on his family.
There is strength in numbers and we have a huge number of supporters."
To hear that John is not only talking, but also planning his come-back is so encouraging and inspiring!! "